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It’s Time For Another PowerShell Deep Dive!

Windows PowerShell Blog — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:30:52 GMT

The PowerShell Deep Dive is going to be at The Experts Conference USA again this year! The event is being held in San Diego, CA from April 29 - May 2. Registration is currently open, but we wanted to provide some info on a few changes to the event structure. The PowerShell Deep Dive is now considered an official track at TEC. The event will last the full 3 days. This is up from 1.5 days at TEC...(read more)

Another Holiday Gift from the PowerShell Team: PowerShell 3.0 CTP2 - Getting Started with Windows PowerShell Workflow

Windows PowerShell Blog — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:46:00 GMT

After delivering the Thanksgiving Gift this year, it’s time for a Holiday Gift …. No not as big as the one we had about 3 years ago …!! Today, we published the “Getting Started with Windows PowerShell Workflow” document on the CTP2 download page , just look for “WMF3 CTP2 Windows PowerShell Workflow.pdf”. This will help you get started with the newest addition...(read more)

Windows Management Framework 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) #2 Available for Download

Windows PowerShell Blog — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:22:00 GMT

I’m pleased to announce that the Community Technology Preview #2 (CTP2) is available for download. Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP2 makes some updated management functionality available to be installed on Windows 7 SP1 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Windows Management Framework 3.0 contains Windows PowerShell 3.0, WMI & WinRM. Overview of changes since WMF 3.0 CTP1 1. Customer Reported...(read more)

Recordings from the First PowerShell Deep Dive

Windows PowerShell Blog — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:41:00 GMT

If you’re wondering what to expect at the upcoming PowerShell Deep Dive in Frankfurt, Germany or you just plain love PowerShell, then you may enjoy these recordings taken from the first PowerShell Deep Dive. Many thanks to Dmitry Sotnikov for making them available. Proxy Functions – Jeffrey Snover Little Known PowerShell Tips and Tricks – Lee Holmes WMI: Gems and Gotchas – Richard...(read more)

PowerShell Deep Dive Lineup

Windows PowerShell Blog — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:42:00 GMT

We’re less than two weeks away from the PowerShell Deep Dive at The Experts Conference in Frankfurt, Germany and the schedule for the two day event is looking great! There’s even going to be a bit of PowerShell V3 content during the Keynote (we’ll reiterate some of what was shown at BUILD last month) and in Dmitry’s “Get your jobs done” session. Monday Time Session...(read more)

Cmdlet Help Editor is now released on CodePlex

Windows PowerShell Blog — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:37:12 GMT

I published the source code for the Cmdlet Help Editor on CodePlex here: http://cmdlethelpeditor.codeplex.com/ . Please feel free to contribute. for more information on the Cmdlet Help Editor, please check out the following post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2007/09/01/new-and-improved-cmdlet-help-editor-tool.aspx Wassim Fayed [MSFT] Read More......(read more)

Windows Management Framework 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) #1 Available for Download

Windows PowerShell Blog — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:56:26 GMT

Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP1 makes some updated management functionality available to be installed on Windows 7 SP1 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Windows Management Framework 3.0 contains Windows PowerShell 3.0, WMI & WinRM. Windows PowerShell 3.0 Some of the new features in Windows PowerShell 3.0 include: Workflows Workflows that run long-running activities (in sequence or in parallel...(read more)

8 Abstracts for the PowerShell Deep Dive in Frankfurt

Windows PowerShell Blog — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:41:25 GMT

We’re super excited about the upcoming PowerShell Deep Dive in Frankfurt on October 17 & 18. The agenda is starting to shape up nicely, so I wanted to share a number of abstracts submitted by members of the PowerShell Community that we’ve already accepted. You can also find this info on The Experts Conference website . Cheap registration of 850 Euros is coming to an end on September 6. If...(read more)

Get-Help -Online Fails in German

Windows PowerShell Blog — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:02:00 GMT

The Online parameter of the Get-Help cmdlet opens the online version of the help topic for a command in your default Internet browser. If you don't use this feature regularly, you should. Online help topics are typically the most up-to-date version of the help topics, because module authors can update them at any time without redistributing the module. Online help topics are especially critical...(read more)

Extending Discounted Registration & Session Proposal Deadline

Windows PowerShell Blog — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:03:40 GMT

The deadline for discounted registration of 850 Euros is going to be moved out to Tuesday, September 6. This is just over a month before the conference date and a little more in line with what we did for the first PowerShell Deep Dive. To sign up: Go to the TEC registration page Create an account. You need to do this again for TEC Europe, even if you attended TEC USA earlier this year. Enter...(read more)

PowerShell Deep Dive Registration Info & Call for Session Proposals

Windows PowerShell Blog — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:25:08 GMT

Here’s some more info on the 2nd PowerShell Deep Dive that will be at TEC Europe 2011 in Frankfurt on October 17 & 18. Registration Info Registration is now open for the PowerShell Deep Dive! The cheaper registration fee of 850 Euros is available until August 12. After that, registration will go up to 1000 Euros. To sign up: Go to the TEC registration page Create an account. You need to do...(read more)

PowerShell Deep Dive @ The Experts Conference Europe 2011

Windows PowerShell Blog — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:36:00 GMT

Based upon the excellent reviews received at the first PowerShell Deep Dive, we're pleased to announce a PowerShell Deep Dive will be coming to The Experts Conference 2011 in Germany . The PowerShell Deep Dive provides a deep technical and strategic engagement within the PowerShell Community. Attendees interact one-on-one with presenters, team members and other key members of the PowerShell Community...(read more)

Invoke-Expression considered harmful

Windows PowerShell Blog — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:43:00 GMT

The PowerShell team frequently gets questions that start out “how do I get the quoting right for…” and the answer turns out to usually be – there is a simpler way – don’t use Invoke-Expression. The problem arises when trying to run some command external to PowerShell. Some common reasons people try Invoke-Expression: running some command with a space in the path...(read more)

Download the Updated Core Help CHM

Windows PowerShell Blog — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:09:00 GMT

The best way to get updated help for Windows PowerShell core commands is to type "Get-Help –Online <cmdletname>," but that works only when you're online and your firewall permits Internet access. For all of those other times, there's the new Windows PowerShell 2.0 Core Help – May 2011 Update in CHM format. The newly released CHM includes Windows PowerShell Core cmdlet...(read more)