How to automate tasks with PowerShell PowerShell is not just an application, it is a scripting language built on .Net CLR that automates IT tasks.

What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to automate everyday repetitive tasks that I would be less keen to do otherwise.

Now to automate the administrative tasks, you will form statements in PowerShell using cmdlets, functions, variables, etc., and this process is called scripting.

Fortunately, there is another way. PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that enables you to take full control of every aspect of your PC.

Scripting is a powerful tool for Windows users, regardless of their skill level. This six-course PowerShell training series shows you how to get more from Windows for $19.99, $58 off the $78 MSRP.

Compared with other scripting languages like Python and Ruby, it would be fair to say that PowerShell goes under the radar. But this language is actually very powerful, allowing sysadmins to ...