Variable Values Another technique I frequently use when debugging complex PowerShell scripts is adding code to display the value of seemingly problematic variables at various points in the script.

Create Visual Indicators Whenever a PowerShell script is behaving in a way that is completely unexpected, one of the first things I do is put some code in place to help me figure out what portions ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code’s PowerShell tooling is designed primarily to work with the PowerShell 7.2 long-term support release, though the older PowerShell 5.1 is still supported for ...

Breakpoints are a great way to tell your code to stop at certain points. In PowerShell, breakpoints can be triggered a few different ways. They can be triggered when a certain command is run, when a ...

Microsoft updated its PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code, continuing a months-long re-architecture to improve the stability of its editor and debugger, which was identified as the No. 1 user ...

Code doesn't always go as planned. It would be great if we all could write code that works perfectly all the time but ultimately bugs will creep in and our code never works right the first time.

I regularly use Powershell to create a PSsession, for when I'm modifying groups of 20+ users. The verbose print and errors for debugging are quickly closed with the session when the script runs ...