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Predict the Future with PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses using Windows PowerShell to see what a command will do before it does it. Hey, Scripting Guy! My football coach always said, “If you’re scared,...
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PowerTip: Find What a PowerShell Command Does
Summary: Learn how to find out what a Windows PowerShell command does before it does it. I found a Windows PowerShell command on the Internet that might be what I need, but how can I see what...
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Don’t Learn PowerShell: Use Cmdlets
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell cmdlets to do IT ops work. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been an IT pro for many years, and to be honest, I am really good...
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PowerTip: Automatically Find Options in PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to see available options in the Windows PowerShell ISE. How can I easily see what options are available when I type in a cmdlet name in the Windows PowerShell ISE? Use IntelliSense....
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Don’t Learn PowerShell: Reaching Out
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about running commands on remote servers. Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things I really don’t understand is why Windows PowerShell is broken. I look...
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PowerTip: Run Part of PowerShell Command
Summary: Learn how to run part of a command in the Windows PowerShell ISE. I am having problems with a small part of a script that I am working on in the Windows PowerShell ISE— how can I...
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Use PowerShell to View and Filter Information
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to view and filter information. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am not a scripter—never have been, never will be. But over the...
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PowerTip: Find Assigned Virtual Machine Network Adapters
Summary: Learn how to find network adapters that are assigned to virtual machines. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find what network adapters are assigned to my virtual machines? Use the Get-VM...
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Weekend Scripter: Control Processes with PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to control processes.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am made a pot of Masala Chai. I found...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Start a Bunch of Processes
Summary: Learn how to start a bunch of processes by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to start a whole bunch of processes for testing purposes on one of my systems?...
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Weekend Scripter: German PowerShell Community Conference
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Tobias Weltner, talks about the Windows PowerShell Community Conference in Germany.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I'm drooling today because of the...
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PowerTip: Open Fonts Dialog Box with PowerShell
Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to open the Fonts dialog box. How can I use Windows PowerShell to open the Fonts dialog box so I don't have to mouse around trying to find it? Use the...
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Use PowerShell to Back Up Word Docs
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to make a backup of all Word documents. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I routinely edit Microsoft Word...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Help for Specific Parameter
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell Help to assist with a specific parameter. I know I can use Get-Help –full to see the complete Help for a Windows PowerShell cmdlet, but how can I see the Help...
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Use PowerShell to Create Documents from Template
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create Word documents from a template. Hey, Scripting Guy! I often need to create a bunch of Word documents. These...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Word Autocorrect Entries
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list autocorrect entries for Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word keeps messing up what I type, and I suspect it could be an autocorrect issue. How can I use...
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Use PowerShell to Add Headers to Word Documents
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to add headers to Microsoft Word documents.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It snowed in Charlotte...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell ISE for Standard Enumerations
Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell ISE to use enumeration values. How can I use the Windows PowerShell ISE to use the standard enumeration types to write a Word automation script? Cast the...
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Add Custom Headers to Folder Full of Word Documents
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about reading a CSV file and adding custom headers to a folder full of Word documents.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The snow continues...
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PowerTip: Get Row from CSV File Based On Value
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a row from a CSV file based on a specific value. How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to look up a specific row from a CSV file I imported into a variable? Use...
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