PowerShell Cmdlet Spotlight: Measure-Object Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell Blog! Today, we’re diving into a foundational but powerful cmdlet that every PowerShell user should have in their toolbox: Measure-Object. According to Microsoft, this cmdlet “calculates the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text.” That…

PowerShell Cmdlet: New-TemporaryFile Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today, we’re taking a closer look at an underrated but incredibly helpful cmdlet: New-TemporaryFile. This handy cmdlet does exactly what its name implies—it creates a temporary file for your script to use. This can be very useful for testing, intermediate data storage, or even as part…

Clear-RecycleBin — Clean Up the Clutter Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today we’re diving into a cmdlet that’s perfect for maintaining clean and efficient systems: Clear-RecycleBin. According to Microsoft Docs, this cmdlet “clears the contents of the current user’s recycle bin.” It’s as straightforward as it sounds, but let’s explore some practical uses for…

Understand and Use Test-FileCatalog in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahman’s PowerShell Blog! Today we’re diving into a lesser-known, but very useful cmdlet in Windows PowerShell: Test-FileCatalog. Test-FileCatalog helps validate file catalogs (.cat) by checking if the hashes within the catalog match the current state of the files listed. This is particularly valuable for verifying file…

Using Write-Progress in PowerShell – A Complete Guide Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today we are diving into a useful cmdlet that helps make long-running scripting operations friendlier and more informative for users: Write-Progress. Microsoft describes Write-Progress as a way to display a progress bar within a PowerShell command window. This doesn’t just look…

Using Suspend-Service in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! In today’s post, we are exploring the Suspend-Service cmdlet — a simple yet powerful tool in PowerShell that allows you to pause a running service on your system. According to Microsoft, Suspend-Service “Suspends (pauses) one or more running services.” Be aware that not all services…