How to create and run a PowerShell script file on Windows 11 or 10

To change the execution policy to run PowerShell scripts on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Open Start. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator ...
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Convert PowerShell script (PS1) file to EXE with IExpress on Windows 11

You can wrap an executable file around a PowerShell script (PS1) so that you can distribute the script as an .exe file rather than distributing a “raw” script file. This eliminates the need to explain ...
Redmond Magazine

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 1: The Basics

Recently, I have been hard at work, creating some really complex PowerShell scripts related to a few projects that I have been working on. One of the big lessons that I have learned through all of ...
Redmond Magazine

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 2: Building Blocks

In my previous article in this series, I explained that you can make your PowerShell scripts far more flexible and dynamic by leveraging a configuration file as opposed to hard coding all of the ...
Ars Technica

PowerShell script to copy files with logging

I am trying to learn PowerShell (using V3) and have a need to create a script that will copy a folder structure with logging. Originally I made a small script calling robocopy and that worked quite ...
Computerworld

PowerShell for beginners: Scripts and loops

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...
Computerworld

Performing five common administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell

Sometimes it’s easiest to learn something new simply by using it, and to my mind PowerShell is no exception. Often we discover new capabilities and features in looking at what tasks other people are ...