I find myself amazed at how many IT professionals still avoid the command line. Even if you're no longer a hands-on, technical IT practitioner, you've surely got some familiarity with it. The command ...

First released in 2006, Microsoft PowerShell is a scripting language designed specifically for Windows. It has many uses, from troubleshooting your machine to automating everyday tasks. The latest ...

Monad, also known more formally as the MSH Command Shell, is a next generation Windows command shell. Built on top of the .NET Framework, MSH provides a powerful infrastructure for the automation of a ...

Scripts are part of the foundation for efficient network administration. Network administrators are generally not programmers, but they need tools that will let them automate certain tasks and ...

Shell scripting is one of those skills that are absolutely invaluable on especially UNIX and BSD-based systems like the BSDs, the two zillion Linux distributions as well as MacOS. Yet not every shell ...

Microsoft today surprised developers by announcing it was bringing the Bash shell -- long a mainstay tool for Linux-based development -- to Windows 10. The news was delivered to audience applause by ...

Microsoft is about to take the next step with its "One Windows" vision by introducing an improved, adaptable Windows Shell that'll work across PC, Mobile and Xbox. When you purchase through links on ...

Automation is a critical aspect for many businesses, and there's a reason why. There's not one employee who'd like to waste their time with complicated operations—or add extra work to their already ...