Can I? Should I?

The question “Can I do X with PowerShell?” comes up very frequently.

PowerShell provides access to a huge range of functionality:

• .NET
• COM
• WMI
• Microsoft and third party products

Usually the answer is “Yes, you can”

BUT

What doesn’t seem to be considered so often is the question “Should I do X with PowerShell?”

If you don’t have alternatives then by all means try it but if there are better ways to accomplish the task then consider them.

If all you have is PowerShell everything looks like a script