Category: PowerShell

Get-Command is a cmdlet in PowerShell that lets you retrieve a list of all available commands in your current session. It’s a go to tool for discovering new commands and understanding their usage and capabilities. You can use Get-Command with wildcards to filter results based on patterns. This…

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Creating folders programmatically can streamline tasks and ensure that required directory structures are in place. In this guide, we explore a simple yet effective PowerShell script to check if a folder exists and create it if it doesn’t. By leveraging the Test-Path and New-Item commands, you can automate…

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The Get-TimeZone cmdlet in PowerShell retrieves the current time zone of a computer. It can also list all available time zones, which is helpful if you’re planning to make changes to the system’s time zone settings. In this post I’m sharing two examples of how to check the…

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The Get-Service command in PowerShell is the tool for listing, filtering, and managing the services running on a computer. This quick guide is aimed at helping you understand it’s capabilities, with examples that sysadmins will find especially useful. Contents:> Listing All Services on a Computer> Filtering Services by…

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When working in a PowerShell terminal session, you might want to open Windows Explorer to view the current directory. This guide is a simple guide to demo how to open the current working directory directly from PowerShell. Using Invoke-Item to Open the Current Folder The Invoke-Item cmdlet lets…

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This guide walks you through the steps to create new files and folders using PowerShell. Additionally, at the end I’ll show how to add text to files directly within PowerShell. The New-Item cmdlet will create new files or folders in PowerShell. By adjusting the -ItemType parameter to File…

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