PowerShell Cmdlet Spotlight: Remove-Item Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today, we’re diving into a fundamental but incredibly powerful cmdlet: Remove-Item. According to Microsoft’s documentation, Remove-Item “Deletes the specified items.” While that might sound simple, this cmdlet can be very powerful when used correctly, and very dangerous when used incorrectly. So, please proceed with caution!…

Getting Started with Start-Trace in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today we’re going to dive into a powerful and somewhat lesser-known cmdlet: Start-Trace. This cmdlet allows you to start an Event Trace logging session, which is a great tool for performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and logging system or application events at a very detailed…

Understanding TabExpansion2 in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell Blog! Today we are diving into the TabExpansion2 cmdlet—a powerful helper function that can enhance your tab-completion experience inside PowerShell. Whether you’re creating powerful modules or simplifying daily scripting tasks, understanding how TabExpansion2 works can really up your PowerShell game. According to Microsoft, TabExpansion2 is “a…

Understanding PowerShell’s Get-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! In today’s post, we are diving into one of the essential cmdlets for understanding and managing PowerShell security settings: Get-ExecutionPolicy. Whether you’re a seasoned scripter or just starting with PowerShell, knowing your execution policy is critical to seamlessly running and developing scripts. What Does Get-ExecutionPolicy…

Exploring the Get-PSSnapin Cmdlet in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today, we’re diving into the Get-PSSnapin cmdlet, a versatile tool for managing PowerShell snap-ins. According to Microsoft, this cmdlet “gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer.” But what does that really mean in practice? Let’s break it down and look at how…

PowerShell Cmdlet Spotlight: Set-Location Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today we are diving into a foundational but incredibly essential PowerShell cmdlet: Set-Location. According to Microsoft’s documentation, Set-Location “sets the current working location to a specified location.” It might look simple on the surface, but this cmdlet is a workhorse when you start automating and…