XDA Developers on MSN

PowerShell is genuinely good now, and most Linux users won't admit it

The cross-platform shell that nobody expected to take seriously.

Joe Eszterhas’ Wild Tales, from Writing ‘Basic Instinct’ on Cocaine and Jack Daniels to an Unhinged Visit with Mel Gibson

Joe Eszterhas talks about creating 'Basic Instinct,' how Spielberg almost had him direct, and why Huey Newton liked Rolling ...
XDA Developers on MSN

PowerShell is way more powerful than most Windows users realize

PowerShell's scripting language and ability to interact directly with Windows system elements give it a superpower that Command Prompt lacks.
PC Gamer

'The most boring protocol on the internet is also, quietly, one of the most abusable': Doom has been broken down into 1,964 DNS text records and can be run via a PowerShell script

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Redmond Magazine

Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 1

Use semantic versioning (X.Y.Z) so version numbers are meaningful, not arbitrary. Patch updates should fix bugs or improve logic/performance without changing visible behavior. Minor and major updates ...
Gizmochina

Single character in AI-generated script wipes developer’s entire hard drive

A developer’s routine cleanup task reportedly turned into a disaster after a small mistake in AI-generated code wiped an entire drive. The incident, first described in a Reddit post, involved code ...
Redmond Magazine

Planning for PowerShell Script Usage in a Multiplatform Environment

PowerShell cross-platform limitations break Windows-only cmdlets, .NET dependencies, and Windows Forms GUIs on Linux. Dual booting and WinBoat enable Windows PowerShell compatibility but introduce ...
Virtualization Review

Using Vibe Coding to Create a Website

Using GitHub Pages and a simple PowerShell script, the author created a free, static web page to showcase years of published articles. An AI-assisted "vibe coding" approach with ChatGPT was used to ...
tech2geek

5 PowerShell Scripts That Transform Windows — Automate, Clean, and Take Back Control

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.
pokde

Too Much AI Nuisance In Windows 11? This GitHub Script Can Disable Them All

Despite Microsoft’s intentions in turning Windows into an “agentic OS”, a good chunk of Windows populace doesn’t entertain the idea that everything must revolve around the hottest two-letter word in ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
NPR

'Where do you want to go?': Six words that helped her start again

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. If you or someone you know is in ...