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PowerTip: Use PowerShell and WSMan to Obtain Service Info
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell and WSMan to obtain service information about WinRM. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 with WSMan to query service information? Use the Get-WsmanInstance cmdlet and...
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HelpInfoUri, HelpUri, and other Help Mysteries
Summary: Learn about Updatabe Help in Windows PowerShell 3.0.Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson here. Today June Blender is back to tell us about Updatable Help in Windows PowerShell 3.0. Take it away, June…One...
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PowerTip: Supporting Updatable Help
Summary: Find Windows PowerShell modules that support Updatable Help. Which modules support Updatable Help? Modules that have a HelpInfoUri property value support Updatable Help:Get-Module...
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Hey, Dude! Where Are My Methods?
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Richard Siddaway, talks about WMI's missing methods in Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post by Windows...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 to Find WMI Classes
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find WMI classes that create stuff. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find WMI classes that can create stuff? Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet and specify the...
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Weekend Scripter: Use Windows PowerShell to Play Recorded Music
Summary: Use a hash table and an array to run prearranged actions.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney here. I’m filling in for our good friend, Ed again today. I think he’s busy playing some tunes...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Send Beep to Console
Summary: Use the Beep command in Windows PowerShell. How can I send a sound in Windows PowerShell to notify a user if an error occurs in the script? Windows PowerShell can send a Beep to the...
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Weekend Scripter: Using PowerShell to Cook Popcorn for Music
Summary: Leverage Windows PowerShell for some simple on-screen animation.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here. I’m filling in for our good friend, Ed Wilson. Ed got hungry today and asked me to...
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PowerTip: Determine Size of PowerShell Console
Summary: Determine how large your Windows PowerShell console is. How can I see how large my Windows PowerShell console is? Access the WindowSize property from the $Host...
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Adding Array Index Numbers to PowerShell Custom Objects
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about adding array index numbers to Windows PowerShell custom objects. Hey, Scripting Guy! Our software application returns arrays of information....
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PowerTip: Create Array with Five Numbers
Summary: Easily create an array that contains five numbers with Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily create an array that contains five numbers? Use the Range operator and...
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Are You Safe?
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Jeffery Hicks, talks about profiling scripts.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have as our guest blogger, Jeffery Hicks, Windows PowerShell MVP and...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Access Online Help
Summary: Learn how to access online Help easily by using Windows PowerShell. How can I ensure that I am always accessing the latest Help content—even if I suspect my Help file for Windows PowerShell is...
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The Admin’s First Steps: Documenting Servers
Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate the creation of your server documentation. Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I...
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PowerTip: Make Multiple WMI Queries to Remote Machine
Summary: Learn how to make multiple WMI queries to a remote machine more efficient. How can I make running multiple WMI queries against a remote machine more efficient? Create a CIM session with...
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Scripting Wife Talks About the PowerShell Summit
Summary: Guest blogger, Teresa Wilson, talks about the Windows PowerShell Summit.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today the Scripting Wife wants to talk a bit about what the Windows...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Example Code
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find easy-to-use example code. How can I find examples of using Windows PowerShell cmdlets and functions—in particular examples that begin with the verb Get? Use the...
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The PowerShell Summit: Why You Should Care
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the Windows PowerShell summit in Seattle, and why you should care. Hey, Scripting Guy! Can you tell me why I should attend the Windows...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Multiply Strings
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to multiply strings. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display a string a number of times, without doing a lot of typing? Multiply the string:PS C:\> "cat " *5cat...
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A PowerShell Object Lesson: Part One
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the importance of objects when working with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is starting to get rather cold...
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