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Create and Parse Performance Monitor Logs with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to create and parse performance monitor logs by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if I can use Windows PowerShell to create a performance counter log...
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Use ScriptCop to Help Write Better PowerShell Scripts
Summary: Learn about using the free tool called ScriptCop to help write better Windows PowerShell scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. This weekend we have a two-part series from James...
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Create Your Own PowerShell Rules for ScriptCop
Summary: James Brundage teaches how to create your own Windows PowerShell rules for ScriptCop. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today, we have part two (including the conclusion) to the...
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Use the PowerShell Grep Command to Parse the Command Line
Summary: In this article, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson teaches how to use the Windows PowerShell version of grep to parse the command line. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have enjoyed reading Sean’s...
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Use the PowerShell Select-String Cmdlet to Parse WMI Output
Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Select-String cmdlet to easily parse WMI output. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a quick question: is it possible to parse the output of some of the WMI...
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Learn How to Use PowerShell to Parse the Firewall Log
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to parse the Windows Firewall log. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering about the firewall log on my computer. I was in a...
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Use an Easy PowerShell Command to Search Files for Information
Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell command to search easily for information in a collection of files. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to parse multiple files for text that are in a...
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Use PowerShell to Open Files That Contain Matching Words
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search a folder for matching strings and to open them automatically in Notepad. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been enjoying using the Select-String...
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Practical Tips for Starting a PowerShell User Group
Summary: In today’s blog post, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson relates practical tips for starting and running a Windows PowerShell user group. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today, I am...
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Mark Schill Discusses PowerShell User Groups
Summary: Guest Blogger Mark Schill discusses PowerShellGroup.Org and starting a user group. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Our guest blogger today is Mark Schill. Mark is an IT veteran who...
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Learn Four Ways to Kill a Process Using PowerShell and WMI
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows four ways to kill a process by using Windows PowerShell and WMI. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been playing around with your scripts that explore WMI...
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Use PowerShell to Convert SDDL to Binary Format
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to convert security descriptors to different formats. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was reading through a listing of WMI methods recently, and I ran across a WMI...
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Use PowerShell and WMI to Terminate Multiple Processes
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and WMI to terminate multiple processes. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering about how to use WMI to work with multiple instances of a class. For example,...
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Configure a Network Adapter to Wake a Computer Via PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to configure a remote computer's network adapter to wake the computer. Hey, Scripting Guy! At work, we have been trying to get our automation solution put...
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Use PowerShell to Work with Pictures in Microsoft Excel
Summary: Guest Blogger Robert Robelo shows how to use Windows PowerShell to work with images in Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Our guest blogger today is Robert Robelo....
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Use PowerShell to Audit and Install Windows Patches
Summary: Learn how to use a free Windows PowerShell module to audit and install patches on Windows systems. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today, I am proud to present a guest blog post...
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Lessons Learned While Writing the PowerShell PoshPAIG Module
Summary: Guest Blogger Boe Prox shares lessons learned while writing the Windows PowerShell PoshPAIG module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today, we have part two of Boe Prox’s article...
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Automate Facebook with a Free PowerShell Module
Summary: Guest Blogger Jon Newman shows how to automate Facebook with a free Windows PowerShell module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It’s Guest Blogger Week! Today, we have Jon Newman from...
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Monitor and Respond to Windows Power Events with PowerShell
Summary: Guest Blogger Trevor Sullivan shows how to monitor and to respond to Windows Power events using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today’s guest blogger is Trevor...
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BATCHman Uses PowerShell to Battle the Dread Madame CAT File
Summary: In today’s episode, intrepid BATCHman uses Windows PowerShell to battle the dreaded Madame CAT file—and the fur really flies. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Windows PowerShell MVP...
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