Useful cmdlets for daily tasks

When I started incorporating PowerShell into my daily workflow, I found it useful to keep a list of commonly-used commands and cmdlets handy. Until you get to the point where they become memorized and second nature, if you don't have a quick and easy way to recall those commands, chances are you aren't going to use them and will revert to the old method of configuring your servers. Here is a list of some of the items I use regularly when I'm building servers. Some are traditional commands that would also work from a Command Prompt, and some are cmdlets, but they are all useful when working inside a PowerShell window:

  • Get-Command: This is useful for finding additional commands or cmdlets that you may want to ...

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