Let Sleeping VBScript Scripts Lie
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about when to replace a VBScript script and when not to.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the really awesome things about the...
View ArticlePowerTip: Update Windows PowerShell Help Files
Summary: Learn to easily update Windows PowerShell Help files. I try to use Get-Help, but I am unable to retrieve any information. What do I need to do? Open the Windows PowerShell console (or the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Get Started with PowerShell for Amazon Web Services
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Mike F Robbins, walks through a setup to manage an Amazon Web Services environment with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Aliases for PowerShell Cmdlets
Summary: Learn how to find aliases for Windows PowerShell cmdlets. How can I easily find all the aliases defined for a given Windows PowerShell cmdlet? Use the –Definition parameter of the Get-Alias...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Manage SQL Server Virtual Log File with PowerShell
Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft PFE, Jonathan Yong, talks about using Windows PowerShell to manage the SQL Server virtual log file.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This is the week of new...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find PowerShell Aliases by Module
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find aliases by module. How can I easily find which modules expose aliases? Use the Get-Alias cmdlet and pipe the results to the Sort-Object cmdlet (Sort is an...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Create Virtual Machine in Azure – Part 1
Summary: Learn how to use the Azure PowerShell cmdlets to identify built-in virtual machine templates.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to help out and give Ed a break (enjoy some tea...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find the PowerShell Version
Summary: Easily find your Windows PowerShell version. How can I find information about my Windows PowerShell version? Use the $psversionTable automatic variable with the PSVersion property, for...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Regions in Azure
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a current list of regions in Azure. How can I use Windows PowerShell to show me a list of the regions in Microsoft Azure? Use the Get-AzureLocation cmdlet to...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Create Virtual Machine in Azure – Part 2
Summary: Learn how to work with sizing names in Microsoft Azure.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is back again to show more really cool stuff in Microsoft Azure. Be sure to also read Use...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Azure Services in Subscription
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a current list of Azure services in a subscription. How can I use Windows PowerShell to show me a list of the Azure services in a subscription? Run the...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Create Virtual Machine in Azure – Part 3
Summary: Learn how to spin up a virtual machine in Microsoft Azure.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney is here. Ed is still resting nicely, so today, I'll show you how to spin up a virtual machine in...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Azure Subscriptions
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a current list of Azure subscriptions. How can I use Windows PowerShell to show me a list of the subscriptions that are attached to my Azure account? Use the...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Create Virtual Machine in Azure – Part 4
Summary: Learn how to leverage Desired State Configuration with a virtual machine in Microsoft Azure.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here today filling in for my buddy Ed. Today I'll show you how...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Extensions in Azure
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a current list of virtual machine extensions in Azure. How can I find all the extensions that are available for virtual machines in Azure? To see all the...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Create Virtual Machine in Azure – Part 5
Summary: Learn how to create a virtual machine in Azure by using your own VHD template.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney is here with the last bit of coolness about creating virtual machines in...
View ArticlePowerTip: See Data in Azure Storage
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to show the files in an Azure Storage blob. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see files that are in my subscription and stored in Azure blobs? Use a combination of the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Use PowerShell for JIT Administration and PAM – Part 1
Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft PFE, Ian Farr, talks about JIT administration with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger Ian Farr. To read more of...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Regions in Azure
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a current list of regions in Azure. How can I use Windows PowerShell to show me a list of the regions in Microsoft Azure? Use the Get-AzureLocation cmdlet to...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Use PowerShell for JIT Administration and PAM – Part 2
Summary: Guest blogger, and Microsoft PFE Ian Farr, continues his series about JIT administration with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, welcome back Ian Farr for...
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