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
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks teaches you how to use objects in the pipeline to solve a scripting challenge.

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks makes the jump to PowerShell 5.0 and explains why you should too.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks takes a look at the new Compress-Archive cmdlet in PowerShell 5.0.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows how to build a custom performance object and shares tips on measuring performance through reporting.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shares a new command that adds functionality to PowerShell’s Read-Host cmdlet to help you make better scripts.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Sometimes you need to display PowerShell information in a more colorful format. Learn how to display domain controller service statuses that light up.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Get processes using the most CPU with PowerShell and performance counters.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks explores a new way to prompt for input in your scripts and functions.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Learn how to use PowerShell to get processor utilization values with WMI and performance counters.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Jeff Hicks shows us a way to use PowerShell’s Get-Service cmdlet to work with the commonly used ComputerName property.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Learn how to check the status of critical services on your Active Directory domain controllers, along with tips for managing at scale with PowerShell.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Learn how to scale out WMI commands in PowerShell by using PowerShell remoting.