PowerTip: Use a destructive PowerShell cmdlet safely
Summary: Use the –whatif parameter with PowerShell cmdlets to test code live. I heard that PowerShell has a built-in safety switch to many of its cmdlets. Could you show me an example of it in use? No...
View ArticleErase files based on date by using PowerShell
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, relates his first experience with PowerShell. I was curious just how difficult it is to use Windows PowerShell. For example, how difficult is it to erase...
View ArticlePowerTip: List all subfolders under a target path with PowerShell
Summary: Use Get-Childitem to provide a printable list of all folders under a path. I used to use tree.com to get a list of folders on a computer. Is there something close to that in PowerShell? Maybe...
View ArticleUse Windows PowerShell as an administrative console
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, shares his early use of PowerShell as a network administrator. I have a simple but irritating task each day around lunch time. A handful of people usually...
View ArticlePowerTip: List all available CIM classes by using PowerShell
Summary: Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet to see all classes that you can query from. How can I find a list of Common Information Model (CIM) classes in Windows so that I can ask my computer useful...
View ArticleFind ready-to-use sample PowerShell scripts in the GUI
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, goes over some often missed, easy-to-use PowerShell techniques for those who are starting out. I had heard a rumor that many of the management tools...
View ArticlePowerTip: Get a GUI interface for any PowerShell cmdlet
Summary: Use the Show-Command to build PowerShell cmdlets. I ran into a problem. Some cmdlets have too many parameters to list. Is there an easy way to build a cmdlet with its parameters for the...
View ArticleHow to alter the public IP address of an Azure virtual machine
Summary: Change the public IP address in Azure Resource Manager by using Windows PowerShell. Honorary Scripting Guy, Will Anderson, shares a personal challenge that he encountered when working with...
View ArticlePowerTip: Get the public IP of an Azure VM with PowerShell
Summary: Use the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets to get the public IP address of an Azure virtual machine. How can I get the public IP address information for an Azure Resource Manager virtual machine...
View ArticlePassing through devices to Hyper-V VMs by using discrete device assignment
Summary: Learn how to attach a device from your Hyper-V host to your VM by using a new feature of Windows Server 2016. Today we have a guest blogger, Rudolf Vesely, who has blogged here on previous...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find all devices connected to a computer
Summary: Use PowerShell to find all devices that are connected to a computer. How can I use Windows PowerShell to list all devices that are connected to a computer? Use the Get-PnpDevice cmdlet and the...
View ArticleGet started with PowerShell and SharePoint Online
Summary: Microsoft PFE Chris Weaver talks about getting started with Windows PowerShell and SharePoint Online. Welcome back Chris Weaver as guest blogger. You can see his previous guest blogs....
View ArticleThe Scripting Guy: coming to a town near you
SUMMARY: The Microsoft Scripting Guys, Ed Wilson, upcoming live appearances. Hello Scripters, Teresa (aka. Scripting Wife) here. We have been really busy recently working with PowerShell user groups,...
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