PowerTip: Run a Remote PowerShell Command in a Disconnected Session
Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell 3.0 Invoke-Command cmdlet to create a disconnected session. How can I run a command on a remote computer running Windows PowerShell 3.0 in a...
View ArticleStockholm to Oslo
Last night we had an absolutely awesome time in Stockholm. The Scripting Wife and I met Niklas Goude , Windows PowerShell MVP, and all around nice guy, at our hotel. By the way, Niklas is an Honorary...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Configure the NIC on Windows Server 2012
Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft MVP Jan Egil Ring talks about using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to automatically configure the NIC on Windows Server 2012.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here....
View ArticlePowerTip: Receive Results from a Disconnected PowerShell Session
Summary: Learn how to receive results from a Windows PowerShell disconnected session. How can I receive results from a disconnected Windows PowerShell session in Windows PowerShell 3.0? Use the...
View ArticleThe Basics of Windows PowerShell Workflow: When to Use It and Why
Summary: Guest blogger Jeff Wouters talks about the basics of Windows PowerShell 3.0 workflows: when to use it and why.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, The Scripting Wife and I are...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Disconnected PowerShell Sessions
Summary: Learn how to identify Windows PowerShell 3.0 disconnected sessions. How can I find out which Windows PowerShell 3.0 sessions are disconnected? Use the Get-PSSession cmdlet and look for...
View ArticleExploring the PowerShell PSDiagnostics Module
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about exploring the Windows PowerShell PSDiagnostics module.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Let’s see, so today is November 23, 2012,...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find All Events from All Logs Related to PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet to return all events from all logs related to Windows PowerShell. How can I easily find events from all the event logs—both standard and the ETW logs...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Working with Windows Error Reporting
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to configure Windows Error Reporting settings on Windows 8.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well,...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Disable Quickly All Net Adapters
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to quickly disable all network adapters on a laptop. How can I easily disable all network adapters on my Windows 8 laptop with Windows PowerShell 3.0? Use the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: The Easy Way to Manage Disk Drives
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to manage disk drives on his Windows 8 laptop.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, the Scripting...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find the Status of Disk Drives in Windows 8 with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find the status of disk drives on Windows 8. How can I check on the status of disk drives on my computer running Windows 8? Use the Get-Disk cmdlet,...
View ArticleThe Visit to the Oslo PowerShell User Group
Summary: Ed Wilson talks about the first-ever Swedish Windows PowerShell User Group.Well, things have been very busy for Teresa and me. In Oslo, we met up with Windows PowerShell MVP Jan Egil Ring. We...
View ArticleUse PowerShell 3.0 and the CIM Cmdlets to Explore WMI Classes
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell 3.0 and the CIM cmdlets to explore WMI classes.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, the Scripting Wife...
View ArticleThe First-Ever Dutch PowerShell User Group
Summary: Ed Wilson speaking at the first-ever Dutch Windows PowerShell User Group.The Scripting Wife and I left Oslo and traveled to Copenhagen via train. There we boarded a sleeper train, and woke up...
View ArticlePowerTip: Open Windows 8 Control Panel Items from PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to open Windows 8 Control Panel items from within Windows PowerShell. How can I open a Control Panel item, such as Windows Firewall, from within Windows PowerShell? Use the...
View ArticleUse PowerShell and WMI or CIM to View and to Set Power Plans
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell and WMI or CIM cmdlets to view and to set power plans on his laptop.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Easily View Contents of VBScript
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to view contents of a VBScript file. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily view the contents of a VBScript file, such as SLMGR.VBS? I do not know the...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Detect Power State and to Set Power Plan
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to detect the power state on his laptop and to set the appropriate power plan.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is...
View ArticleDortmund, Geneva, Zurich
Summary: Our trip now takes us from the Netherlands to Dortmund to Geneva and then on to Zurich.Well, the Scripting Wife and I had a wonderful time at the first-ever Dutch PowerShell user group. I...
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