1. Why can’t I sign scripts with my TLS/SSL certificate?
Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), use encryption to transfer data securely between clients and servers. Certificates are issued with their intended purpose coded and…
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When you download or copy a file from the internet or any other untrusted source, Windows will set an extended attribute to mark the file as “blocked”. This is an important mechanism that stops the execution of potentially malicious code.…
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One feature of PowerShell Studio that you want to pay attention to is the PowerShell Cache Editor. When PowerShell Studio is opened for the first time, it creates a cache of all available cmdlets and modules that are on your…
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Over the years, the articles in this blog have grown extensively. There’s a lot of valuable information in here, but it’s become hard to find because it’s mixed in with various tour announcements, special offers, conference recaps, and the like.…
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Late breaking news from PowerShell Conference Europe 2016!!
During PowerShell MVP Chrissy LeMaire’s (@cl) knockout session at PowerShell Conference Europe 2016, “My Journey to 200,000 Rows a Second” (don’t miss the recording; I’ll tweet as soon as it’s available), PowerShell…
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Applies to PowerShell Studio 2016, PrimalScript 2016, and later.
I write lots of scripts — for production, for research, for testing, and for demonstrations. And, inevitably, I hit a bug. I’m actually relieved when I do, because no code is…
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One of the best parts of the PowerShell community culture is the willingness of people at all levels of expertise to help others to learn. It acknowledges that we learn from each other all the time and pays backward and…
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UPDATE: Added a -Search parameter that searches all SAPIEN forums for the term that you specify and then opens the page with the results. Thanks to Prasoon V. Karunan for the contribution.
I love helping people learn Windows PowerShell and…
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My friend, Thom Schumacher, who has been leading the Arizona PowerShell User Group for the past few months, is getting to know PowerShell Studio. Like many of us, he came to PowerShell Studio from PowerShell ISE, so he looks for…
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Earlier in October, I posted a blog about remote connection failures that occur when using WMI Explorer on a remote computer running Windows 8. This solution doesn’t apply to computers running other versions of Windows.
To sum it up, you…
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