The Windows Task Scheduler is a boon for a group of users who like to schedule different tasks and automate them. I use it all the time to schedule periodic execution of scripts and some programs to ...

We all can't write perfect PowerShell scripts, unfortunately. Because we're fallible, we scripters sometimes see the dreaded red text on the blue background ...

A simple four-line script unexpectedly returned a host of errors for Brien. The issue turned out to be deceptively simple. While writing my previous column, I ran into a really odd problem: I suddenly ...

PowerShell scripts are great because they can be used to do almost anything. One of the limitations to PowerShell scripts, however, is that it isn't always practical to give a script to someone who ...

What I'm trying to do is query all of our servers to see if FTP is an installed service. If it is, I want to have it report into a text file to give me the state of the service and its start mode, as ...

Errors happen regardless of what scripting or programming language that you use. Whether the error happens due to an issue in how the code was written or if the code ...

Fake IT support sites promote malicious PowerShell "fixes" for common Windows errors, like the 0x80070643 error, to infect devices with information-stealing malware. First discovered by eSentire's ...

PowerShell scripts are used to automate repetitive tasks and make some changes to your system’s configuration. However, we have noticed that at times, Windows can’t run a PowerShell script in Windows ...

A new malware distribution campaign uses fake Google Chrome, Word, and OneDrive errors to trick users into running malicious PowerShell "fixes" that install malware. The new campaign was observed ...