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Weekend Scripter: Backup and Remove Old ADMs
Summary: Two Microsoft PFEs talk about a couple of functions to back up and remove old ADMs by using a Windows PowerShell function.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back to two PFEs...
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PowerTip: Find the Start Mode and Startup Account for Services
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the start mode and startup account used by services. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the startup account and the start mode of services on my system?...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell for ADM Cleanup—The Exciting Conclusion
Summary: Two Microsoft PFEs conclude their three-part series on cleaning up old ADM files from AD DS.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the conclusion of a three-part series...
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PowerTip: Find Your Personal PowerShell Aliases
Summary: Learn how to find your personally created Windows PowerShell aliases. I need a way to identify personally created Windows PowerShell aliases. How can I easily do this? When creating a custom...
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Use PowerShell and a Web Service to Find Holidays
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to find the date for a specific holiday by using a web service. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I guess you hear...
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PowerTip: Keep Output from Scrolling Off the PowerShell Console
Summary: Learn how to keep content from scrolling off the Windows PowerShell console. How can I keep content from scrolling off the Windows PowerShell console and, instead, display content a page at a...
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Use a PowerShell Function to See If a Command Exists
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, writes a Windows PowerShell function to see if a command exists before calling the command.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This Thursday,...
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PowerTip: Change PowerShell to Display More Info by Default
Summary: Change Windows PowerShell so that it will display more information by default. I pipe information and select certain properties, but the information in my table is truncated. Using Autosize or...
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Use PowerShell to Find Servers that Need a Reboot
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find servers that need to be rebooted. Hey, Scripting Guy! My boss is a Falstaff sort of character, but every once...
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PowerTip: Turn Off PowerShell Module Autoload
Summary: Learn how to turn off Windows PowerShell module auto-loading. I want to disable the Windows PowerShell 3.0 module automatic loading of modules. How do I do this? Set the value of the...
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Use PowerShell to Perform an Orderly Shutdown of a Server Running Hyper-V
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to shut down all virtual machines on a server running Hyper-V prior to shutting down the server. Hey, Scripting Guy!...
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PowerTip: Count the Number of Commands Exposed by Imported Modules
Summary: Learn how to count the number of commands exposed by imported Windows PowerShell modules. I want to know how many commands are available through the modules I have imported into my current...
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Use PowerShell to Find Installed Video Codecs on Windows 8
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find installed video codecs on Windows 8. Hey, Scripting Guy! Dude, I am in trouble. Big time! Last week, I...
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PowerTip: Find Dynamic Parameters for Certain PowerShell Providers
Summary: Learn how to find out about dynamic parameters for certain Windows PowerShell providers. How can I easily find out about parameters that are added to cmdlets when they are used with a specific...
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Weekend Scripter: Creating a Sample Log File by Using PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to create sample textual log output by using Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it is the weekend. It seems...
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PowerTip: Easily Send Output to Both the PowerShell Console and a Variable
Summary: Learn how to send output to both the Windows PowerShell console and to a variable. How can I easily send Windows PowerShell output to both the console and to a variable? Use the Tee-Object...
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Weekend Scripter: Two Way-Cool PowerShell Text File Tricks: Tail and Wait
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about two way-cool new Windows PowerShell parameters: Tail and Wait.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some things in Windows PowerShell are...
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PowerTip: Learn About PowerShell Format Files
Summary: Learn about Windows PowerShell format files. Where can I get good information about the various *format.ps1xml files that Windows PowerShell uses? On Windows PowerShell 3.0, after you have...
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Use PowerShell to Find Windows 8 Modern App Updates
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find information about Windows 8 Modern App updates. Hey, Scripting Guy! I love my Windows 8 laptop, and I also love...
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PowerTip: Get a Quick Update on Event Log Status via PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a quick event log status update. How can I quickly obtain a status update on my event logs? Things such as the retention policy, overflow action, and numbers of...
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