PowerShell Meets Bash, CMD, and WSL: Working Across Windows and Linux
How to use PowerShell with Bash, CMD, JSON, and WSL when working across Windows and Linux.
Install PowerShell on Offline and Restricted Networks
How to install PowerShell and modules on connected machines and offline or restricted networks.
PowerShell Security Notes: Elevation, Firewall Rules, and Unblocking Files
PowerShell security notes for elevation, Windows Defender Firewall rules, and safely unblocking downloaded files.
PowerShell for Office and AD Deployment
PowerShell notes for Office deployment, Office activation firewall rules, Get-ADUser queries, and domain rejoin troubleshooting.
Windows Troubleshooting: Network Shares, WSL Crashes, TPM
Troubleshooting notes for Windows network share errors, WSL crashes, VMware TPM checks, and disk space problems.
PowerShell Remoting with WinRM and SSH
How to choose between WinRM and SSH for PowerShell remoting on Windows, Linux, and mixed environments.
File Transfer Speed: SCP vs. Robocopy vs. Copy-Item
A real-world performance comparison between SCP, Robocopy, and PowerShell's Copy-Item for transferring large files over LAN and 5G networks, showing how I chose the right tool for the job.
Is That Port Open? Test-NetConnection vs Telnet vs PortQry
How to check whether a TCP port is open, blocked, or unreachable using PowerShell, Telnet, and PortQry.
Back Up a Bootable USB to ISO with PowerShell and dd
How to back up a bootable USB drive to an image file using PowerShell with WSL, Win32DiskImager, or Linux dd.
Manage Pinned Taskbar Items with PowerShell
How to list and remove Windows taskbar pinned applications with PowerShell and Shell.Application.