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I Thought PowerShell Was Just a Better CMD and I Was Wrong

I Thought PowerShell Was Just a Better CMD and I Was Wrong

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Seeing all these great articles about how powerful Powershell on Windows is, I opened it up to see what the fuss is all about. I saw a command prompt-style window with a familiar-looking prompt and figured I understood it. Just a different command prompt, right? Turns out (and it’s embarrassing to say so) I might as well have called the space shuttle a faster airplane. PowerShell isn’t an upgrade to Command Prompt (CMD) but a fundamentally different tool built on a different philosophy. Once you understand what that is, then, you’ll see this specific command line shell in a completely different way. Related What Is Windows PowerShell? You know about Command Prompt. But what is Windows PowerShell? CMD and PowerShell aren’t really the same kind of thing They just look similar, is all Pankil Shah / MakeUseOfCredit: Pankil Shah / MakeUseOf Command Prompt has been part of the Windows experience since the MS-DOS era and it really hasn’t changed much since then. It does what it’s always done, taking a command, running it, and printing resulting …

I stopped using Event Viewer to check failed logins after discovering this PowerShell trick

I stopped using Event Viewer to check failed logins after discovering this PowerShell trick

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Your PC is where you keep everything from your personal documents and saved passwords to work files and even your financial accounts. So keeping it secure becomes necessary, especially if you use it in an office or any public setting. The good news is that Windows already helps you with this, not just by locking your PC with a PIN or password, but also by keeping a record of any failed sign-in attempts. Even better, finding this information is as easy as running a quick PowerShell command. Event Viewer can show failed sign-in attempts, but it’s too much work It has the data, just not the simplicity Event Viewer is a built-in Windows tool that logs everything that happens on your PC. From system warnings and app errors to security events like failed sign-in attempts, you can find it all here. The only thing is, the tool isn’t designed for quick answers, so you need to dig in to find what you’re looking for. To find details about failed sign-in attempts, open Event Viewer, and …