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Learn to Use the PowerShell Variable: Drive
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Variable: drive. Hey, Scripting Guy! What is a Variable: drive? It sounds somewhat “iffy.”—AS Hello AS,Microsoft...
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PowerTip: Easily Find the Value of a PowerShell Variable
Summary: Learn how to return only the value of a Windows PowerShell variable. How can I use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to return only the value of a particular variable? Use the Get-Variable cmdlet,...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Find Dynamic Parameters
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to discover dynamic parameters for his favorite cmdlets.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I submitted my...
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PowerTip: Find Renamed PowerShell 3.0 Cmdlets
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to find renamed cmdlets. You recently discovered that a cmdlet you had used on Windows Server 2008 R2 has been renamed in Windows...
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Weekend Scripter: Playing Around with PowerShell Modules
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about discovering cool information by playing around with Windows PowerShell modules.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the weekend...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Disabled Features in Windows 8
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find disabled Windows features in Windows 8. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.) in Windows 8 to find disabled Windows features? Use the Get-WindowsOptionalFeature...
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Understanding PowerShell and Basic String Formatting
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about understanding Windows PowerShell and basic string formatting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am really confused. It seems that at times you pull off some...
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PowerTip: Display the Date in Month, Day, Year Format
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to display the date in a month, day, and two-digit year format. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the date in a month, day, and two-digit number...
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Use PowerShell to Format Strings with Composite Formatting
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to specify composite formatting to format strings. Hey, Scripting Guy! Often I need to create an output string that is...
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PowerTip: Create a Sortable Date with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily create a sortable date. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create an ISO 8601 standard sortable date time-stamp for my logging solution? Use the Sortable...
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Use PowerShell and Conditional Formatting to Format Numbers
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell and conditional formatting to format numbers. Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the big problems I have when it comes to using...
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PowerTip: Display the Value of Pi to Three Decimal Places
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the value of Pi to three decimal places. How can I display the value of Pi to three decimal places by using conditional formatting to avoid rounding numbers...
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Use PowerShell and Conditional Formatting to Format Dates
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and conditional formatting to control the format of dates. Hey, Scripting Guy! I know that Windows PowerShell has made...
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PowerTip: Use UNIX Date Formatting in PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to use UNIX date formatting in Windows PowerShell. How can I use my prior knowledge of UNIX date formatting to specify dates in Windows PowerShell?Use the Get-Date cmdlet and the...
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Use PowerShell and Conditional Formatting to Format Time Spans
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and conditional formatting to discover and format time spans. Hey, Scripting Guy! What is a time span, and why would I want to use one? Just sayin'…—JR...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find the Number of Seconds in Three Days
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find the number of seconds in three days. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find how many seconds are in three days without diving into a bunch of...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell and Custom Time Span Format Strings
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and custom time span format strings to display lapsed time.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell in to Find Running Tasks
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to find running scheduled tasks. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to find...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Configure a New Laptop
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to configure a new laptop.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. WooHoo! My new laptop arrived. Oh, no…I now have...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Identify SSD
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find a solid-state drive (SSD). How can I use Windows PowerShell to find computers that have a solid-state drive (SSD)? In Windows 8, use the Get-Disk function, and...
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