Automating DiskPart with Windows PowerShell: Part 5
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to build scripts to automate DiskPart. Hey, Scripting Guy! Can we build a DISKPART script to automatically format USB drives as bootable?—SH Hello SH,Honorary Scripting...
View ArticlePowerTip: Capture Console Application Data with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to capture console application data. How can I parse the output from a console application by using Windows PowerShell?Run the application as normal, but assign it to a...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Creating ACLs for Windows Azure Endpoints—Part 1 of 2
Summary: Windows networking engineer, James Kehr, discusses using Windows Azure cmdlets to create endpoint ACLs.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This weekend we have a two-part series from...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Parse Text Files
Summary: Quickly search files for text with Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly search text files for a string? Use the Select-String cmdlet and supply a path and a pattern....
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Creating ACLs for Windows Azure Endpoints—Part 2 of 2
Summary: Windows networking engineer, James Kehr, continues talking about how to us Windows Azure cmdlets to create endpoint ACLs.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest...
View ArticlePowerTip: Display Progress Bar with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to display a progress bar by using Windows PowerShell. How can I easily display a progress bar by using Windows PowerShell? Use the Write-Progress cmdlet:for ($i = 1; $i -le 100;...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps: Part 1
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 to Resize Partitions
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 to resize partitions. How can I easily resize partitions in Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 by using Windows PowerShell 3.0?...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps: Part 2
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Current PowerShell Error Action Preference
Summary: Learn how to discover your current error action preference in Windows PowerShell.How can I see the current value for my error action preference in Windows PowerShell? Look at the value of the...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps: Part 3
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share...
View ArticlePowerTip: Sort Objects Based on a Particular Property
Summary: Learn how to use the Sort-Object Windows PowerShell cmdlet to sort on a specific property. How can I sort a collection of Windows PowerShell objects without using the default property? Use the...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps: Part 4
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share...
View ArticlePowerTip: Customize Table Headings with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to create a custom table heading by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display a table if the default property name is confusing? Use a hash table to...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps: Part 5
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share...
View ArticlePowerTip: Control Text-File Encoding with PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to control text-file encoding with Windows PowerShell. How can I ensure that a file is encoded with Unicode when I write to it? Use the Out-File cmdlet, and specify the appropriate...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Remoting the Cloud with Windows Azure and PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft senior technical evangelist, Keith Mayer, talks about remoting the cloud with Windows Azure and Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have guest...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Dependent Services
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find services that depend on each other. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find dependent services?Use the Get-Service cmdlet and specify the service name...
View ArticleRemoting the Implicit Way
Summary: Guest blogger, June Blender, talks about how to use Windows PowerShell implicit remoting.Today we welcome June Blender, senior programming writer for Windows Azure Active Directory. Take it...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Run a Command on a Remote Server
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to run a command on a remote server. How can I run a command on a remote server by using Windows PowerShell Remoting? Use the Invoke-Command cmdlet, specify...
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