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Sorting PowerShell Transcript Files
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating a sortable transcript name.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the great things about Windows PowerShell is that if...
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PowerTip: Open Windows Explorer to a Location
Summary: Easily open the Windows Explorer to a specific location in Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell with the Windows Explorer graphical tool to browse through the files in...
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Two Cool PowerShell Functions
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about a pair of cool Windows PowerShell functions to add to your profile.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. At times, it seems like a...
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PowerTip: Create New PowerShell Profile for All Hosts
Summary: Learn how to create a new Windows PowerShell current user profile for all hosts. How can I easily create current user profile for all hosts that can be used in the Windows PowerShell console...
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Weekend Scripter: Replace One PowerShell Function with Another
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about replacing one Windows PowerShell function with a different one.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the problems with writing...
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PowerTip: Launch PowerShell Without a Profile
Summary: Learn how to launch Windows PowerShell without using a profile. I suspect my profile is causing issues with Windows PowerShell. How can I launch Windows PowerShell without starting...
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Weekend Scripter: Back Up Your PowerShell Profile
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about automatically backing up your Windows PowerShell profile.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. My rule for making backups is that when...
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PowerTip: Open Temporary Copy of PowerShell Profile
Summary: Open a temporary copy of your Windows PowerShell profile. How can I look at a temporary copy of my Windows PowerShell profile to ensure that I don’t accidentally make any changes?...
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Describe Your PowerShell Variables
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about adding a description to variables.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. There is a “water feature” outside that keeps running and running...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Variables Defined for AllScope
Summary: Find Windows PowerShell variables that are defined for all scopes. How can I find what variables are defined as AllScope in my Windows PowerShell environment? Get a list of all your...
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One of My Favorite PowerShell Functions
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, discusses one of his favorite functions: Get-EnumValues.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am working on my presentation for Atlanta...
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PowerTip: Read File with Backtick in Name
Summary: Read the content of a text file with a backtick ( ` ) in the name. How can I use Windows PowerShell to read the content of a file that has a backtick ( ` ) in the file name? Use single...
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Use Function to Determine Elevation of PowerShell Console
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using a function to determine if a Windows PowerShell console is elevated.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I had a friend tell me...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Check Logon Server for Client
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to check the logon server of your clients. How can I use Windows PowerShell to verify if my users are trying to sign in to their computers with a Windows account...
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Launch Elevated PowerShell Shell
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about launching an elevated Windows PowerShell shell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I had a great talk with Steve, the Scripting...
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PowerTip: Find Most Recent Event Log Entry
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the most recent event log entry. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the most recent event log entry from my application log? Use the Get-EventLog cmdlet and...
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What’s My PID?
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, creates a function to capture the process ID of a Windows PowerShell host.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I like to know is...
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PowerTip: Download Links from Webpage with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to download links from a webpage. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily download links from a webpage that has a lot of links I want? Use Invoke-WebRequest and...
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Weekend Scripter: Upgrade to Windows 10
Summary: Teresa Wilson, Windows PowerShell MVP, talks about upgrading to Windows 10.Teresa Wilson, AKA the Scripting Wife, is here. I first wanted to mention that Ed and I will be in Atlanta on August...
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PowerTip: Find What Version of PowerShell You Have
Summary: Easily find what version of Windows PowerShell you are running. I upgraded to Windows 10, but how can I confirm what version of Windows PowerShell I am running? Use the $psversiontable...
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