PowerTip: Customize How PowerShell Displays a Date
Summary: Easily customize the way Windows PowerShell displays a date. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily display the date as day-dash-month-dash-four-digit year? Use the Get-Date cmdlet,specify...
View ArticlePowerShell Workflow for Mere Mortals: Part 3
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson continues his five-part series about Windows PowerShell Workflow. Hey, Scripting Guy! So what’s up with Windows PowerShell workflows and activities? I do not...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Date, Time, and Hour
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display date, time, and hour in 24-hour format. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get the hour of the day in 24-hour format? Use the Get-Date cmdlet and specify the...
View ArticlePowerShell Workflow for Mere Mortals: Part 4
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his five-part series about Windows PowerShell Workflow. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday you talked about Windows PowerShell Workflow activities. But...
View ArticlePowerTip: View PowerShell Console Host Information
Summary: View Windows PowerShell console host information. How can I easily find information about the Windows PowerShell console host? Use the Get-Host cmdlet, and select the RawUI property from the...
View ArticlePowerShell Workflow for Mere Mortals: Part 5
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, concludes his five-part series about Windows PowerShell Workflow. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of commands that I want to run against several remote...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find PowerShell Logging Info
Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve logged information about Windows PowerShell. How can I easily find logged information about Windows PowerShell? Use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet and look...
View ArticleDeciding How to Use PowerShell to Access AD DS
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the decision points for deciding how to use Windows PowerShell to access Active Directory Domain Services. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am a bit...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get BitLocker Recovery Key
Use Windows PowerShell to get the BitLocker recovery key....(read more)
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Install Free PowerShell Remote Server Admin Tools
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about installing the free Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find PowerShell Events and Levels
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find PowerShell related events and levels. How can I find events that are related to Windows PowerShell in the event and diagnostic logs, and see the level for those...
View ArticleAutomating DiskPart with Windows PowerShell: Part 1
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, talks about using Windows Powershell to build scripts to automate DiskPart. Hey, Scripting Guy! I know I can create a bootable USB key by using DiskPart,...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Automate Commands with DiskPart
Summary: Learn how to easily automate commands by using DiskPart.exe. How can I use Windows PowerShell to automatically run DiskPart.exe commands that I use to make bootable keys? Store the commands...
View ArticleAutomating DiskPart with Windows PowerShell: Part 2
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, continues his series about using Windows Powershell to build scripts to automate DiskPart. Hey, Scripting Guy! I saw yesterday that you can use Windows...
View ArticlePowerTip: Show attached USB Drives with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to show attached USB drives. Is there an easy way with Windows PowerShell to show all drives that are connected via USB?Use Get-WMIObject and query...
View ArticleAutomating DiskPart with Windows PowerShell: Part 3
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, continues his series about using Windows PowerShell to build scripts to automate DiskPart. Hey, Scripting Guy! I saw yesterday how you could pull...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get a List of All Volumes
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of all volume drive letters and free space available. How can I use Windows PowerShell to list all the drive letters and free space available? Use...
View ArticleAutomating DiskPart with Windows PowerShell: Part 4
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to build scripts to automate DiskPart. Hey, Scripting Guy! Can we use Windows PowerShell to return information from DiskPart as an object?—SH Hello SH,Honorary Scripting...
View ArticleChanges to TechNet Library Scripting Node
I wanted to make you aware of some changes we’re making to the Scripting node in the Microsoft TechNet Library. Summary The Scripting node in the TechNet Library has been renamed Scripting with...
View ArticlePowerTip: List Physical Drives with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list physical drives. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get a list of physical drives? Use Get-WMIObject, query win32_logicaldisk, and filter with the DriveType...
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