In the last year, I have had to install Windows on a couple of devices, some due to work-related commitments, and others purely for experimental purposes. After the first few installs, I knew I had to ...

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

For many users, Windows isn't ready to use out of the box, and one of the most frustrating parts isn't the actual install itself, but everything that comes after. Fixing the bad defaults, renaming the ...

When automating a tedious task or building an entire automation framework, a frequent problem arises when you must install software. Before you can install the software you must first somehow get the ...

I have compiled examples of tasks that used to require downloading "dedicated free software (including shareware)" that can now be completed using PowerShell, standard in Windows 11 today without ...

Editor's note: Adam Bertram originally wrote this article, and Reda Chouffani has expanded it. Even though administrators can accomplish many tasks with ad hoc PowerShell commands, learning how to ...

Learn how to use Microsoft’s programmers’ editor, Visual Studio Code, to get the most from the latest PowerShell releases. PowerShell is now a lot more than a system management tool for Windows. The ...

Editor's note: Adam Bertram originally wrote the article and Stephen J. Bigelow updated it. PowerShell has become one of the most ubiquitous scripting languages in use today. Originally released in ...

His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer. Tinkering with his own build at age 10 turned into building PCs for ...