PowerTip: Find Information about PowerShell Errors
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find information about Windows PowerShell errors. How can I find more information about a specific error when I look at the $error automatic variable? The $error...
View Article2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #3
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using standard folders in his review of the 2014 Winter Windows PowerShell Scripting Games.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find User Profile Path
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the user profile path. How can I easily get information about the folder and path to the profile for a currently signed-in user? Use the Env: PowerShell drive,...
View Article2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #4
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his Scripting Games 2014 wrap up with a discussion of error and verbose message streams.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Things are...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Status of PowerShell Preference Variables
Summary: Easily find the status of Windows PowerShell Preference variables. How can I see the preference settings that I can change with Windows PowerShell? Look at variables that contain the word...
View Article2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #5
Summary: Microsoft Scripting guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Switch statement to clean up script in a wrap up of the 2014 Winter Scripting Games.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed...
View ArticlePowerTip: Personalize Your Copy of PowerShell
Summary: Easily add your user name to your Windows PowerShell console window. I often start multiple Windows PowerShell consoles with different credentials. To avoid getting confused, how can...
View Article2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #6
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, wraps up the 2014 Winter Scripting Games and talks about parameter validation.Weekend Scripter: Parameter ValidationMicrosoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is...
View ArticlePowerTip: Get the Latest PowerShell Help
Summary: Learn how to get the latest Windows PowerShell Help online. I do not have Admin rights so I cannot update my local Windows PowerShell Help. How can I access the latest updated Help...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Pin PowerShell Script to Start Screen
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about pinning a Windows PowerShell script to the Windows 8.1 Start screen.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, the Scripting...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Start Apps
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily find start apps. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find a particular app amid the clutter of small app icons on my Windows 8.1 device?...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to Migrate DHCP Servers: Part 1
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Ian Farr, talks about using Windows PowerShell to migrate DHCP servers.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we welcome back guest blogger, Ian Farr.Episode 1: A...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display DHCP Addresses
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display DHCP addresses in Windows 8. How can I use Windows PowerShell on my computer running Windows 8 to find IPV4 addresses that are supplied by DHCP? Use...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to Migrate DHCP Servers: Part 2
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Ian Farr, continues his quest to use Windows PowerShell to migrate DHCP servers.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Ian Farr is back today. You should read the first...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Count Hops to Server
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to count hops to a server. On my computer running running Windows 8.1, how can I use Windows PowerShell to verify the number of hops to my server? Use the...
View ArticleApply Common PowerShell Concepts to Configuration Manager
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Heath Stewart, talks about applying common Windows PowerShell concepts to Configuration Manager.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we welcome guest blogger,...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find All PowerShell Providers
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find providers on your system. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find all the Windows PowerShell providers on my system and what drives might be exposed?...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Set Configuration Manager Properties
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Heath Lawson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to set advanced properties in Configuration Manager.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Back today is Heath Lawson....
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Network Adapters for all Virtual Machines
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the network adapter names for all virtual machines. How can I use Windows PowerShell on my laptop running Windows 8.1 to find the name of the network...
View ArticleUse WMI and PowerShell to Create Collection Query Rules
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Heath Lawson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to create collection query rules.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Heath Lawson is back with us today for...
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