What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to automate everyday repetitive tasks that I would be less keen to do otherwise.

Want to create Zip files or Unzip them using PowerShell? Learn how you can Zip and Unzip files using PowerShell in Windows 11/10.

Because you may not have a folder already created, we'll also go ahead and create a new folder as well. New-Item -Path C:\FileShare -ItemType Container New-SmbShare -Path C:\FileShare -Name ...

To launch an elevated PowerShell prompt, click on the 'Windows PowerShell (Admin)' option. Windows 10 will now display a UAC prompt asking if you want to give the program elevated permissions.

Microsoft's new Windows 10 PowerToys Run feature offers you a quick way to find and launch programs, folders, files, and other items by typing their names. Here's how PowerToys Run works.

To monitor a folder for new files in Windows with PowerShell, we can use a .NET class called FileSystemWatcher. This class is in the System.IO namespace and can be created with the New-Object cmdlet.

On Windows 11, you can create basic and advanced batch files to run commands and automate tasks, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

On Windows 11, you can hide (or unhide) files through File Explorer and Command Prompt (or PowerShell), and in this guide, I'll show you how.