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PowerTip: Expand Environmental Variables with PowerShell
Summary: Learn to expand the value of environmental variables by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the value of a common environmental variable such as...
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Use PowerShell for Office 365 Reporting
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to query the Office 365 Reporting web service. Hey, Scripting Guy! There are a lot of reports available via various buttons on the Office 365 Admin page, but only a few...
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PowerTip: Determine if PowerShell is a 64-Bit Version
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find out if the shell is a 64-bit version. How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if I am currently running a 64-bit version? Use the Is64BitProcess...
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Use PowerShell to Produce Mailbox Activity Report
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to produce a mailbox activity report for Office 365.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping a cup of pomegranate black tea, and nibbling...
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PowerTip: Find Syntax for PowerShell Method
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the syntax for a method. I am trying to figure out how to use a .NET Framework method, but it is not working. How can I get a better idea of what to...
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Use PowerShell to Report on Exchange Online
Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell cmdlets to generate Exchange Online information.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, I have a meeting with my manager, and this afternoon, I am...
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PowerTip: Find How Many Days Are in a Month
Summary: Figure out how many days are in a month by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find how many days are in a particular month? Use the DaysInMonth static method from...
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Weekend Scripter: Exporting and Importing Photos in Active Directory
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to import and export photos in Active Directory.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. I was playing about with Active Directory this week. I wanted to be able...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Identify Users Without a Photo
Summary: List all users who do not have a photo assigned in Active Directory. Is there a simple way that I can use Windows PowerShell to identify users who do not have a photo assigned in Active...
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Weekend Scripter: Add Security Groups to Print Servers by Using PowerShell
Summary: Guest blogger, Alan Morris, talks about using Windows PowerShell to add security groups to print servers.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog from Alan...
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Mini PowerShell Scripting Games announced
SUMMARY: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson announces a mini Windows PowerShell Scripting Games Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson is here. Tomorrow, August 11, 2014 we will kick off a five day mini...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Printer Configuration
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8.1 to easily find the configuration of printers. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the configuration of all printers defined on my Windows 8.1 system?...
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PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014: Event 1
Summary: Introducing Event 1 in the Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Hey, Scripting Guy! You know, the Scripting Games are tons of fun, and I always learn a lot. I wish you would post...
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PowerTip: Mini-Scripting Games 2014 Question 1
Summary: Here is the Mini-Scripting Games 2014 first short-answer question. On your laptop running Windows 8.1, you opened the Windows PowerShell console and typed Get-Disk. You were greeted...
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PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014: Problem 2
Summary: Here is Problem 2 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is time for the second problem of the Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games....
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PowerTip: Mini-Scripting Games 2014 Question 2
Summary: Here is the second short-answer question for Mini-Scripting Games 2014. On your laptop running Windows 8.1, you are running Hyper-V. You have heard that there are cmdlets that let...
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PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014: Problem 3
Summary: Here is Problem 3 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the middle of the Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games, so we are...
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PowerTip: Mini-Scripting Games 2014 Question 3
Summary: Here is the third short-answer question for Mini-Scripting Games 2014. You are writing a script, and when it runs, you receive an error message that states: “You cannot call a...
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PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014: Problem 4
Summary: Here is Problem 4 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have problem four in the Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games....
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PowerTip: Mini-Scripting Games 2014 Question 4
Summary: Here is the fourth short-answer question for Mini-Scripting Games 2014. You are attempting to use Try/Catch/Finally in your script. No matter what you try, the script never seems to catch it....
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