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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to See If WinRM Is Running on Remote Computer
Summary: Learn how to easily use Windows PowerShell to check if WinRM is running on a remote computer. How can I use Windows PowerShell to ensure that WinRM is running and configured on my three remote...
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Use PowerShell DSC to Check Pending Reboot
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and DSC to check a pending reboot.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I started the...
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PowerTip: Check Status of PowerShell Help Files on Remote Computers
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to check the status of Help file updates on remote computers. How can I easily see if the Windows PowerShell Help files are up-to-date on my remote computers? Use the...
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Use PowerShell and DSC to Enable Logging
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and the Desired State Configuration Resource Kit to enable logging.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Dude, a...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Remove Characters in a String
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to remove specific characters in a string. I have a string that includes braces:$a = '{Abcde}' I want to remove the braces, but keep the text string...
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Use PowerShell DSC to Configure Internet Explorer
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Desired State Configuration to configure Internet Explorer on servers.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I decided...
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PowerTip: Change the PowerShell Prompt
Summary: Learn how to shorten the Windows PowerShell prompt. I am concerned that the Windows PowerShell prompt is becoming too long when working with the registry or the file system, and I...
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Weekend Scripter: Why Learn PowerShell?
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about why to learn Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Every once in a while, I am asked, “Why should I learn Windows...
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PowerTip: Find Errors Related to Update-Help
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find errors related to Update-Help. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find if Update-Help is completing successfully on my computer? Use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet and...
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Weekend Scripter: Why upgrade to PowerShell 4.0?
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about why to upgrade to Windows PowerShell 4.0Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am kicking off a week of posts that are written by Windows...
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PowerTip: Get PowerShell Module by Using –FullyQualifiedName Parameter
Summary: Learn how to get a specific Windows PowerShell module by using the –FullyQualifiedName parameter. How can I look at the specific version of a Windows PowerShell module? In Windows PowerShell...
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Upgrade to PowerShell 4.0 Because It Is Easier to Use
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson (aka Scripting Wife), talks about upgrading to Windows PowerShell 4.0 because it is easier to use.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I...
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PowerTip: Replace Characters in String that Is Not Part of Group
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to replace all characters in a string that is not part of a group. How can I use Windows PowerShell to remove all the non-alphabetic characters in the following string?...
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Practical Reasons for Upgrading to PowerShell 4.0
Summary: Guest blogger and Windows PowerShell MVP, Jeff Wouters, provides several practical reasons for upgrading to Windows PowerShell 4.0.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell 4.0 Where Operator to Filter
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 4.0 Where operator to filter results. How can I use a Where operator in Windows PowerShell (without using the pipeline or Where-Object) to filter through...
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My Path to a PowerShell 4.0 Upgrade
Summary: Microsoft IIS MVP, Terri Donahue, talks about her path to upgrading to Windows PowerShell 4.0.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome new guest blogger, Terri Donahue.Microsoft...
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PowerTip: Find If PowerShell DSC Resource is Available
Summary: Learn to find if a Windows PowerShell DSC resource is available. How can I find if the Desired State Configuration resource that I need for a script I found on the Internet is available...
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Number 1 Reason to Upgrade to PowerShell 4.0: Desired State Configuration
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Dave Wyatt, says the number 1 reason to upgrade to Windows PowerShell 4.0 is Desired State Configuration.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, Dave Wyatt,...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Keep Servers Correctly Configured
Summary: How do I keep my servers configured correctly? I can write Windows PowerShell scripts to configure my machines, but how do I enforce these configurations after the script has...
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Weekend Scripter: Team Talk About Why to Upgrade to PowerShell 4.0
Summary: Windows PowerShell program manager, John Slack, talks about upgrading to Windows PowerShell 4.0.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have John Slack, a program manager in the...
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