Redmond Magazine

Launching a PowerShell Script From Excel, Part 2: Order to Act

In my previous post, I showed you how to create a clickable button in Excel. That button displayed a simple message box. Now, I want to show you how to use the button to kick off a PowerShell script.
Ars Technica

PowerShell and Passing Parameters to External Programs

I'm writing a script to that will invoke the GIMP batch processor. I've written the GIMP Script-Fu scripts. I've written the PowerShell wrapper. However, I can't get PowerShell to properly pass the ...
MCPmag

Getting Input into Your PowerShell Functions with Parameters

If you are building PowerShell longer than a few lines, it is good practice to break up your code into reusable snippets. This way you can only call the code snippet over and over instead of ...
MCPmag

Anatomy of a PowerShell Parameter, Part 2: Validation

Continuing from where I left off in my previous article on PowerShell parameters where I talked about defining the types and naming considerations, we will now take a look at some useful attributes ...
Redmond Magazine

Using PowerShell To Back Up Windows 11

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...
Computerworld

All about PowerShell providers and modules

I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...