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Retrieving Status Through PowerShell's Graphical Windows Form

In the last lesson I demonstrated how to use the title bar of the PowerShell console or the PowerShell ISE to display status messages. Another option is it use a graphical Windows form. Normally, when ...
Redmond Magazine

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 2: Building Blocks

In my previous article in this series, I explained that you can make your PowerShell scripts far more flexible and dynamic by leveraging a configuration file as opposed to hard coding all of the ...
Redmond Magazine

Why PowerShell Timers Cause Problems in GUI Environments, Part 1

PowerShell GUI timers can freeze dashboards when updates run outside the UI thread. Windows Forms timers update labels correctly but can make interfaces completely unresponsive. Responsive PowerShell ...