We all can't write perfect PowerShell scripts, unfortunately. Because we're fallible, we scripters sometimes see the dreaded red text on the blue background ...

Errors happen regardless of what scripting or programming language that you use. Whether the error happens due to an issue in how the code was written or if the code ...

What I'm trying to do is query all of our servers to see if FTP is an installed service. If it is, I want to have it report into a text file to give me the state of the service and its start mode, as ...

If you get the Access to the path is denied error output when you run the PowerShell Export-CSV cmdlet on a Windows client or server machine, then the easy fixes we ...

Windows PowerShell is a command-line and scripting tool in Windows operating systems. It is developed by Microsoft and users can use it for running batch commands, script automation, etc. To launch ...

A simple four-line script unexpectedly returned a host of errors for Brien. The issue turned out to be deceptively simple. While writing my previous column, I ran into a really odd problem: I suddenly ...

Fake IT support sites promote malicious PowerShell "fixes" for common Windows errors, like the 0x80070643 error, to infect devices with information-stealing malware. First discovered by eSentire's ...

If your automated script takes action based on a value, it's critical to make sure the value is correct. Good thing PowerShell has ways to validate the values that are passed to a function. In recent ...

If you can't use Microsoft's PowerShell after the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft has four words for you: sorry for the inconvenience. Microsoft published an article giving consumers 'five reasons ...