PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display a Routing Table
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display your routing table. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the routing table on my Windows 8.1 laptop? Use the Get-NetRoute function.
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Work with RODC Accounts
Summary: Microsoft premier field engineer, Ian Farr, talks about using Windows PowerShell to work with RODC accounts.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I would like to introduce a new...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to List App Background Task Info
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list app background task information. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find performance information about app background tasks on my laptop running Windows 8.1?...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Your Routing Table
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display your routing table. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the routing table on my Windows 8.1 laptop? Use the Get-NetRoute function.
View ArticleStore PowerShell Profile on SkyDrive
Summary: Guest blogger, JD Platek, talks about storing the Windows PowerShell profile on SkyDrive.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I would like to introduce a new guest blogger....
View ArticlePowerTip: PowerShell One-Liner to Find Short Aliases
Summary: Use this Windows PowerShell one-liner to find one-, two-, three-, and four-letter aliases. How can I use a Windows PowerShell one-liner to find the number of default aliases that are one,...
View ArticleMigrating Host-Named Site Collections
Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE, Chris Weaver, talks about using Windows PowerShell to migrate host-named site collections.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back today to...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Discover Console Colors
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to discover console color assignment. How can I see what colors are assigned in the Windows PowerShell console? Use the Get-Host cmdlet and expand the PrivateData...
View ArticlePowerTip: Debug a Workflow with PowerShell 4.0
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to debug a workflow. How do I set a breakpoint in a Windows PowerShell script workflow? Add the workflow to a script and use Set-PSBreakpoint to set a line...
View Article‘Twas the Night of Before Scripting: Part 1
Summary: Dr. Scripto teaches a non-scripting Administrator to easily create users in Active Directory.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Returning once again to delight us all with a little...
View ArticlePowerTip: Create a Secure Password with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to make a plain text entry into a secure password. Is there a way I can use Windows PowerShell and my working script to make a secure string password without using...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Scripting: Part 2
Summary: Dr. Scripto helps an Admin learn how to easily modify custom attributes in Active Directory.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. If you missed it yesterday, see Sean’s latest video: Just...
View ArticlePowerTip: Set Custom Attributes in Active Directory
Summary: Use the Set-ADUser cmdet to modify custom attributes. How can I use Windows PowerShell to modify a custom attribute in Active Directory? Use the Set-ADUser cmdlet and it’s –add, -replace, and...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Scripting: Part 3
Summary: Dr. Scripto teaches our Admin friend how to find cmdlets in a module and get Help.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. If you missed it yesterday, see Sean’s latest video: Just Script It!...
View ArticleCmdlets Roasting on an Open Fire
Summary: Are there new cmdlets in the Active Directory PowerShell module in Windows Server 2012 R2?Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have an extra guest post from Ian Farr, who...
View ArticlePowerTip: Create Computer Account in Active Directory with PowerShell
Summary: Use the Active Directory module to create a new computer account. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a computer account in Active Directory?To create a new computer called ScriptoPC,...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Scripting: Part 4
Summary: Dr. Scripto shows our Admin friend how to determine which groups a computer is a member of.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. If you missed it, be sure to watch Sean’s video: Just...
View ArticlePowerTip: Show Group Members with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of group members in Active Directory. How can I use Windows PowerShell to regularly show who is in an Active Directory group, for example, Domain Admins?...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Scripting: Part 5
Summary: Tonight, our Admin friend learns to migrate group memberships.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. If you missed it, be sure to watch Sean’s video: Just Script It! Also to catch up with...
View ArticlePowerTip: Add Computer to Security Group with PowerShell
Summary: Use Active Directory PoweShell cmdlets to add a computer to a security group. How can I use Windows PowerShell to add a computer to a security group? Use the Add-ADGroupMember cmdlet, and...
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