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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Remove an Item from an Array
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell remove an item from an array. How can I remove an item from an array?Use the ArrayList class, which has the Remove() method (instead of using System.Array,...
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Enforce Better Script Practices by Using Set-StrictMode
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Set-StrictMode to write better scripts.Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Hide Parameter From IntelliSense
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to hide a parameter from IntelliSense. How can I use Windows PowerShell to hide a parameter from IntelliSense? Introduced in Windows PowerShell 4.0, you can...
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Trace Your Commands by Using Trace-Command
Summary: Boe Prox uses Trace-Command to understand commands.Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the fourth...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to View Trace Sources
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to view all trace sources. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see all available trace sources? Use Get-TraceSource cmdlet:Get-TraceSource | Select Name, DescriptionPS...
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Use the PowerShell Debugger
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to debug scripts in Windows PowerShell.Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the...
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PowerTip: Create Self-Updating Variable
Summary: Learn how to create a self-updating variable. How can I create a variable that will automatically update when I call it? Use Set-PSBreakPoint to set a variable that will always have the...
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Weekend Scripter: Remove Non-Alphabetic Characters from String
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to remove all non-alphabetic characters from a string.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Replace Characters in String
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to replace non-alphabetic and non-number characters in a string. How can I use Windows PowerShell to replace every non-alphabetic and non-number character in a string...
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Weekend Scripter: Count Images with PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, counts the images he used in Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts through the years.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been writing the Hey,...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to See if String Has Wildcard Character
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to determine if a string contains a wildcard character. How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if a string contains a wildcard character? Use the static...
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Pre- and Post-Incrementing Do...While Loop in PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about pre- and post-incrementing the Do...While loop in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I think that I found a bug in Windows PowerShell. In...
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PowerTip: Zoom the PowerShell ISE
Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell command to increase zoom in the Windows PowerShell ISE. How can I increase the zoom level in a script that I use to set up the Windows PowerShell ISE before...
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Use PowerShell to Get BIOS Information on Remote Servers
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to retrieve BIOS information from remote servers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I really hope you can help me. I need to get a...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Determine Weeks Between Dates
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to determine the number of weeks between two dates. I have a project that is broken into several major components of work. I know the start date of the project and...
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Use PowerShell and WMI to Explore Threads
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to explore processes and threads. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find information about threads that are related...
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PowerTip: Use CIM and PowerShell to Find WMI Classes
Summary: Use CIM and Windows PowerShell to find WMI classes related to threads. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find WMI classes that are related to threads? Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet, and...
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Use a PowerShell Function to Determine Miles to Go
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a Windows PowerShell function to determine miles remaining to meet challenge.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are friends...
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PowerTip: Replace Multiple Words in String with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to replace multiple words in a string. How can I use Windows PowerShell to replace misspelled words in a string? Use the –Replace operator, for example:$s = "The...
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Use PowerShell for an Easy Shutdown
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to perform an easy shutdown.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I do with Windows PowerShell...
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