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PowerTip: Find WMI Parent Class with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find a WMI parent class. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find what parent class a particular WMI class derives from? Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet, and...
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Combine PowerShell Remoting and CIM
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about combining Windows PowerShell remoting and CIM.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Remove All CIM Sessions
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to remove all CIM sessions. How can I use Windows PowerShell to delete all the CIM sessions I have created? Use the Get-CIMSession cmdlet to retrieve all...
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Weekend Scripter: Oh No! Oh Wait...PowerShell for the Win!
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to clean up an impossible document.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sometimes I just cringe. It is a reflex...
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PowerTip: Save CSV Data and Maintain Unicode Encoding
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to save data as a CSV file and maintain the Unicode encoding. How can I use Windows PowerShell to save my data as a CSV file but ensure that it is saved as Unicode? Make...
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create Users in Active Directory
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to read a CSV file and create users in Active Directory.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday in Oh...
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PowerTip: Return Specific Number of Letters from String
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to return a specific number of letters from a string. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily to retrieve the first two letters from a string? Use the SubString...
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Find and Use Windows PowerShell Providers
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about finding and using Windows PowerShell providers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I recently heard a Windows PowerShell MVP say that understanding the Windows...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Providers
Summary: Learn how to find Windows PowerShell providers and their capabilities. How can I find what Windows PowerShell providers I have on my system? Use the Get-PSProvider cmdlet.Note Beginning with...
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Location, Location, Location in PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about managing locations in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t understand what is the big deal with Get-Location. I mean, I can look and...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Cmdlets and Synopsis
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find cmdlets and their associated synopsis. How can I easily find a list of specific Windows PowerShell cmdlets and their associated meanings? Use the Get-Command...
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Using Named Location Stacks in PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using named location stacks in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! If I need to move around in two types of locations, how would I do it?...
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PowerTip: Display Locations Stored on Stack
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display locations stored on the default stack. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the locations that are stored on my default location stack? Use the –Stack...
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Using Transactions with PowerShell Registry Provider
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using transactions with the Windows PowerShell Registry provider. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking at the various providers and their...
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PowerTip: Set Default Location Stack with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to set your default location stack. How can I use Windows PowerShell to set the default for some named location stacks that I created? Use the Set-Location cmdlet and...
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Use PowerShell to Move User Files and Update Registry
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to move user files and update the registry. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to move a bunch of user files from their local...
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PowerTip: Roll Back Active PowerShell Transaction
Summary: Learn how to roll back an active Windows PowerShell transaction. I started a transaction to modify the registry on my computer running Windows 8.1, but something failed, and I want...
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Weekend Scripter: Scripting Guys Ignite Booth Schedule
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about the Scripting Guys booth schedule.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is that time of year again. Conference time. TechEd North...
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PowerTip: Determine if Property is Member of Object
Summary: Determine if a property is a member of an object in Windows PowerShell. How can I determine if a specific property is actually a member of an object in my Windows PowerShell script? Use the...
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Weekend Scripter: My First PowerShell Summit
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, talks about his first Windows PowerShell Summit.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Wow! What a week...or part of a week. Windows PowerShell...
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