PowerShell for Beginners: Scripts and Loops

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has been important in the Microsoft ecosystem ever since its release, as Windows Server 10 comes closer to release, we find that many features and deployments are significantly easier and more full featured when carried out with PowerShell. Simply put, learning the language, or at least being familiar wit