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Troubleshooting Azure Virtual Machine DSC Extension
Summary: Matthew Hitchcock, Microsoft MVP, delves into how to troubleshoot problems in the Azure VMDSC Extension.If you joined me yesterday in Advanced Use of Azure Virtual Machine DSC Extensions, you...
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PowerTip: Get Status of a DSC File in Azure
Summary: Use the Azure cmdlets to get the current status of a Desired State Configuration file on a virtual machine. How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if a Desired State Configuration (DSC)...
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Sounds of the Holidays–Part 1
Summary: MVP, Thomas Rayner, inspires holiday spirit by using Windows PowerShell to trigger some multimedia.Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud & Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in...
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PowerTip: Launch Minimized Application with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to specify the launch state of an application through Windows PowerShell. How can I launch a minimized application in Windows PowerShell instead of opening the window in the...
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Sounds of the Holidays–Part 2
Summary: MVP, Thomas Rayner, continues to inspire holiday spirit by using PowerShell to trigger multimedia.Yesterday in Sounds of the Holidays–Part 1, I tried to inspire my coworker, Matthew, with some...
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PowerTip: Use Here-Strings with PowerShell
Summary: Learn the basic use of a here-string in Windows PowerShell. What is a here-string and how do I use it?In PowerShell, you can use here-strings to declare blocks of text. They’re declared just...
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‘Tis the Season…for Giving Back
Summary: Guest blogger, Don Jones, discusses how you can share with the worldwide community.Today, special guest blogger, Don Jones offers ideas about how we all can increase the power of the...
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PowerTip: Save Help Content for Module
Summary: Learn how to target content to save with the Save-Help cmdlet. How can I use Windows PowerShell to save the Help content for a single module? Use the –module parameter with the Save-Help...
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Learn Easier Way to Build Command for PowerShell.exe
Summary: Learn how to parse a here-string with Windows PowerShell.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here to show you a neat little trick.Anyone who has ever scheduled a PowerShell task knows...
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PowerTip: Set Personal Environment Variable from PowerShell
Summary: Access the $ENV object in Windows PowerShell to alter personal environment settings. How can I use Windows PowerShell to change a system environment variable such as the user %TEMP%? You can...
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Weekend Scripter: Customize PowerShell Title and Prompt
Summary: Learn how to interactively update the Windows PowerShell prompt and title.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to have a little bit of fun with the Windows PowerShell console....
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PowerTip: Restore PowerShell ISE to Default Settings
Summary: Learn how to restore the Windows PowerShell ISE to its default configurations. How can I restore the Windows PowerShell ISE to its default configurations? Use the four built-in RestoreDefault...
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A Favorite PowerShell ISE Feature: Script Analyzer
Summary: Sean Kearney introduces a free tool for examining your script.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. This week I’m going to introduce you to my favorite Windows PowerShell ISE...
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PowerTip: Edit Profile for PowerShell ISE
Summary: Identify and edit the autostart features for the Windows PowerShell ISE. Is there something similar to the $Profile feature in the Windows PowerShell console that I can use to customize...
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A Favorite PowerShell ISE Feature: Script Browser
Summary: Sean Kearney shows you how to browse the TechNet Script Repository from the PowerShell ISE.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to introduce you to a pretty cool feature that is...
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PowerTip: Set Zoom Level in PowerShell ISE
Summary: Automatically set the zoom level in the Windows PowerShell ISE. How can I programmatically adjust the zoom for my font size in the Windows PowerShell ISE? Set the Zoom property—for example, to...
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A Favorite PowerShell ISE Feature: Module Browser
Summary: Sean Kearney shows you how to access modules in the PowerShell Gallery.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to introduce you to a feature you may not have heard of called the...
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PowerTip: Determine Which Files in ISE Are Saved
Summary: Easily identify which files have been saved in the PowerShell ISE. How can I see which of my open files in the Windows PowerShell ISE been saved? To show a list of files that have been saved,...
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A Favorite PowerShell ISE Feature: Snippets
Summary: Sean Kearney shows you how to get sample code in the Windows PowerShell ISE.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to show you a really cool feature that has been in Windows...
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PowerTip: List All Files Open in PowerShell ISE
Summary: Get a list of all files that are currently open in the Windows PowerShell ISE. How can I pull a list of anything that I am currently editing in the Windows PowerShell ISE? Use this command to...
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