Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell for Conditional User Profile Removal
Summary: Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, talks about how to use Windows PowerShell to perform conditional user profile removal.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we are lucky to have guest...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create a Computer Restore Point
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create a computer restore point. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a computer restore point? Use the Checkpoint-Computer cmdlet and specify a...
View ArticleDetermine Pending Reboot Status—PowerShell Style! Part 1
Summary: Guest blogger, Brian Wilhite, talks about using Windows PowerShell to determine pending reboot status.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the first of a two-part series...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create Future Dates
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a date in the future. How can I easily create dates in the future? Use the Get-Date cmdlet and add days to it:(Get-Date).adddays(2)
View ArticleDetermine Pending Reboot Status—PowerShell Style! Part 2
Summary: Guest blogger, Brian Wilhite, talks about using Windows PowerShell to detect a server that is in pending reboot status.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the conclusion...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display User Rights to File Volume
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display user rights to a file volume. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display access to an NTFS volume? Use the Get-Acl cmdlet and expand the Access...
View ArticleTranslate VBScript into PowerShell—Not!
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about translating VBScript script into Windows PowerShell, and he says it is not a very good idea. Hey, Scripting Guy! I love VBScript. I know, I...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 CIM Class to Find Logical Disk Info
Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell 3.0 CIM classes to easily find detailed information about logical disks. How can I use the Windows PowerShell 3.0 CIM classes to easily find detailed information...
View ArticleTranslate Active Directory VBScript into PowerShell—Not Me!
Summary: Don’t translate old VBScript scripts that search Active Directory—instead use the Active Directory cmdlets from the RSAT. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this script that I use for auditing Active...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find All AD DS Users
Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet from the RSAT to find all users in Active Directory Domain Services. How can I easily find all users in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)? Use the...
View ArticleCreate a New Virtual Machine with PowerShell: Part 1
Summary: Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, begins a three-part series about creating new virtual machines.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Add Drive to Virtual Machine
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to add a new hard disk drive to a virtual machine on Hyper-V. How can I to add another hard drive to my virtual machine? Use the Add-VMHardDiskDrive cmdlet with the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Find Auto-Connect Wireless Networks
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to identify auto-connect wireless networks in Windows 8.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about traveling around is that I am...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Information about Network Adapters with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8 to find information about network adapters. In Windows 8, how can I find information about network adapters? Use the Get-NetAdapter function:Get-NetAdapter
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Manage Auto-Connect Wireless Networks
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to manage auto-connect wireless networks in Windows 8.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am going to continue my blog about working with auto-connect...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find IP Config of Adapter
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8 to find the IP configuration of a specifically named IP adapter. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8 to easily find the IP address...
View Article2013 Scripting Games Wrap-Up
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the 2013 Scripting Games.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, the 2013 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games are over. Now the task...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Files Modified During a Date Range by Using PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find files that were modified during a specific date range. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find all files modified during a specific date range? Use the...
View ArticleScripting Wife Shares her Ideal TechEd Europe 2013 Schedule
SUMMARY: The Scripting Wife goes through the Session builder for TechEd Europe 2013 and selects her whatif sessions. It is time for TechEd Europe 2013. I am super duper excited as this will be my first...
View ArticleTranslate a VBScript Event Log Script to PowerShell, Dude...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about translating a VBScript script that queries the Windows Event logs directly into Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! Dude! I have this way...
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