If you want to run Windows PowerShell scripts first at user logon, logoff, startup, and shutdown, follow these steps. Using the Local Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor, you can prioritize ...

Turns out Windows already gives you all the tools you need to block distracting apps and websites—you just have to put them ...

There's a version of your Windows setup where files sort themselves, backups happen quietly in the background, and everything you copy is automatically saved for later. And the best part is that you ...

Windows PowerShell is a powerful terminal from Microsoft which allows you to automate and script tasks on Windows machines and interact with many of the applications available on them. It is a huge ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

Use semantic versioning (X.Y.Z) so version numbers are meaningful, not arbitrary. Patch updates should fix bugs or improve logic/performance without changing visible behavior. Minor and major updates ...

You had to see this one coming. After all, I wrote a book about it. However, I’m still amazed at the number of people that don’t know what PowerShell is. So, here is my pitch, hopefully people take ...

Here’s a cool resource for PowerShell newbies (and who these days isn’t at least dabbling with Microsoft’s young scripting language?): the Get-Scripting podcast. The podcast is up to Episode 6 in its ...

Automation is a critical aspect for many businesses, and there's a reason why. There's not one employee who'd like to waste their time with complicated operations—or add extra work to their already ...

Microsoft this week described how to use PowerShell to better manage Windows 10 updates when using the Windows Update for Business' new Deployment Service addition. Windows Update for Business is an ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.