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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Determine if a Laptop Is Running on Battery
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to determine if a laptop is running on battery. How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if my laptop is running on battery?Use the Win32_Battery WMI...
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Use PowerShell to Set the Power Plan on Networked Servers
Summary: Use a couple of simple Windows PowerShell commands to report the power plan settings on servers as well as setting them.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, today the Scripting...
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The Impromptu PowerShell Summit in Zurich
Summary: I talk about meeting up with MOW, Fermin, and other friends in Zurich.Well, the Scripting Wife and I arrived in Zurich following our excursion to CERN. It was a beautiful train trip, and I was...
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PowerTip: Start All Virtual Machines on Remote Servers Running Hyper-V
Summary: See how to start all virtual machines on remote servers running Hyper-V by using Windows PowerShell. How can I start all virtual machines on several remote servers running Hyper-V by using...
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Use PowerShell and WMI to Find Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to find a wireless keyboard or mouse attached to a system.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here....
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PowerTip: Find All Modules on a System by Using PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to find all modules on a system by using Windows PowerShell. How can I find all of the modules on my system by using Windows PowerShell? Use the Get-Command cmdlet and specify all of...
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Weekend Scripter: Run All Cmdlets from a Module
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about running all Get cmdlets from a specific Windows PowerShell module.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, the Scripting Wife and I...
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PowerTip: Find Updatable WMI Classes
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to easily find WMI classes you can update. How can I find WMI classes that support updating?Use the Get-Cimclass cmdlet and a wild card for the WMI...
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Weekend Scripter: Some PowerShell Automation Is Better than No Automation
Summary: Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP Bartek Bielawski discusses Windows PowerShell automation.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, the Scripting Wife and I are in Warsaw, Poland, to...
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PowerTip: Find All Cmdlets When Searching by a Specific Noun or Verb
Summary: Use this trick to find all cmdlets when searching by a specific noun or verb. When I just open up Windows PowerShell 3.0, an error arises when I try to search for a cmdlet by a noun or verb....
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Use PowerShell Default Parameter Values to Simplify Scripts
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and guest blogger Dave Moravec talks about using default parameter values to simplify Windows PowerShell scripts.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, our...
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PowerTip: Examine the Value of PowerShell Default Parameter Values
Summary: Learn how to check to see what, if any, default Windows PowerShell parameter values are in effect. How can I quickly check to see in Windows PowerShell is using any default parameter values?...
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Use Oracle ODP.NET and PowerShell to Simplify Data Access
Summary: Guest blogger and Windows PowerShell Guru Klaus Schulte talks about using Oracle ODP.NET and Windows PowerShell to simplify data access to Oracle databases.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson,...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Identify ODBC Drivers on Windows 8
Summary: Learn how to use a simple Windows PowerShell cmdlet to identify ODBC drivers on your computer running Windows 8. How can I get a listing of ODBC drivers on my laptop running Windows 8? Use...
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Use Hidden WMI Classes and PowerShell to Discover HID Info
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using two WMI classes from the root\wmi namespace to reveal additional HID hardware information.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here....
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PowerTip: How Long Does It Take to Document PowerShell 3.0
Summary: Learn how long it will take to document every cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0. If I write a blog post every day, and I spend one day on each Windows PowerShell cmdlet (cim function), how long...
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Use the PowerShell Best Practices Module to Configure Servers
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Best Practices module to audit configuration of servers.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, tonight...
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PowerTip: Find the Top 10 Most-Utilized PowerShell Verbs
Summary: Learn how to find the top 10 most-utilized Windows PowerShell verbs. How can I find out the top 10 Windows PowerShell verbs? Use the Get-Command cmdlet and select all of the verbs. Next, group...
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Use PowerShell to Create a Holiday Snow Person
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell here-strings to create an ASCII holiday snow person.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 to Find an IP Address
Summary: Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to display the IP address. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to display IP address...
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