Flamingo Blog.

CMD reads and writes text, PowerShell passes objects. Here is when each shell fits, how Windows PowerShell 5.1 differs from PowerShell 7, and what replaces WMIC now that it is removed from Windows 11.

What the Group Policy Editor is, how gpedit.msc, GPMC and the Management Editor differ, how local and domain GPOs stack, what gpupdate /force does and doesn't do, and how to fix a GPO that won't apply.

What disk imaging is and how it differs from cloning and file backup, the three jobs an image does, how to capture and apply a Windows image with DISM, when a golden image still beats Autopilot, and how to make image-based recovery work.

How to repair Windows 11 without losing files or apps: DISM and SFC first, Startup Repair when it won't boot, System Restore, Fix problems using Windows Update, and the in-place repair install from an ISO for managed devices.