This chapter excerpt on Command-Line and Automation Tools (download PDF) is taken from the book Microsoft Windows 7 In Depth. The book has information on various Windows 7 topics, including installing ...

If you've been relying on WMIC for managing Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft's latest updates are bad news for you. But it's not the end of the world.

I started watching the dot net show a while back, and I downloaded a few episodes particularly to look at the future of Windows as a platform. There was quite a bit of stuff about the likes of Avalon, ...

Solutions provider takeaway: This chapter excerpt offers information on PowerShell commands, uses, features, enhancements and command types in Windows Server 2008 R2. PowerShell can help solutions ...

At the Microsoft Build conference this year, the company announced it will include a command-line text editor with Windows! This was followed up in a Windows blog post. We are introducing a ...

Since 2006, Microsoft has been bundling the PowerShell command-line shell that administrators can use to manage their computers and other computers on a network. "Windows PowerShell is a Windows ...

Microsoft removed WMIC from a Windows 11 Beta build. Learn what the change means for security, legacy scripts, and supported replacement tools. Microsoft pivots away from WMIC, closing a long-running ...

and I got through the VBScript primer and a little bit more. I set off trying to accomplish the most basic of tasks, which is to run a command-line utility and have it return the output to me. I'm ...

On Windows 11, Microsoft has removed the Support and Recovery Assistant utility (SaRA) with the release of the March 2026 Security Update, replacing it with the "Get Help" command-line tool as part of ...

What are Command Line Arguments and why would you use them? Command line arguments are extra commands you can use when launching a program so that the program's functionality will change. Depending on ...