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Creating Shares in Windows Using the SmbShare Module in PowerShell

Just recently, Microsoft has made it a lot easier to create new shares by avoiding cumbersome UI navigation and going straight through PowerShell. Working with Windows shares, you can easily create a ...
MCPmag

How To Create PowerShell DSC Class-Based Resources

Desired State Configuration (DSC) is an excellent tool to get control of your infrastructure. A core component of DSC is the DSC resource. When DSC was introduced, administrators had to create a ...
Redmond Magazine

Create Hyper-V Virtual Machines with Windows PowerShell

If you need to create and configure VMs on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process. Whether you need to test new or standardized server setups, Hyper-V gives you an ...
Redmond Magazine

Launching a PowerShell Script from Excel, Part 1: Create the Way

Microsoft recently announced that they are adding a feature to Excel that will allow Python code to be embedded and used for advanced analytics. That made me wonder if it might be possible to create ...