Using PowerShell for System Administration and Automation Tasks

You may receive an error when trying to run a cmdlet from a PowerShell module installed on your computer. The command XXX was found in the module, but the module…

Starting with build 24H2, Windows 11 includes a built-in sudo command. This command allows running commands as an administrator directly from an unprivileged (non-admin) CMD/PowerShell/Terminal session.

The Windows Update History GUI in the Settings app provides only basic information about installed updates (accessible via the URI shortcut ms-settings:windowsupdate-history) and is not convenient for searching. In this…

If you’re experiencing problems or errors on a computer after installing Windows updates, you might want to uninstall a specific update or all recently installed updates to help resolve the…

By default, the built-in Windows Firewall blocks incoming ICMP Echo Request packets for security reasons on Windows 10/11 desktops and Windows Server hosts. This means you won’t be able to…

In current Windows 10 and 11 builds, you can delay update installation for up to 35 days (or up to 7 days on Windows Insider builds). This delay period is…

Alternatively to using text log files in scripts, you can write event information directly to the Event Viewer logs. In this article, we’ll look at how to write logs to…

Sometimes, after you install a Windows update, you might find that the operating system, a particular program, or a driver stops working or causes conflicts. In this case, you must…

The number of simultaneous network connections from other computers is limited in the desktop editions of Windows. For example, only 20 simultaneous incoming sessions (connections) are supported on Windows 10…

Windows can automatically turn off your monitor when it is not in use. On laptops, turning off the display can have a positive effect on power consumption and battery life.…