MCPmag

There's a Module for That: Extending PowerShell's Commands

One of the appealing features of Windows PowerShell is that it can be extended. You are not limited to the commands that Microsoft ships. You can load additional commands and functionality via a ...
Redmond Magazine

How To Build a Better PowerShell Test-Connection Function with Proxy Commands

Are all of the default PowerShell cmdlets exactly the way you like them to be? Do they have all of the parameters you think should be standard and have no extras? Probably not. We all have our quirks ...
Virtualization Review

How To Install and Use PowerShell and PowerCLI on Linux

PowerShell is a scripting language and an automation and configuration management framework built on the Microsoft .NET Framework. PowerShell is installed by default on Windows Server 2016 and Windows ...
Redmond Magazine

How To Validate Input in PowerShell Functions, Part 1

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 ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft makes Linux developers feel more at home in Windows with Coreutils release

As well as Coreutils, the Build 2026 developer conference also saw Microsoft announce WSL containers CLI and API to deploy ...
MCPmag

Writing PowerShell Functions for the Pipeline

One of the best things about Windows PowerShell is the pipeline. The pipeline is beneficial in so many ways, and it is in part what makes PowerShell fun to code in. The capability of the pipeline to ...
BizTech

A 4-Step Guide to Running Remote Powershell

PowerShell is a vital task-automation and configuration management tool for Microsoft whose many features include making it possible for system administrators to connect to remote computers and run ...
AFCEA

Air Combat Command’s A6 Embraces Complex Role

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) is readying for the future fight, tackling priorities laid out by Gen. Adrian Spain, the ACC commander, which include readiness across all domains; ...
heise online

Unix commands natively on Windows: Microsoft releases its own Coreutils

For decades, Coreutils have been part of the standard repertoire for Linux administrators and developers. Those who wanted to use these tools on Windows with largely identical behavior previously ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped using monitoring software once I learned these PowerShell diagnostics

Windows already includes powerful diagnostics you are overlooking ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft pledges to make Windows 11 the OS for building AI, after years of Copilot backlash

Microsoft is turning Windows 11 into agent-native at Build 2026, adding local AI models and OS-level security to fix its ...
GitHub

GitHub - microsoft/coreutils: Coreutils for Windows: Installer & Packaging

UNIX-style core utilities for Windows. The same commands and pipelines you use on Linux, macOS, and WSL - natively. PowerShell 7.4 or newer is required. Older ...