One of the best new features in PowerShell 7 is the ability to perform parallel execution of script blocks, which can drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to process ForEach-Object loops.

Figure 6. PowerShell acts on the value that was stored in the spreadsheet. In the interest of keeping things simple, I used a PowerShell script that simply displayed data in a message box.

Our PowerShell guide for programming with loops breaks down the For loop and other types with expert-backed tips for making the most of these scripts.

PowerShell has made it dead simple to automate all kinds of things. However, its simplicity can be deceiving. PowerShell takes the complexity out of script writing but unless you're writing a ...

Just like any good tool, knowing the different ways to use the If statement will help your script in many ways. Every programming and scripting language has had some sort of way to perform a ...

This script’s commit process is similar to installing Windows patches with PowerShell — another example of how PowerShell is great for system admin tasks. Using GetAccessControl () and Set-Acl, you ...

It should be set to the executable file for that particular program. For example, for Windows Powershell, I had it set to- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe ...