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.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Jeff Hicks shows us a new way to access Desired State Configuration MOF metadata with some PowerShell.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us how to test whether Windows services are running with some PowerShell.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Jeff Hicks shows us how to easily query Excel workbooks as a database with some help from PowerShell.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Lansweeper 5.2 review, Jeff Hicks shows us the benefits of using the asset management and network inventory tool for your SQL Server, VMware, and Active Directory environments.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows us how to achieve PowerShell string parsing with named captures and REGEX.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks walks us through the process of creating a function to test and compare PowerShell commands and their efficiency.

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks walks us through string parsing with regular expressions in this second installment in his article series about parsing text strings with PowerShell.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Jeff Hicks shows us how to query the DSC compliance server with PowerShell 4.0 in this quick tutorial.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Jeff Hicks shows us how to add trace information to a PowerShell ping tool in his latest article.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Learn how to use PowerShell to find non-system service accounts in this primer by Petri Contributing Editor Jeff Hicks.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Jeff Hicks shows us an alternative way to create ZIP archives with PowerShell that doesn’t rely on using .NET compression classes.

Last Update: Jun 04, 2025
In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us how to leverage PowerShell to identify, enable, and reset folders with blocked inheritance.