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A few days ago Boe Prox posted some very nifty PowerShell modules for using the title bar as a ticker for RSS feeds like the weather. I thought this was an awesome idea and an easy way to take advantage … Continue reading → Read More...
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This past weekend I did an online presentation for a friend of mine who teaches for ITT in Omaha, Nebraska. He wanted me to do a brief talk about what PowerShell is and show how to use it, especially for … Continue reading → Read More...
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I love how easy it is to manage computers with Windows PowerShell. It is a great reporting tool, but often I find people getting locked into one approach. I’m a big believer in flexibility and re-use and using objects in … Continue reading...
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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...
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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
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When mounting VHD files on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 using Diskpart, we always find it difficult to see the newly added drive letter. This trick using WMI events helps you get the newly added drive letter. Read More...
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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...
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I think you’ll like this. Normally, I prefer my PowerShell commands to write objects to the pipeline. But there’s nothing wrong with sending output directly to the console, as long as you know that the output is intended only for … Continue...
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I came across this question on StackOverflow yesterday. The question was about finding the version details of a specific DLL from a list of remote computers. There are multiple ways to achieve this. The most easiest one would be to use PowerShell Remoting...
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While working on my course for TrainSignal on managing Windows Servers with PowerShell, I came up with an interesting use of the Write-Progress cmdlet. I was working on the performance monitoring lesson and realized I could use Write-Progress as rudimentary...
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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...
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I am quite pleased to be able to announce I’ve finished my first video class for Pluralsight , Introduction to WMI and PowerShell. It’s now available for viewing for Pluralsight subscribers . I’ve been watching it a bit this morning and it’s not...
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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...
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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...
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I got a fun call last night – PluralSight has a regular webcast but this week’s presenter has had personal issues – and would I like to do the webcast? Well SURE! When don’t I like the chance to talk about PowerShell!?!? As it turns out, this is...