Wahmans Powershell Blog

  • Measure-Command

    Measure-Command: Measure Execution Time in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today we’re exploring a particularly useful cmdlet when it comes to performance tuning, benchmarking, or just satisfying your curiosity: Measure-Command. According to Microsoft, this cmdlet “Measures the time it takes to run script blocks and cmdlets.” And that’s exactly what it does—delivering back…

  • Get-ComputerRestorePoint

    Exploring the PowerShell Cmdlet: Get-ComputerRestorePoint Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today, we’re diving into a handy but often overlooked cmdlet: Get-ComputerRestorePoint. According to Microsoft, Get-ComputerRestorePoint "gets the restore points on the local computer." This means you can view all system restore points created on a machine—extremely useful when you’re troubleshooting or managing system states…

  • Import-LocalizedData

    Discovering Import-LocalizedData in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today, we dive into the versatile Import-LocalizedData cmdlet. This hidden gem is essential when you’re building scripts and modules that need to support multiple languages or regional settings. It allows you to externalize strings and import the language-appropriate version based on the system’s UI culture….

  • Import-Clixml

    PowerShell Cmdlet Deep Dive: Import-Clixml Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today we’re diving into a powerful but often overlooked cmdlet: Import-Clixml. According to Microsoft’s documentation, Import-Clixml “Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects in PowerShell.” In simpler terms, this cmdlet allows you to bring structured, serialized XML data back into your PowerShell session…

  • New-Alias

    PowerShell Cmdlet Deep Dive: New-Alias Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today we are going to cover a simple yet powerful cmdlet that can streamline your command-line workflows — New-Alias. What is New-Alias? The New-Alias cmdlet allows you to create a new alias for a PowerShell cmdlet or function. Aliases are shorthand names that you…

  • Get-CmsMessage

    Get-CmsMessage – Decrypting Messages in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today we’re diving into a powerful cmdlet that allows you to decrypt and read messages secured using Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). That cmdlet is Get-CmsMessage. If you’ve ever received .p7m files or encrypted data via certificates in the enterprise world, this is how…