Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I don’t know about you, but I have thousands of music files on my computer. In fact, I have exactly 4,018 music files. I used this Windows PowerShell command to count them: PS E:\Music> ...(read more)
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Weekend Scripter: A Cool Music Explorer Script
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Compare Two Snapshots of Running Processes
Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to compare snapshots of running processes in this step-by-step article. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The road seems to stretch on indefinitely. Parallel lines of...(read more)
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Use WMI and PowerShell to Get a User’s SID
Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell and WMI to translate a SID to a user name, or a user name to a SID. Hey, Scripting Guy! I do a lot of work with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and quite...(read more)
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Use PowerShell to Translate a User’s SID to an Active Directory Account Name
Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to translate a user's SID to an Active Directory Domain Services account name. Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that whenever I search for Windows PowerShell scripts...(read more)
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Use PowerShell to Search Active Directory Users’ Missing Values and Add Same
Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search Microsoft Active Directory for users that have missing values, and automatically add default values. Hey, Scripting Guy! We have several network administrators where I work. Unfortunately...(read more)
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Use PowerShell and Active Directory Cmdlets to Update Users in Active Directory
Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and the Active Directory cmdlets to update user objects in Active Directory. Hey, Scripting Guy! Watching you write a custom function to search Active Directory is about as much fun as watching paint dry....(read more)
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Tap into the PowerShell Community for Fun and Education
Summary : The Windows PowerShell community offers many enjoyable learning opportunities. Guest blogger Tome Tanasovski explains how this works, and how to become involved. Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get involved in the Windows PowerShell...(read more)
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Learn How to Load and Use PowerShell Snap-ins
Summary : How do I use snap-ins with the Windows PowerShell 2.0 cmdlet, Add-Module ? What are the benefits of using this method over Add-PSSnapin ? Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am on holiday today and am speaking at SQL Saturday #49 today...(read more)
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Create Exact Copies of Active Directory Security Groups in a New Forest
Summary : Guest Blogger Oliver Lipkau shows us how to create exact copies of Active Directory security groups in a new forest. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. We have a guest blogger today: Oliver Lipkau. Here is Oliver’s scripting biography...(read more)
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Use Splatting to Simplify Your PowerShell Scripts
Summary : Use the Windows PowerShell 2.0 splatting technique to simplify your scripts. This step-by-step article provides the details. Hey, Scripting Guy! I hope this is not a dumb question; I am a little hesitant to even ask, but something has been bugging...(read more)
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Automatically Create Custom PowerShell Functions
Summary : Learn how to automatically create custom Windows PowerShell functions by using a free tool that writes your code for you. Hey, Scripting Guy! I wish there was a good way to modify Windows PowerShell commands. I can modify the names of commands...(read more)
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Use PowerShell to Combine Multiple Commands for Ease of Use
Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to combine multiple commands into new custom functions and simplify your scripting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I do a lot of work from the Windows PowerShell command line. In fact, I write very few scripts, but...(read more)
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Packaging .NET Framework Classes into Windows PowerShell Functions
Summary: Learn how to correctly package .NET Framework classes into reusable Windows PowerShell advanced functions in this step-by-step solution. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been exploring the Microsoft .NET Framework on MSDN and attempting to convert...(read more)
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Make Windows PowerShell Your Web Client
Summary: Interact with websites from Windows PowerShell with this how-to post that wraps .NET Framework classes. Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to download files and things from the Internet via Windows PowerShell. Is there an easy way to...(read more)
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Weekend Scripter: Using Windows PowerShell to Make a Marquee
Summary: Learn how to display output as moving text by using Windows PowerShell and easy to use techniques. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. After a long, hot and oppressive summer, Fall has descended upon Charlotte, North Carolina in the United...(read more)
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Weekend Scripter: Use a Free PowerShell Module to Ease DNS Administration
Summary: Learn how to use a free Windows PowerShell module to ease administration of Windows DNS. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have been talking to Chris Dent for several months now, and I finally convinced him to write a guest blog for me...(read more)
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Use .NET Framework Classes to Explore Windows PowerShell Processes
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy teaches you how to use .NET Framework classes to explore the Windows PowerShell process in this beginner how-to post Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to first tell you that I appreciate all the hard work you do. I find your...(read more)
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Learn How to Use .NET Framework Commands inside Windows PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use .NET Framework commands inside Windows PowerShell Hey, Scripting Guy! I understand that Windows PowerShell is built upon the .NET Framework. I also get the idea that some of the Windows PowerShell...(read more)
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Use .NET Framework Classes to Work with Strings in Windows PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use .NET Framework classes to work with strings in Windows PowerShell in this Scripting Guys how-to post. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been writing VBScript code for years. One thing I really liked about VBScript was the large number...(read more)
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Use Microsoft .NET Framework String Methods from Windows PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson teaches how to use .NET Framework string methods from within Windows PowerShell, Hey, Scripting Guy! There are many things I need to do with strings and with text files that do not seem to be supported with Windows...(read more)
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