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BATCHman Faces the Distractful Poker and Recovers Deleted Active Directory Items
Summary: In today’s gripping episode, BATCHman squares off with the Distractful Poker and recovers items deleted from Active Directory Domain Services using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting...
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Use Active Directory Cmdlets with PowerShell to Find Users
Summary: Learn about the Microsoft Active Directory Windows PowerShell cmdlets, and use them to find active and disabled users. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering what the best way is to use Windows...
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Install Active Directory Management Service for Easy PowerShell Access
Summary: In this step-by-step blog post, the Microsoft Scripting Guy covers installing the Active Directory Management Service for Windows PowerShell access to Active Directory Domain Services. Hey,...
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Use PowerShell to Find Locked-Out User Accounts
Summary: Use a one-line Windows PowerShell command to find and unlock user accounts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to find users who are locked out. For example, I have a number of users who log on...
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Honorary Scripting Guys Announced
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson announces the first ever Honorary Scripting Guys. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today I have an exciting announcement! Drum roll please:...
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BATCHman Uses PowerShell to Thwart Dr. Regex and Save the Zoo
Summary: In this exciting episode, BATCHman uses Windows PowerShell and regular expressions to thwart the evil Dr. Regex and save the monkeys. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sean...
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BATCHman Foils the Fowl Ping Win and Repairs the Registry
Summary: In this episode, superhero BATCHman foils the fowl villain Ping Win and repairs the registry. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today is Episode 5 of the BATCHman series by Sean...
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BATCHman Uses PowerShell to Import a CSV File into His SQL Server
Summary: Windows PowerShell superhero BATCHman quickly imports CSV data into his SQL Server. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Sean Kearney is back today with Episode 6 of the BATCHman series....
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A PowerShell Exchange Best Practices Analyzer XML Parser
Summary: In this guest blog post, you will learn how to create a Windows PowerShell parser to parse the XML file generated using ExBPAcmd.exe. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I want to...
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Learn How to Save PowerShell Objects for Offline Analysis
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to save objects for later offline analysis. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I am trying to examine processes that are consuming resources on my...
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Use PowerShell to Work Easily with Drives and Paths
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell drives to simplify access to complex data storage paths. Hey, Scripting Guy! I like using PSDrives. Unfortunately, a problem I have is that I never really...
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Use PowerShell to Pick Random Winning Users from Text
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to select random winners from a text file. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a question. It is neither a vital server performance issue nor is it a dramatic...
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Convert Hexadecimal to ASCII Using PowerShell
Summary: Superhero BATCHman defeats evil Hextor and converts hexadecimal to ASCII to retrieve passwords. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Sean Kearney is back again, and this time he delivers...
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Use PowerShell to Manage Office 365
Summary: BATCHman battles The Consultant and uses Windows PowerShell to manage Office 365 easily. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Sean Kearney brings us Episode 8 of the BATCHman series...
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BATCHman Uses PowerShell to Identify and Unlock User Accounts
Summary: BATCHman shows how to use Windows PowerShell to locate and unlock user accounts in Active Directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In the continuing saga of the world’s first...
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The Scripting Wife Uses a Profile to Configure PowerShell
Summary: The Scripting Wife learns how to use a profile to configure the Windows PowerShell console. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the coolest events of the year occurs in just a few...
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The Scripting Wife Creates a PowerShell ISE Profile
Summary: The Scripting Wife learns how to create a Windows PowerShell ISE profile. Note This is part two in a series of articles in which The Scripting Wife learns how to work with Windows...
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Scripting Wife Adds a Cool Function to a PowerShell Profile
Summary: The Scripting Wife learns how to add a cool function to her Windows PowerShell profile. The story you are about to read is true. We did not bother to change the names to protect the...
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Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Update Sysinternals Tools
Summary: The Scripting Wife adds a function to her Windows PowerShell profile to update the Sysinternals tools on her computer. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I had completed my IT Time...
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Use PowerShell and Regular Expressions to Parse Handle Output
Summary: Windows PowerShell superhero BATCHman uses regular expressions to parse output from handle. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today we have Episode 10 of the BATCHman series....
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