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PowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8 to Find Driver Information
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows to find detailed driver information. How can I obtain detailed information about a specific driver on my Windows 8 computer by using Windows PowerShell...
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Using the Windows API and Copy-RawItem to Access Sensitive Password Files
Summary: Guest blogger, Chris Campbell, shows how to use the Windows API and Copy-RawItem to access sensitive password files.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog by...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Round a Decimal Number
Summary: Use the [decimal] Windows PowerShell type accelerator to round decimal numbers. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily round a decimal number an integer? Use the Round method from the...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Get Startup Event Log Entries
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to query event logs for entries created during startup.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things...
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PowerTip: Get a List of Installed Troubleshooters
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of installed troubleshooters. How can I get a list of installed troubleshooters on my system by using Windows PowerShell? Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet and...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Get Boot-Up Trace Events
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to get boot-up trace events.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping the last of my...
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PowerTip: Find the Largest Number in a PowerShell Array
Summary: Easily find the largest number in a Windows PowerShell array. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find the largest number in an array of numbers? Pipe the array to the Measure-Object...
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Use PowerShell and a Filter Hash Table to Speed Boot Trace
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using a filter hash table with Windows PowerShell to speed up boot trace parsing. Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t get it. You wrote a script...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Cmdlets that Accept Hash Table Input
Summary: Find Windows PowerShell cmdlets that accept a hash table for input. How can I find what Windows PowerShell cmdlets accept a hash table for input? Use the Get-Command cmdlet, use the...
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Query Multiple WMI Classes but Return One Object with PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to query multiple WMI classes with Windows PowerShell and return a single object. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this script that I have been working...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Check String for a Match
Summary: Learn how to check a string to see if it contains another string. How can I use Windows PowerShell to check a string to see if it contains another string? Use the –Match operator:PS C:\> $a...
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Set Telephone Numbers for All Users in an OU via PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to set office telephone numbers for all users in an organizational unit. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. We just...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Return Random Computer Names
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to return random computer names from Active Directory. How can I easily obtain random computer names in Active Directory for audit purposes? Use the...
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Use PowerShell to Set AD DS Users’ Display Names
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to set the users’ display names in Active Directory Domain Services. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of user names...
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PowerTip: Find Number Elements in a PowerShell Array
Summary: Easily find the number of elements in a Windows PowerShell array. How can I find how many elements are in a Windows PowerShell array? You can find the number of elements in a Windows...
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Use PowerShell to Create First and Last Names for Test Users
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create first and last names in Active Directory for test users. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a test environment set up,...
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PowerTip: Get the Number of Items in a Hash Table
Summary: Learn how to get the number of items in a Windows PowerShell hash table. How can I find the number of key/value pairs that a Windows PowerShell hash table contains? Use the Count property:PS...
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Weekend Scripter: Introducing the PowerShell and WMI Browser
Summary: Guest blogger, Jakob Gottlieb Svendsen, talks about the Windows PowerShell and WMI browser.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post by Jakob Gottlieb...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Status of DirectAccess Connection
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8 to find the status of DirectAccess connection. How can I find the status of a DirectAccess connection in Windows 8 by using Windows PowerShell 3.0? Use the...
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Weekend Scripter: Create Proxy Addresses in Active Directory with PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to automatically create proxy addresses in Active Directory Domain Services by using Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is...
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