Everyone is familiar with login scripts for windows right? Scripting allows for many administrative tasks to be automated. Not too many sys admins make maximum use of this though, because many windows admins aren't scripters or programmers. Fortunately, there are resources with sample scripts which can make life a lot easier for admins.

The Windows Scripting Centre is a good place to start.

With Active Directory and Windows Management Instrumentation, many powerful things are possible using scripts.