It's not a new problem: An end user logs in to a Windows server using Remote Desktop Protocol and then forgets to log off. When a session remains open, it continues to consume resources on the server ...

Managing Microsoft IIS Web servers remotely using the graphical tool is fairly simple to enable if you're sitting at the Web server. But if you're like me and host many servers in different locations ...

PowerShell is a powerful command-line environment that can be used to manage and maintain Windows. While it is easy to think of PowerShell as a local management tool, it can also be used to manage ...

Here's how to use PowerShell to manage Hyper-V virtual machines without having to jump through the usual hoops. Microsoft has long given administrators the ability to use PowerShell to manage remote ...

Have you ever been given an application and instructed to run it on various computers and systems, only to realize that it wasn’t built for multiple hosts? After all, some apps are designed to be ...

The fourth part of the CIM cmdlets blog series focuses on creating a duplicate CIM session on a different PowerShell unit. The new CIM cmdlets in PowerShell 3.0 rely on a remoting feature called a CIM ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Joe Cassavaugh shares his journey from ...

Windows PowerShell has long been an IT administrator’s best friend — but only if you know how to use it properly. Created by Microsoft nearly two decades ago, this object-oriented automation engine ...

These 10 PowerShell commands will come in handy when you need to remotely manage computers on a domain or workgroup. Doing more with less is a common mantra bandied about in the workforce these days ...