Bijay Kumar 
As a PowerShell expert with over a decade of experience, I’ve seen countless scenarios where administrators need to retrieve only files from directories while excluding folders. When working with file system operations, you’ll often need to list files only without including directories in your results. You can do this using the Get-ChlidItem PowerShell cmdlet. In … Read more
One of my clients recently asked us to send the server log files via email to multiple recipients. So, I suggested using PowerShell’s Send-MailMessage cmdlet to send emails to multiple recipients. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to send emails to multiple recipients using PowerShell, how to include CC/BCC, attachments, and even how to use … Read more
In PowerShell, modules are the building blocks that extend its functionality. Whether you’re managing Azure, Active Directory, or automating Windows tasks, modules provide reusable commands and scripts that make your job easier. But before using a module, you often need to check if it’s installed — especially when running scripts across multiple systems or CI/CD … Read more
As a system or PowerShell administrator, you might need to monitor disk space, whether on a single PC or across hundreds of servers. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to check hard drive space using PowerShell on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server. Before running PowerShell commands: Now, let me show you different methods … Read more
If you’ve ever needed to list, search, or filter files and folders in Windows PowerShell, you’ve probably used the Get-ChildItem cmdlet — often abbreviated as gci. This PowerShell command is useful for navigating the file system, filtering files by extension, size, and date, and even using wildcards or regular expressions. In this tutorial, we’ll explore … Read more
If you’re a system administrator, developer, or IT professional working on Windows systems, then you might need to know which .NET versions are installed on your machine. PowerShell provides different ways to check the installed .NET Framework and .NET (Core/5+) versions. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to get the .NET version using PowerShell — … Read more
When writing PowerShell scripts, one of the most common tasks you’ll encounter is formatting text output. Whether you’re sending messages to the console, writing logs to a file, or generating reports, adding a new line (or line break) is essential for readability and structure. In this tutorial, we’ll explore multiple ways to add a new … Read more
If you’re working with PowerShell regularly—whether for system administration, DevOps automation, or cloud management—you’ve likely encountered a situation where you need to make your scripts more dynamic. Instead of hardcoding values, you can pass variables to a PowerShell script at runtime. In this detailed tutorial, you’ll learn multiple ways to pass variables to PowerShell scripts, … Read more
Characters are stored internally as numeric codes—usually Unicode or ASCII values—and sometimes you need these numbers. For example, you might need to convert the letter ‘A’ into its numeric value 65 when preparing data for encryption or checking character ranges. In this tutorial, I explain multiple methods for converting characters into integers in PowerShell with real examples. Characters and … Read more
Recently, I was processing a user input in a PowerShell script where I wanted to convert a string to a decimal value. In this tutorial, I will explain how to convert a string to a decimal in PowerShell using different methods with examples. PowerShell is a dynamically typed language, which means variables don’t require explicit … Read more
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