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Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot and Repair WMI Errors

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot and repair WMI errors. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Tomorrow is the New York City TechStravaganza . The Scripting Wife and I will be there, and we are looking forward to hanging...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Scripting Wife, WMI, troubleshooting, 2012 Scripting Games

Use PowerShell to Save Time with Win32_TimeZone and DST Time Changes

Summary : Write a Windows PowerShell function to determine the status of time changes to daylight savings time. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. At the Windows PowerShell User Group meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brian Wilhite talked...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, operating system, dates and times, basic information, WMI, servers, guest blogger, Service Packs and Hot Fixes, Brian Wilhite

The Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Find Service Accounts

Summary : The Scripting Wife interrupts Brahms to learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find service accounts and service start modes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of life’s real pleasures is sitting around a fireplace, listening...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, operating system, Scripting Wife, WMI, services, 2012 Scripting Games

The Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Get Hardware Information

Summary : The Scripting Wife needs to get ready for the 2012 Scripting Games, and she uses Windows PowerShell to get hardware info from her laptop. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I were in Myrtle Beach , where I was...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, hardware, Scripting Wife, WMI, Beginner, 2012 Scripting Games, Desktop Tasks

PowerShell Community and the Windows System Administration Tool

Summary : See how guest blogger, Rich Prescott, leveraged the Windows PowerShell community as he built his popular ArPosh Client System Administration tool. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are really starting the new year off correctly...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, operating system, graphical, desktop management, Active Directory, WMI, processes, guest blogger, services, other Directory Services, local accounts and Windows NT 4.0 accounts, Software, Rich Prescott, General Mgmt Tasks

Use PowerShell to Find and Uninstall Software

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. The company has released a new version of...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, desktop management, WMI, Basic Computer Information

Use a CSV File to Populate Parameters of PowerShell Cmdlets

Summary: Learn how to use a CSV file to populate parameters of Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I would like to be able to read content from a comma-separated value (CSV) file that contains a list of WMI classes and servers...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI, CSV and other delimited files

Modify PowerShell Comment-Based Help to Display Function Use

Summary: In the final version of my Windows PowerShell WMI helper module, I add aliases and modify comment-based help to find roles of functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is the weekend, at least in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, modules, WMI

Query WMI Classes by Using PowerShell and Wildcard Patterns

Summary: Learn how to query WMI classes using Windows PowerShell and wildcard character patterns by using a free Scripting Guy module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, the Scripting Wife and I are finally settling down to a normal routine...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Easily Filter Empty WMI Properties in PowerShell

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson introduces a WMI filter to remove empty WMI properties by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is no secret by now that I love Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The information...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Use a PowerShell Function to Get WMI Key Property Values

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses his version 3 of a Windows PowerShell WMI helper module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have really enjoyed working on my HSGWMIModule project this week. On Monday , I created the base WMI...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Use PowerShell to Easily Find the Key Property of a WMI Class

Summary: Learn how to find the key property of a WMI class by using a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, I received a decent amount of feedback about version 1 of my HSGWMIhelper Windows PowerShell module. Today...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

A PowerShell WMI Helper Module Described

Summary: In this article, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson begins part 1 of a multipart WMI helper function module for Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. While I was teaching my Windows PowerShell Best Practices class in Montreal...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Use a PowerShell Function to Find Specific WMI Classes

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function to find WMI classes with specific qualifiers. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In Thursday’s article , I talked about using the Set-WmiInstance cmdlet to work with WMI classes. One of the parameters...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, functions, WMI

Use the Set-WmiInstance PowerShell Cmdlet to Ease Configuration

Summary: Learn how to use the Set-WmiInstance Windows PowerShell cmdlet to ease configuration of computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was using the Get-Command cmdlet to look at what things I can do with Windows PowerShell, and I noticed a cmdlet called Set...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

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Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot and Repair WMI Errors

Use PowerShell to Save Time with Win32_TimeZone and DST Time Changes

The Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Find Service Accounts

The Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Get Hardware Information

PowerShell Community and the Windows System Administration Tool

Use PowerShell to Find and Uninstall Software

Use a CSV File to Populate Parameters of PowerShell Cmdlets

Modify PowerShell Comment-Based Help to Display Function Use

Query WMI Classes by Using PowerShell and Wildcard Patterns

Easily Filter Empty WMI Properties in PowerShell

Use a PowerShell Function to Get WMI Key Property Values

Use PowerShell to Easily Find the Key Property of a WMI Class

A PowerShell WMI Helper Module Described

Use a PowerShell Function to Find Specific WMI Classes

Use the Set-WmiInstance PowerShell Cmdlet to Ease Configuration