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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Cmdlets Supplied by Module
Summary: Find Windows PowerShell cmdlets that are supplied by a specific module. How can I easily see all the cmdlets that ship with the Hyper-V module.? Use the Get-Command cmdlet, and specify the...
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Weekend Scripter: A Graphical Tool to Explore PowerShell Help
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore Help topics.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. With the drops of the Windows Management Framework...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell Out-GridView to Explore Cmdlets
Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell Out-GridView cmdlet to aid in exploring cmdlets. How can I use Windows PowerShell to graphically explore cmdlets provided by the Hyper-V module and filter by verb?...
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Weekend Scripter: Create PowerShell Graphical Help Function
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating a graphical Help function in Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, I should have known. In yesterday’s...
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PowerTip: Cause Out-GridView Cmdlet to Pause
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to pause the script while the Out-GridView displays. How can I pause the execution of my Windows PowerShell script while the Out-GridView cmdlet displays a grid view?...
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Start Virtual Machines in Order and Wait for Stabilization
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using a Windows PowerShell workflow to ensure that virtual machines start in order and stabilize.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here....
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PowerTip: Require Specific Module in PowerShell Script
Summary: Learn how to require a specific module in a Windows PowerShell script. How can I prevent a Windows PowerShell script from running if it requires the Active Directory module and the...
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Use PowerShell to Find Hotfixes Installed in Time Range
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find hotfixes that were installed during a certain time range. Hey, Scripting Guy!I have a problem at work. It seems...
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PowerTip: Programmatically Open Script in PowerShell ISE
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to open a script in the Windows PowerShell ISE. How can I use Windows PowerShell to run a script that will open another script in a new tab in the Windows...
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Understand Embedded Objects in PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about understanding embedded objects in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t get it. Some things in Windows PowerShell are so easy, and...
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PowerTip: Expand Objects in PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to easily expand objects in Windows PowerShell. How can I expand an object that was returned by my Windows PowerShell expression? Use the –ExpandProperty parameter from Select-Object...
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Create Custom PowerShell Objects
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating custom objects via Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday in Understand Embedded Objects in PowerShell, you said the easy...
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PowerTip: Create Custom PowerShell Objects
Summary: Learn about the easiest way to create a custom Windows PowerShell object. How can I easily create a custom object that contains only a few of the existing properties of a Windows...
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Access Objects Inside Other Objects in PowerShell Pipeline
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about accessing objects inside other objects in the Windows PowerShell pipeline. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday in Create Custom PowerShell Objects,...
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PowerTip: Convert String into DateTime Object
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to convert a string into a DateTime object. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily create a System.DateTime object from a string? Use the [DateTime] type accelerator...
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Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 1
Summary: We are introduced to our friend, Oliver Script, who discovers the magic of Get-Help in Windows PowerShell.There are times when dreams wander away... when the magic fades because we forget to...
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PowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #1
Summary: Have some fun remembering holiday specials from the past five years. In the very first Scripting Guys holiday special, A PowerShell Carol, who was the poor unhappy fellow who lost...
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Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 2
Summary: Oliver discovers how to easily find data with Windows PowerShell.Note This is the second post in a series. To get started, read Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 1.“Would you like fries with...
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PowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #2
Summary: Remember a holiday tune that entertained us? From the third Scripting Guys! holiday special, can you name the theme song that was sung most horribly off-key by a certain unnamed...
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Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 3
Summary: Oliver finishes computer school, gets his first real job, and uses Windows PowerShell remoting.Note This is the third post in a series. To catch up, read:Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part...
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