Based on my own observations, it would appear that in PowerShell 5.1 the order in which Get-ChildItem lists files is governed by the file system, which is in accordance with this article by Raymond ...

PowerShell 3.0 has given us a much needed update to Get-ChildItem. All your version 2 scripts should continue to work, but I expect you’ll find these new features will make new scripting projects even ...

$depth1RecursionCount = (Get-ChildItem "hklm:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles" -Recurse -Depth 1).Count $fullRecursionCount = (Get-ChildItem "hklm:\SYSTEM ...

In which Adam demonstrates the truth in the old PowerShell adage: "The more you can limit the number of objects returned to the pipeline, the faster you code will run." Lots of commands will return ...

I wrote a script to purge files from a memory card to a location on my network. However I had no idea they were doing video too. Is there a way to use -Include with multiple file types?

Microsoft PowerShell is a powerful scripting language and administrative framework for Windows, and one of the key elements that makes it so powerful is the pipeline — the assembly line of data and ...

Most IT admins use PowerShell for scripting and automation, but it's not just for IT specialists—anyone dealing with messy folders needs these commands. I use them to track down old code, organize ...