Learn how to transform everyday PowerShell one-liners and batch scripts into advanced functions with validation, pipeline support and help. Understand how to organize reusable code into modules with ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

For many Windows users, PowerShell is just a strange black window you open once in a while to paste a command from a forum. In reality, PowerShell is one of the most powerful tools built into Windows.

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

PS2EXE installs through the PowerShell Gallery, so you can set it up quickly. Open Windows Terminal or PowerShell as administrator. Run the module installation command: Install-Module -Name PS2EXE ...

PowerShell is a scripting language for Windows and is used for OS configuration and automation. You can use Notepad or PowerShell ISE to test your scripts. You can also run PowerShell scripts from a ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. The 14-year-old command processor ...

PowerShell scripts are used to automate repetitive tasks and make some changes to your system’s configuration. However, we have noticed that at times, Windows can’t run a PowerShell script in Windows ...

A public preview of SQL Server 2025 adds new vector capabilities already found in rival databases, along with JSON support and change event streaming. Microsoft is moving SQL Server 2025 into public ...

If you don’t have a backup of your MS SQL database, then follow the below ways to recover deleted data. Transaction log files record each change made to the ...