This guide gives you an overview of code commenting options in PowerShell. Just like any other programming language, you can comment out code in a PowerShell script for documentation purposes. Single-line comments in PowerShell To comment out a single line, put '#' in the beginning: Multiline Comments in PowerShell To comment out multiple lines, put ... Read more
Creating multiple Hyper-V virtual machines using Hyper-V manager is not a quick method. The quickest and time-saving method is to create them via Windows PowerShell. This tutorial has been written to show you how to create three Hyper-V virtual machines with a PowerShell script. Create Multiple Hyper-V Virtual Machines Using PowerShell Step 1. Open notepad editor ... Read more
When you are running a Windows server core version and you need to find out the specs of your server then this tutorial will show you how to do that with a small PowerShell script. Get Server Details with PowerShell Step 1. Open PowerShell with elevated privileges. Step 2. Execute the following two commands (as ... Read more
If you are working as an admin on Windows Core Server and want to check the contents of a file, you can execute the following command: get-content C:\testfile.txt This command will display the contents of the file using PowerShell. To save the contents in a variable, you can execute: $FileContent = get-content C:\testfile.txt To read the ... Read more
To delete a folder using the command prompt of Windows, follow this procedure. Open a command prompt (Press the Windows icon key and R to open the run window). Type cmd and hit enter from the keyboard. On a command prompt, enter the following command and hit enter from the keyboard. Syntax rmdir /s <complete ... Read more
If you want to check which PowerShell version you are using, then execute either the command get-host or the command echo $PSVersionTable on PowerShell with elevated privileges. Get PowerShell Version Powershell Command: echo $PSVersionTable Result: The latest version is 5.1 and it is available in the newer generation of Windows Server 2016. PowerShell Versions on Windows ... Read more
When you move to a new Windows 10 PC with shiny hardware, you may need to transfer your personal files from an old PC. Here are four commonly used ways to transfer the data from one PC to another PC. Use an External Hard Drive Transferring your data from an old PC to a new ... Read more
Some of the PowerShell commands require a password. You can embed a password directly in PowerShell commands. However, it is unwise to do it this way. It can be read by normal users and can be compromised. The best option is to store the password as an encrypted string in a text file. Even if ... Read more
There are different ways to store the partition table on a drive. The most widely used methods are GPT (Guid Partition Table) and MBR (Master Boot Record). This article shows you how to check your disk is using GPT or MBR. Check partition table type using the GUI Step 1. Press Windows key + X ... Read more
Modules are collections of cmdlets that are stored in the path %WINDIR%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\. Get a List of Windows PowerShell Modules Now execute the following command to display the location of each directory where these modules are exactly stored at your computer: write-host "$PSModulePath" You can get a list of all available modules on your computer by ... Read more