Given that there have been some security fiascos around VBScript, Microsoft was determined not to get burned again. So, by default PowerShell is one of the most secure Microsoft scripting products.

I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...