Bijay Kumar Recently, in our project, we wanted to retrieve all SQL Server instances across your network. I suggested using PowerShell for this. In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to find SQL Server instances using PowerShell, step by step. Before you start, make sure you have: You can install the SQL Server module by … Read more
Data security is more critical than ever. With cyber threats on the rise, encrypting your drives using BitLocker is one of the most effective ways to protect sensitive data on Windows devices. While you can enable BitLocker through the Windows GUI, PowerShell provides a faster, more flexible, and automatable method—perfect for IT professionals and system … Read more
If you’re an IT administrator or systems engineer managing Windows devices in an enterprise environment, Windows Autopilot is one of the most powerful tools for modern device deployment. It streamlines the setup process for new Windows devices, ensuring they are pre-configured, secure, and ready for use straight out of the box. A key step in … Read more
If you’re a Windows administrator, DevOps engineer, or IT professional, you’ve probably needed to locate a folder buried deep within a directory structure. Manually doing this is really tough. So, you can use PowerShell for this. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to find a folder by name using PowerShell, step‑by‑step with real examples. The … Read more
As an IT administrator or systems engineer, one of the most common Active Directory (AD) management tasks is identifying which Organizational Unit (OU) a computer belongs to. In this tutorial, I’ll explain to you multiple methods to find a computer’s OU using PowerShell. What Is an OU? An Organizational Unit (OU) in Active Directory is … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to get month names using PowerShell’s Get-Date cmdlet. We will see different methods with examples. Method 1: Using Get-Date with Format Strings The most straightforward way to get month names in PowerShell is using the Get-Date cmdlet with format strings. This method is particularly useful when you want … Read more
When working with PowerShell, I recently got a requirement to calculate the difference between two dates in minutes. In this tutorial, you’ll learn — step by step — how to get the difference between two dates in minutes using PowerShell. I will show you from the basics to advanced use cases with examples. Date and … Read more
Are you working with the Get-Date PowerShell cmdlet? I will show you how to work with the AddDays(0) method in PowerShell. In this tutorial, we’ll explore everything you need to know about using (Get-Date).AddDays(0) with various examples. Understanding Get-Date in PowerShell The Get-Date cmdlet returns a DateTime object that represents the current date and time … Read more
The “RPC Server is Unavailable” error in PowerShell can occur when your PowerShell session cannot establish a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) connection to a target machine. RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is a Windows service that enables communication between processes on different computers across a network. When PowerShell throws this error, it typically appears as: This … Read more
Do you need to kill processes by name using PowerShell? Whether a program freezes, consumes too much CPU, or you need to automate cleanup tasks, PowerShell provides a powerful and flexible way to manage processes — far beyond what Task Manager offers. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to kill a process by name in … Read more
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