PowerTip: Better Way to View PowerShell Help
Summary: Learn a better way to view Windows PowerShell Help. I like the Windows PowerShell Help files, but I do not like trying to read them in the Windows PowerShell console window. What...
View ArticleIt’s Not Too Late to Learn PowerShell
Summary: Ed Wilson talks about learning Windows PowerShell.It seems that there are always new technologies. It is hard to keep up with them, and it is hard to predict which ones are even worth the time...
View ArticlePowerShell Tips and Tricks: Using Default Parameter Values
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using default Windows PowerShell parameter values.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The last thing I want to talk about from the tips...
View ArticlePowerTip: Examine Default PowerShell Parameter Values
Summary: Examine default Windows PowerShell parameter values. How can I check to see if I have enabled any default Windows PowerShell parameter values? Check the value of the $PSDefaultParameterValues...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: An Ideal PowerShell Schedule for Ignite
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP and Scripting Wife, Teresa Wilson, creates her ideal schedule for Ignite 2015 in Chicago.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I decided to turn over the...
View ArticlePowerTip: Keep Up with Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog
Summary: Easily keep up with Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. How can I easily keep up with Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts? Install the Scripting Guys app on your Windows Smart Phone. It is in the...
View ArticleIgnite: T-1, Scripting Guys booth setup day
SUMMARY: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about setting up the booth at Ignite 2015 Well the Scripting Wife and I arrived in Chicago last night for Microsoft Ignite 2015 in Chicago. As it turned...
View ArticleFirst Morning of Ignite in Chicago
Summary: Ed Wilson talks about the first morning of Ignite conference in Chicago.It is 6:00 in the morning. I would say, "Oh dark thirty"—except it is earlier than that. The Scripting Wife and I headed...
View ArticleCool PowerShell Conversations at Ignite
Summary: Ed Wilson talks about some Windows PowerShell conversations at the Scripting Guys booth.One of the cool things about getting together with a bunch of people at the Scripting Guys booth is that...
View ArticleHow Do You Use PowerShell?
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about conversations with visitors to the Scripting Guys booth at Ignite 2015.It is Tuesday morning, and the expo is already at a dull roar of...
View ArticlePopcorn, Peanuts, and PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about day two of Miscorosft Ignite 2015 in Chicago.When I was a kid, my brother and I could not wait for spring. In fact, during the winter, we...
View ArticleDude, PowerShell Changed My Life
Summary: Ed Wilson relates conversations from the Microsoft Ignite 2015 conference in Chicago.One of the great things about being at Ignite in Chicago is the opportunity to talk to so many people. I...
View ArticleAnatomy of a PowerShell DSC Resource
Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, talks about the anatomy of a Windows PowerShell DSC resource.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is Part 1 of a two-part series...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Location of PowerShell Providers
Summary: Identify the location of Windows PowerShell providers. How can I find where the Windows PowerShell providers on my system come from? Use the Get-PSProvider Windows PowerShell cmdlet, and...
View ArticleWrite TargetResource Functions for PowerShell DSC
Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, talks about writing Get, Set, and Test TargetResource functions for DSC.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Microsoft PFE and Honorary...
View ArticlePowerTip: Convert PowerShell Path to Standard Path
Summary: Convert a Windows PowerShell path to a standard path. How can I convert a Windows PowerShell registry provider path to a standard registry path? Use the Convert-Path cmdlet, for...
View ArticleUse Windows PowerShell to Parse RSS Feeds
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse RSS feeds.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I welcome recent Windows PowerShell MVP and...
View ArticlePowerTip: Test URI with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to test a URI. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily test if I can reach a URI? Use the Test-Uri function from the Windows PowerShell Cookbook module, for...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Check In for Flight
Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft PFE, Bill Grauer, talks about using Windows PowerShell to check in for a flight.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger—Bill...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Approved Verbs in PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find approved verbs. How can find a list of approved verbs for a function I am writing in Windows PowerShell? Use the Get-Verb function.
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