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Jeffery Hicks is an IT veteran with over 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis on automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award.

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An Introduction to Parallel PowerShell Processing

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks gives us an introduction to parallel PowerShell processing for better performance for tasks that scale.

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Making a PowerShell Command Your Own

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows us how we can create our own PowerShell command.

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Using Conditional Breakpoints in PowerShell Scripts

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Understand how to use conditional breakpoints in PowerShell to test and debug different scripts and functions.

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RescueTime Review: Understand Time Spent for Better Productivity

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks provides us with a review of RescueTime, which tracks your time spent on different activities to better understand and improve your productivity.

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PowerShell Remoting Tip: Setting a Network Category to Private

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks teaches us a PowerShell remoting tip by showing us how to set a network category to private.

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How to Learn PowerShell

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Jeff Hicks serves us some practical advice and tips on how to learn PowerShell with ease.

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More Complaining I’m Tired of Hearing: About PowerShell Remoting

In this opinion post, Jeff Hicks explains why no one should be complaining about the lack of SSH in Windows PowerShell.

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Optimizing PowerShell Scheduled Jobs

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Get more out of your PowerShell scheduled jobs with these helpful optimization tips.

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Identifying Website Visitor IP Addresses Using PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to identify a swath of website visitors’ IP addresses with some help from PowerShell in this article by Jeff Hicks.

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Use PowerShell to Copy Files to Multiple Locations

Last Update: May 13, 2025

Learn how to use PowerShell to copy files to multiple locations in this tutorial by Jeff Hicks.

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Getting Started with DISM PowerShell Cmdlets

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks shows us tips for getting started with the DISM cmdlets in Windows PowerShell, along with steps for adjusting desktop settings with them.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Creating a Better EventLog View

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to change the default display for PowerShell’s Get-Eventlog cmdlet by formatting the output to a list.

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