We show you how to create and run PowerShell script file in Windows. You can create it using virtually any text editor or the ISE console.

However, you can easily create a shell script that contains a file — even an archive of many files — and then retrieve the file and act on it at run time.

Use the built-in IExpress.exe tool to easily convert PowerShell script (PS1) file to EXE in Windows 11/10. There are third-party tools available too.

Shell scripting is an often forgotten programming environment, relegated to simple automation tasks and little else. In fact, it’s possible to achieve much more complex tasks in the shell.

Learn how to leverage configuration files to customize PowerShell scripts, including language, formatting and display settings, in this conclusion to a three-part series.

A threat actor is using a PowerShell script that was likely created with the help of an artificial intelligence system such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, or Microsoft's CoPilot.