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Beat the Auditors, Be One Step Ahead with PowerShell

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, opens his security assessment toolbox to discuss a Windows PowerShell script he uses to look at Windows services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu . Georges is...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, operating system, performance, security, guest blogger, permissions, services, writing, Georges Maheu

Scripting Guys Announce the 2012 PowerShell Scripting Games

Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys formally announce the 2012 Scripting Games featuring Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. It must be spring—at least in the Charlotte, North Carolina area in the United States. Last...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, 2012 Scripting Games

Multiply PowerShell Strings to Customize Text Underlines

Summary : Create a Windows PowerShell function that accepts pipelined input and creates a variable length underline that uses various characters. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I really enjoy doing is reading the comments...

Published Sun, Jan 29 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, string manipulation

Why Should I Learn PowerShell? Real World Example Saves the Day!

Summary : Guest blogger, Tim Bolton, shares a real world story that brings home the need to learn Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here, and it’s time for the Weekend Scripter. Today we have a guest blogger, Tim Bolton...

Published Sat, Jan 28 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, guest blogger, Tim Bolton

Use PowerShell to Fix Those Annoying NDR Emails

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Norman Drews, shows how to use the Active Directory cmdlets and the Exchange cmdlets to clean up distribution groups. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome our guest blogger, Norman Drews. Norman is a Microsoft...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, user accounts, guest blogger, groups, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Messaging & Communication, Norman Drews

Use PowerShell to Parse XML Exchange Audit Results

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to parse XML-formatted Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 audit reports. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. The search results that return from the New-AdminAuditLogSearch...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, XML, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Messaging & Communication

Use PowerShell to Audit Changes Made to Exchange Server 2010

Summary : Learn how to use a new Exchange Server 2010 cmdlet to audit via Windows PowerShell changes made to the server. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am not sure this is a scripting question, but I need help, and you seem to like to help people. In fact, if...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Messaging & Communication

Gain Remote Access to the Get-ExCommand Exchange Command

Summary : Learn how to gain access to the Get-ExCommand Exchange command while in an implicit remote Windows PowerShell session. Hey, Scripting Guy! I liked your idea about connecting remotely to Windows PowerShell on an Exchange Server. The problem is...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Messaging & Communication

Learn How to Use PowerShell to Run Exchange Commands Remotely

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to run Exchange Server 2010 commands remotely by using implicit remoting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am having a problem with Exchange Server 2010. I have Windows PowerShell 2.0 installed on the server, but I am...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, remoting, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Messaging & Communication

Use the Free PoshWSUS PowerShell Module for WSUS Administrative Work

Summary : Learn how to use the free PoshWSUS Windows PowerShell module to administer your WSUS server. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We wrap up the weekend and the week with guest blogger, Boe Prox. In case you missed them, here are links...

Published Sun, Jan 22 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, servers, guest blogger, Boe Prox, WSUS

Introduction to PoshWSUS, a Free PowerShell Module to Manage WSUS

Summary : Guest blogger, Boe Prox, discusses the development of the free Windows PowerShell module that he wrote to manage WSUS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we are celebrating our 2000 th Hey, Scripting Guy! blog. I think that in...

Published Sat, Jan 21 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, servers, guest blogger, Boe Prox, WSUS

Get Windows Update Status Information by Using PowerShell

Summary : Learn how to use the WSUS Update Scope with Windows PowerShell to get update status information for client computers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. What a week. Boe Prox has certainly been sharing quite a bit of Windows PowerShell...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, servers, guest blogger, Boe Prox, WSUS

Use PowerShell to Find Missing Updates on WSUS Client Computers

S ummary : Learn how to use the computer target scope with Windows PowerShell to find WSUS client computers that are missing updates. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are halfway through WSUS Week and some really good stuff from Boe Prox...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, servers, guest blogger, Boe Prox, WSUS

Approve or Decline WSUS Updates by Using PowerShell

Summary : Guest blogger, Boe Prox, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to approve or to decline updates for WSUS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome to the third day of Boe Prox as our guest blogger talking about using Windows PowerShell...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, servers, guest blogger, Boe Prox, WSUS

Use PowerShell to Perform Basic Administrative Tasks on WSUS

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to automate basic administrative tasks on a WSUS server. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the second blog post by Boe Prox about WSUS and Windows PowerShell. See yesterday’s...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, guest blogger, Boe Prox, servers WSUS

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Beat the Auditors, Be One Step Ahead with PowerShell

Scripting Guys Announce the 2012 PowerShell Scripting Games

Multiply PowerShell Strings to Customize Text Underlines

Why Should I Learn PowerShell? Real World Example Saves the Day!

Use PowerShell to Fix Those Annoying NDR Emails

Use PowerShell to Parse XML Exchange Audit Results

Use PowerShell to Audit Changes Made to Exchange Server 2010

Gain Remote Access to the Get-ExCommand Exchange Command

Learn How to Use PowerShell to Run Exchange Commands Remotely

Use the Free PoshWSUS PowerShell Module for WSUS Administrative Work

Introduction to PoshWSUS, a Free PowerShell Module to Manage WSUS

Get Windows Update Status Information by Using PowerShell

Use PowerShell to Find Missing Updates on WSUS Client Computers

Approve or Decline WSUS Updates by Using PowerShell

Use PowerShell to Perform Basic Administrative Tasks on WSUS