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Check for Daylight Savings Time by Using PowerShell
Summary: Brian Wilhite, guest blogger, discusses a function to check for transition to daylight savings time. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have a guest blogger. Brian Wilhite...
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PowerTip: Create a Number Array
Summary: Learn how to create a 16-bit integer array. How can I specify the number 1 as a 16-bit integer array? Cast the number as an integer, and then specify the array....
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PowerShell Saturday: The Iron Scripter
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shares information about the PowerShell Saturday 002 Iron Scripter Event. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I will share the Iron Scripter...
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PowerTip: Replacing a String Inside Another String with PowerShell
Summary: Learn two different techniques to replace strings inside another string by using Windows PowerShell. I have the following string: this`"is a string. I want to remove the quotation mark (")...
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PowerShell Fundamentals for Beginners
Summary: Mike Robbins, guest blogger, talks about Windows PowerShell fundamentals for beginners. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are getting closer by the minute to Windows PowerShell...
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PowerTip: Use the Force Switch in PowerShell
Summary: Many times Windows PowerShell cmdlets display additional information when using the Force switch. How can I display hidden and system files when using Windows PowerShell? Use the...
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Use PowerShell to Create a Bootable USB Drive
Summary: Microsoft PFE Jason Walker talks about creating a Windows PowerShell script to create a bootable USB drive. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, The Scripting Wife and others...
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PowerTip: Easily Load all Windows PowerShell Modules
Summary: See how to load all Windows PowerShell modules into a current session. How can I load all Windows PowerShell modules I have on my system? Use the Get-Module cmdlet with the...
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Weekend Scripter: Getting Directory Listings from Remote Servers
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to get a directory listing from remote servers by using Windows PowerShell and how to write results to an CSV file. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed...
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PowerTip: Use Saved Help Files to Update PowerShell Help
Summary: Learn how to use saved Help files to update Windows PowerShell Help on servers without Internet access. How can I update Windows PowerShell 3.0 Help on a server without Internet access?...
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Weekend Scripter: Playing Around with Windows Firewall
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to work with Windows Firewall on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Enable the Windows Firewall
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to enable the Windows Firewall. How can I use Windows PowerShell to enable the Windows Firewall on my computer? On Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012,...
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How to Run PowerShell Scripts from a Shared Directory
Summary: Guest bloggers Judith Herman and June Blender discuss how to run Windows PowerShell scripts from a shared directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have a guest blog...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Aliases for Cmdlets from a Specific Module
Summary: See how to find all Windows PowerShell aliases for cmdlets and functions exposed by a specific module. How can I find all of the aliases defined for commands (functions or cmdlets) in a...
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Create Test Users in a Test Active Directory Environment by Using PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, creates a bunch of test users in a test AD DS environment by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. It seems that the...
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PowerTip: Use a Single Line PowerShell Command to List All Users in an OU
Summary: Use a single line Windows PowerShell command to list all users in an OU. How can I list all users in a particular organizational unit (OU)? Use the Get-ADUser cmdlet from the...
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Use PowerShell to Modify Existing User Accounts in Active Directory
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to modify existing user accounts in Active Directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, I...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell Get-Member to See Properties of Active Directory Users
Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Member cmdlet to see all the properties of an Active Directory user account. How can you use the Get-Member cmdlet to see all of the properties of...
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Use PowerShell to Standardize Titles in Active Directory
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to standardize user titles and descriptions in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed...
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PowerTip: Use Show-Command to Obtain a Floatable Command Window
Summary: Use the Show-Command cmdlet Windows PowerShell cmdlet to obtain a floatable command window. How can I see the parameters for a cmdlet at the same time as I am trying to write a script in...
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