You need to package up a bunch of files, send them somewhere, and do something with them at the destination. It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar ...

On Windows 11 (and Windows 10), PowerShell is a powerful command-line interface designed to run commands and scripts that automate tasks and manage system settings. While it serves a similar purpose ...

Sure, you could use one of the commercial or open-source RSS readers. But isn’t it more fun to code your own? RSS feeds have been around since the late ’90s, and they remain a handy way to keep up ...

Some users are failing to import registry files. When trying to do the same, an error message saying Cannot import file: The specified file is not a registry script ...

If you have every used the Command Line, or CMD, interface in Windows, you probably have some idea of the powerful things it can do. Creating your own CMD scripts, you can do even more, but faster. A ...

You can wrap an executable file around a PowerShell script (PS1) so that you can distribute the script as an .exe file rather than distributing a “raw” script file. This eliminates the need to explain ...

Do your users like to tinker with scripts? Keep yours out of harm’s way by using Microsoft’s Script Encoder. Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Encoder for basic script protection. If you’ve been ...