Use PowerShell to Add Table to Word Doc and Email as Attachment
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a document in Microsoft Word, add a table, and email the document as an attachment.Microsoft Scripting Guy,...
View ArticlePowerTip: Release a COM Object in PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to release a COM object in Windows PowerShell. My Windows PowerShell automation script uses a COM object. How can I make sure that it releases? Use the ReleaseCOMObject static method...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Add a Comment to a Word Doc
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to add a comment to a Microsoft Word document.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I spend a lot of time using...
View ArticlePowerTip: Easy Way to Troubleshoot a PowerShell Script
Summary: Learn the easy way to troubleshoot a Windows PowerShell script. I receive an error every time I run my Windows PowerShell script. What is an easy way to troubleshoot the script in the Windows...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Fun Things to Do with PowerShell
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about fun things to do with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post from Microsoft Honorary...
View ArticlePowerTip: Easily Check Syntax Options for a PowerShell Cmdlet
Summary: Use the Get-Command cmdlet to check syntax options for a Windows PowerShell cmdlet. I want to know what syntax options (parameter sets) exist for a particular Windows PowerShell cmdlet. How...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Count Comments in Word Docs
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to count comments in Microsoft Word documents.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The process of writing often...
View ArticlePowerTip: Troubleshoot a Word Automation Script
Summary: Learn to troubleshoot a Windows PowerShell script for Microsoft Word automation. I have been struggling with a Windows PowerShell script that automates Word. The problem is that every time I...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find WMI Classes with a CIM Cmdlet
Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell Common Information Model (CIM) cmdlet to find WMI classes. I want to find Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes that are related to a particular...
View ArticleWhen to Use WMI and PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about when to use WMI and when not to use it.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that Windows PowerShell has done is to...
View ArticleComparing WMI and Native PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about comparing WMI and using native Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. When Windows PowerShell was still in beta, there...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find “Hidden” Property Values in PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to find some missing property values in Windows PowerShell. How can I find missing property values in the process information I am looking at in Windows PowerShell? Launch Windows...
View ArticleUse WMI and PowerShell to Work with Services
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to work with services.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is that time of the year. I just spent...
View ArticlePowerTip: Compare Processes with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to compare two processes with Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the differences between two instances of the same process running on my system?...
View ArticleGet Process Owner and Other Info with WMI and PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to retrieve process owner and other information.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We were supposed...
View ArticlePowerTip: Fix Network Connection Profile with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to fix the network connection profile on your laptop running Windows 8.1. How can I use Windows PowerShell to fix the connection profile for my home network on my laptop...
View ArticlePowerShell Spotlight: Windows PowerShell User Groups
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about Windows PowerShell user groups in this edition of PowerShell Spotlight.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the last...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Decrypt Files
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to decrypt files. How can I use Windows PowerShell to decrypt a file that it previously encrypted? Use the Decrypt static method from System.IO.File .NET Framework...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Update SSL Bindings
Summary: Microsoft IIS MVP, Terri Donahue, talks about using Windows PowerShell to update SSL bindings.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, please welcome back IIS MVP, Terri Donahue....
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Return Directory Information
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to return directory information. How can I use Windows PowerShell to provide information about directories in a specific location? Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet, specific...
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