There are many features that may only work in a specific PowerShell version. As a PowerShell administrator, you should know the exact version of PowerShell installed in the OS before running any script. In this tutorial, I will explain how to check the PowerShell version using several methods. To check the PowerShell version in the … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to find files modified after a specific date using PowerShell. If you work as a PowerShell administrator managing files on Windows systems, you will likely encounter this requirement, such as finding items modified after specific dates. Let’s explore how to use PowerShell to locate files based on their … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to get files older than 1 month with PowerShell. As a PowerShell expert with over a decade of experience, I’ve frequently needed to find and manage older files on systems. There are multiple methods to find files older than one month. In PowerShell, the LastWriteTime is the most … Read more
Recently, I was working with a client in New York who needed to automate their file cleanup process. Their server was quickly running out of space due to daily logs and backup files accumulating over months. The solution? A PowerShell script to automatically delete files older than 30 days. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you … Read more
Recently, I was working on a project where I needed to track down who made changes to some important configuration files on our server. While Windows Explorer displays the date a file was last modified, it doesn’t indicate who made the modification. But you can use PowerShell to find out. In this tutorial, I will … Read more
Recently, I was working on a project where I needed to identify all files that had been modified within the last 24 hours in a specific directory. This can be easily achieved using PowerShell. In this tutorial, I’ll show you four different methods to find files modified in the last 24 hours using PowerShell. Method … Read more
Recently, I was working on a project where I needed to identify all files that had been modified within a specific date range. As a PowerShell administrator, you may need to locate files within a specific date range. There are various methods to do so. In this tutorial, I will show you multiple reliable methods … Read more
One of our clients recently wanted us to display a progress bar while copying files from one directory to another. This is a valid requirement when copying larger files. Unfortunately, PowerShell’s Copy-Item cmdlet doesn’t display a progress bar by default. I recall the first time I attempted to copy a massive folder from a network … Read more
Working with PowerShell for over a decade, I’ve often needed to combine text with dates and times—especially for file naming, logging, and automation tasks. If you’ve ever wanted to add today’s date to a report filename or include a timestamp in your logs, you’re in the right place. In this tutorial, I’ll show you several … Read more
When working with PowerShell scripts, I often need to combine text with numerical values to create meaningful output. As a PowerShell developer, you will frequently get requirements to concatenate strings and floats in PowerShell. In this tutorial, I will show you multiple methods to concatenate strings and float values in PowerShell, along with practical examples. … Read more
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