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Use PowerShell to Show Update Messages from a Specific App

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to display Windows Update messages from specific apps in Windows 8. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out how often I am getting Windows Update messages for various apps...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, event logs, Logs and monitoring, client-side management, Windows 8, Windows Update

Use PowerShell to Find Windows 8 Modern App Updates

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find information about Windows 8 Modern App updates. Hey, Scripting Guy! I love my Windows 8 laptop, and I also love my Windows RT Surface. One of the things that is...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, event logs, Logs and monitoring, client-side management, Windows 8, Windows Update

Use PowerShell to Create and to Use a New Event Log

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create and to use a new event log. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it’s the weekend, baby! At least for the Scripting Wife and me. You see, the...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring

PowerTip: Find All Events from All Logs Related to PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet to return all events from all logs related to Windows PowerShell. How can I easily find events from all the event logs—both standard and the ETW logs that are related to Windows PowerShell? Use the...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2012 1:59 PM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, PowerTip

An Introduction to PowerShell Remoting: Part One

Summary : Guest blogger, Jason Hofferle, talks about the basics of Windows PowerShell remoting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week I am in Seattle, Washington presenting at Microsoft TechReady 15. I have been talking to Jason for some...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, event logs, Logs and monitoring, remoting, guest blogger, Jason Hofferle

How Can I Use the Out-GridView Cmdlet to Search Event Logs?

Summary : Learn how to use a simple Windows PowerShell cmdlet to search event logs for errors. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was at a recent SQL Saturday event , and there was a person there (unfortunately, I do not remember his name) who was talking about Windows...

Published Wed, May 05 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, event logs, Logs and monitoring

2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 9: Search the Event Log

Summary : In Beginner Event 9, you are required to search the event log for specific entries. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/12/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/19/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are trying to troubleshoot shutdown issues...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Beginner, Event 9, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Advanced Event 7: Search Windows Logs

Summary : In Advanced Event 7, you are required to search all Windows logs for the most recent event. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/10/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/17/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are troubleshooting a problem with...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Advanced, Event 7, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 7: Display a List of Enabled Logs

Summary : In Beginner Event 7, you are required to display a list of all enabled logs on the computer that contain at least one entry. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/10/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/17/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario On a...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Beginner, Event 7, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 5: Provide a Source and Errors

Summary : In Beginner Event 5, you are required to provide the source and number of errors from the application log. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/6/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/13/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are a junior server...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Beginner, Event 5, 2012 Scripting Games

Use PowerShell to See Time Zone Information on Remote Computers

Summary : Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to determine if the time zone on remote servers has been changed from the default. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about the Scripting Wife is that from time to...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Scripting Wife, event logs, Logs and monitoring, 2012 Scripting Games

Use Custom Views from Windows Event Viewer in PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to use Event Viewer custom views in Windows PowerShell to parse event logs quickly. Hey, Scripting Guy! I love Windows 7. It absolutely rocks! One of the things I love about Windows 7, in addition to Windows PowerShell, is the new Event...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring

Use PowerShell to Clear All Logs

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to check disk space used by logs, and to clear those logs to reclaim space. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the things I found as I was researching ways to enable and to disable the ETW trace...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, desktop management, general management tasks, event logs, Logs and monitoring, running

Automatically Enable and Disable Trace Logs Using PowerShell

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to automatically enable and disable trace logs. Hey, Scripting Guy! Your articles have been right on target—they hit me where I live. I am wondering if I could actually automate some of this? Suppose I am trying...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI, event logs, Logs and monitoring, troubleshooting

Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot Software Installation

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot software installation. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am having a problem troubleshooting the installation of an MSI package. I am using Group Policy to deploy the MSI package, and on some computers, it seems to...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, operating system, performance, events and monitoring, event logs, Logs and monitoring, troubleshooting

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