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.

Get-Package -Name 'Adobe Air' | Install-Package As you can see, PowerShell provides you with a few different options to automate software downloads (and installs). If you need to reference software ...

This article will show how Windows PowerShell can be leveraged efficiently to automate tasks and simplify workflow for maximum efficiency and savings in time.

Setting up To automate Windows updates, all you really need is the latest version of Windows PowerShell, which is already included in modern versions of Windows, and a user account with admin rights.

PowerShell is a Microsoft program that allows sysadmins to save time on mundane tasks such as installing software, pulling data for reports, updating network settings across numerous devices, and ...

Command prompt To launch PowerShell, type 'powershell' into the Search box, then right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose 'Run as administrator'.

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Microsoft is on its way toward enabling full automation of Azure tasks via PowerShell workflow scripts.