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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, begins a series of posts about using Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell.Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy is here. Today we begin a...
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PowerTip: Find cmdlets and functions related to DSC
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find cmdlets and functions related to Desired State Configuration. How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly find a list of cmdlets and functions related to...
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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 2
Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, talks about familiarizing yourself with DSC formatting and resources.Good morning, Ed Wilson is here. Today we have Part 2 of Will Anderson’s awesome DSC series....
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PowerTip: Find related cmdlet aliases
Summary: Learn how to find aliases related to a series of cmdlets. How can I find aliases that are related to a series of Windows PowerShell cmdlets, such as processes? Use the Get-Alias cmdlet and...
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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 3
Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, modifies a Desired State Configuration template.Good morning. Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, is here. Today we have part three of Will Anderson’s awesome...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to return first two lines of file
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to return the first two lines of a text file. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily return the first two lines of a text file? Use the Get-Content...
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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 4
Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, adds features to his Desired State Configuration, updates the .mof file, and validates the configuration.Hello, Ed Wilson here to welcome back this week’s guest...
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PowerTip: Find top PowerShell cmdlet nouns
Summary: Learn how to find the top five nouns in Windows PowerShell cmdlets. How can I find which nouns are the most prevalent in Windows PowerShell cmdlets? You need to find all of the cmdlet names,...
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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 5
Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, continues his series by talking about importing DSC resources and adding your scripts.Good day! Ed Wilson here to welcome back MVP, Will Anderson, as my guest...
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PowerTip: Find single-name PowerShell functions
Summary: Learn how to find Windows PowerShell functions that do not have a hyphen in the name. How can I easily find Windows PowerShell functions that do not have a hyphen in the name, but instead are...
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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 6
Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, teaches how to create a DSC resource by using a Windows PowerShell script.Hello. Ed Wilson here, bringing you MVP, Will Anderson, and Part 6 of his posts about...
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PowerTip: Create list of approved PowerShell verbs
Summary: Learn how to easily produce a list of approved Windows PowerShell verbs. How can I find what verbs are approved for use in a Windows PowerShell function? Use the Get-Verb cmdlet, and to make...
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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 7
Summary: MVP, Will Anderson, wraps up his series by discussing how to add DSC resources to existing Windows PowerShell modules.Ed Wilson here, bringing you MVP, Will Anderson, and the conclusion of his...
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PowerTip: Find disk status with PowerShell and Windows 10
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell in Windows 10 to find disk status. How can I use Window PowerShell in Windows 10 to check the status information (such as the health status, operational status, and if...
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Introducing the top five Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts in 2015
Summary: See which Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts were the top five in 2015.Today I feature Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, aka The Scripting Wife. Take it away...
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PowerTip: Find running services with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find running services. How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly produce a sortable list of running services on my computer? Use the Get-Service cmdlet to return...
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Announcing the 2015 Honorary Scripting Guys
Summary: The Honorary Scripting Guys for 2015 are announced in this blog post.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been pretty busy—I missed work because of my ear surgery and the...
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PowerTip: Import colon-delimited file with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to import a file that uses a colon as a delimiter. How can I use Windows PowerShell to import a file that is delimited with a colon instead of a comma? Use...
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Using Desired State Configuration and Chef to deploy System Center
Summary: Learn how to use Chef and DSC in Windows PowerShell to deploy System Center in this guest blog post by Jason Morgan.Ed Wilson, here. Today I have a guest blog post by Jason Morgan in which he...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to create repeating letters
Summary: Learn how to easily create duplicate letters by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily create a specific number of letters in a repetitive fashion? To create...
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