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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Only Directories
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to show all directories. How can I use Windows PowerShell to list ONLY directories in a folder structure? Use Get-ChildItem on the target folder and specify...
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Weekend Scripter: Build a Clock Widget by Using PowerShell and WPF
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Windows PowerShell to build a clock widget.Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Here's a bit about me:Boe...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Known Colors
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to find all known colors on your computer. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find known colors on my computer and their hex representations? Use the Add-Type cmdlet as...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 1
Summary: Discover Windows PowerShell cmdlets and modules in Windows Server 2012 R2 for networking. Hey, Scripting Guy! I used to use netsh.exe to try to automate my server configurations. I can deal...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get List of Network Teams
Summary: Learn how to use the NetSwitchTeam module in Windows PowerShell to list network teams. How can I use Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 R2 to list all the network teams? Use the...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 2
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to enable, disable, and configure firewall rules in Windows Server 2012 R2. Hey, Scripting Guy!I see there are some new Windows PowerShell cmdlets for managing the...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Firewall Rules
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list firewall rules configured in Windows Server 2012 R2. How can I use Windows PowerShell to show the inbound firewall rules in Windows Server 2012 R2 that are...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 3
Summary: Use PowerShell to identify and disable network adapters in Windows Server 2012 R2. Hey, Scripting Guy!I would love to know if there is an easy way to work with my physical adapters in a...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Rename Network Adapter
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to rename network adapters in Windows Server 2012 R2. Is there a way to use Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 R2 to rename a network adapter? Use the...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 4
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to work with IP addresses in Windows Server 2012 R2. Hey, Scripting Guy!Now that we have Windows PowerShell cmdlets to use throughout Windows Server 2012 R2, is there...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get IP Addresses
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to retrieve IP addresses. Is there a way to use Windows PowerShell to check IP addresses without use IPconfig? In Windows Server 2012 R2, use the new Get-NetIPAddress...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 5
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to work with IP addresses and DNS. Hey, Scripting Guy!How can I add the DNS settings to the network adapter in Windows Server 2012 R2? I’m a little lost on this one.—RJ...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get DNS Settings
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to retrieve local DNS server addresses. With IPconfig, I used to pipe output to the FIND command to filter only DNS information. Is there a better way to do...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 6
Summary: Manage DHCP server settings in Windows Server 2012 R2 with Windows PowerShell.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. This weekend, I’m getting a little geeky. I’m going to continue...
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PowerTip: List DHCP Server Clients with PowerShell
Summary: Use the DHCP server cmdlets in Windows Server 2012 R2 to show current clients. How can I use Windows PowerShell to show my current DHCP server clients? Use the Get-DHCPServerv4scope and...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 7
Summary: Manage DNS server settings with Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 R2.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. Our final part of the Windows PowerShell Network Week series has...
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PowerTip: List Contents of DNS Zone with PowerShell
Summary: Use the DNS server cmdlets in Windows Server 2012 R2 to show contents of a zone. I used to take screenshots and print screens to document my DNS server zones. Can I do this with Windows...
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Windows 8.1 and the Land of Forgotten Modules: Part 1
Summary: Explore and discover the additional Windows PowerShell modules in Windows 8.1.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here this week to have a little interesting fun. We’re going to dive...
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PowerTip: Update Windows Defender with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell cmdlets in Windows 8.1 to update the antivirus definitions. How can I use Windows PowerShell, rather than navigating the GUI, to force updates for Windows Defender? In...
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Windows 8.1 and the Land of Forgotten Modules: Part 2
Summary: Explore and discover the additional Windows PowerShell modules in Windows 8.1.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here this week to go where no Scripter has boldly gone before! Into the...
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