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Use PowerShell to Create Archive and Send Email
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive and email it. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of files that I would like to archive on a...
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PowerTip: Easily Find PowerShell DSC Resources
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find DSC resources. How can I find what Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources are installed on my local system? Use the Get-DSCResource cmdlet.
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Check for Snapshots
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to check for virtual machine snapshots. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see if a particular virtual machine has snapshots? Use the Get-VMSnapshot...
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Optimize PowerShell Code?
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about optimizing Windows PowerShell code.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I was looking at my Windows Phone this morning and I noticed...
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PowerTip: Find Day of the Week with PowerShell
Summary: Find the day of the week by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find what day of the week a particular date falls on? Access the DayOfWeek property from the DateTime...
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Weekend Scripter: Approximate the Value of Pi from a Polygon
Summary: Microsoft senior software engineer, Firaz Samet, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to approximate the value of pi from a polygon.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a...
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PowerTip: Display the Value of Pi by Using PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily display the value of pi. How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain the value for pi? Use the Pi static property from the System.Math class:[math]::pi
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Use PowerShell to Archive a Folder and Copy to Server
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive folder and copy it to a server. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that contains scripts. I...
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PowerTip: Easily Find PowerShell DSC Resources
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find DSC resources. How can I find what Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources are installed on my local system? Use the Get-DSCResource cmdlet.
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Updating Virtual Machines
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the problem of updating virtual machines.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon I am sipping a nice cup of red berry tea. I...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Network Adapters
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find network adapters associated with running virtual machines. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the network adapters that are associated with all running...
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Update Offline Virtual Machine with PowerShell and WSUS Offline Update: Part 1
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney introduces a cool tool for updating virtual machines. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have some virtual machines that are normally offline. They need to be updated...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Mount ISO
Summary: Easily mount ISO files by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to mount ISO files in Windows 8? Use the Mount-Disk cmdlet and specify the exact path of the ISO file, for...
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Update Offline Virtual Machine with PowerShell and WSUS Offline Update: Part 2
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about updating an offline virtual machine with Windows PowerShell and WSUS Offline Update.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here. Yesterday, I...
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PowerTip: Shut Down Virtual Machine with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to shut down a virtual machine by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to perform an orderly shutdown of a virtual machine? When the Stop-VM cmdlet is used with...
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PSImaging Part 1: Test-Image
Summary: Guest blogger, Ben Vierck, talks about using Windows PowerShell to determine if a file is an image.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am happy to introduce a new guest blogger here...
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PowerTip: Read .exe Magic Number with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to see an .exe magic number. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the "magic number" associated with an executable file in Windows? The term magic number...
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PSImaging Part 2: Export-Text from Images
Summary: Guest blogger, Ben Vierck, talks about using Windows PowerShell to export text from an image.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger Ben Vierck, for Part 2 of...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Count Images
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to count images. How can I use Windows PowerShell to count images on a drive? Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet, specify the path, and send the results to the...
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PSImaging Part 3: Group-ImageFile
Summary: Guest blogger, Ben Vierck, talks about grouping similar images with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have Ben Vierck back for Part 3 in his series about...
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