In my previous post, Terminate Windows processes with PsKill, I explained how to use PsKill to kill Windows processes...
If you cannot delete a file or folder and the operation fails with the error message "This action can't...
When you have a performance issue, random access memory (RAM) is usually the second thing to check right after...
PsKill is a command-line tool that is part of the Sysinternals suite. As the name suggests, it allows you...
That a Windows service hangs (that is, becomes unresponsive or fails to stop) is a common issue admins face....
PsList is a command line tool that is part of the Sysinternals suite. It allows you to list Windows...
When I need to troubleshoot a problem in Windows, the first things I ask my customer to provide are...
VisualCron enables IT teams to use automation to streamline processes quickly without the need for programming skills. Automation is...
With the help of Run as and Sudo for Windows, you can run applications that require elevation and administrator...
Displaying, running, and stopping scheduled tasks with PowerShell
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Scheduled tasks represent the central mechanism for executing programs at certain times or events. Since PowerShell 3.0 you can...
One of my many tasks as a system administrator is to close user accounts after they have left their...
Sometimes, you have to restart File Explorer in Windows to ensure that changed user interface settings take effect immediately...
FREE: AutoAdministrator – Automate system administration tasks
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AutoAdministrator is a free tool that allows you to automate all kinds of system administration tasks with an easy-to-use...
In the previous article of this series we looked at using WMI in PowerShell to discover service information....
The fifth installment in our series about managing Windows Services with PowerShell explains how to leverage WMI and CIM...
Let’s continue our exploration of using PowerShell to manage services. If you’ve missed the previous articles, take a few...
Over the last few articles we’ve been exploring different ways to gather relevant service information from local and remote...
This article compares three different ways to run commands or executables remotely on multiple computers and follow up on...
The PowerShell script described here allows you to set the startup mode of a Windows service to Automatic (Delayed...
