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PowerTip: Find Current Directory in PowerShell
Summary: Easily find the current directory in Windows PowerShell. How can I return a path object that contains information about the current working directory in Windows PowerShell? Use the $pwd...
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Favorite PowerShell Tips and Tricks
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about Windows PowerShell tips and tricks from the Charlotte User Group meeting.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last week was a special...
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PowerTip: Find User's Home Directory in PowerShell
Summary: Find the path to the current user's home directory in Windows PowerShell. How can I easily find the current user's home directory for a script I am writing? Use the $home automatic variable:PS...
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Use PSReadLine for More Efficient PowerShell Console
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, presents a tip from the Charlotte User Group meeting about using PSReadLine.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One really big tip that came out...
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PowerTip: Retrieve Last Token Received by PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to retrieve the last token that was received by Windows PowerShell. How can I retrieve the last token received by Windows PowerShell? Use the $$ automatic variable:PS C:\> notepad...
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PowerShell Tips and Tricks: Extended History
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a module that provides extended command history.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that came up during the Charlotte...
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Profiles
Summary: Learn how to easily find Windows PowerShell profiles. How can I Question: You want to find the path to Windows PowerShell profiles? Use the $Profile automatic variable, but pipe the output to...
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Select History Via PowerShell Out-Gridview
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his tips and tricks series by talking about select Windows PowerShell commands via Out-GridView.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One...
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PowerTip: Better Way to View PowerShell Help
Summary: Learn a better way to view Windows PowerShell Help. I like the Windows PowerShell Help files, but I do not like trying to read them in the Windows PowerShell console window. What...
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It’s Not Too Late to Learn PowerShell
Summary: Ed Wilson talks about learning Windows PowerShell.It seems that there are always new technologies. It is hard to keep up with them, and it is hard to predict which ones are even worth the time...
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PowerShell Tips and Tricks: Using Default Parameter Values
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using default Windows PowerShell parameter values.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The last thing I want to talk about from the tips...
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PowerTip: Examine Default PowerShell Parameter Values
Summary: Examine default Windows PowerShell parameter values. How can I check to see if I have enabled any default Windows PowerShell parameter values? Check the value of the $PSDefaultParameterValues...
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Weekend Scripter: An Ideal PowerShell Schedule for Ignite
Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP and Scripting Wife, Teresa Wilson, creates her ideal schedule for Ignite 2015 in Chicago.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I decided to turn over the...
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PowerTip: Keep Up with Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog
Summary: Easily keep up with Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. How can I easily keep up with Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts? Install the Scripting Guys app on your Windows Smart Phone. It is in the...
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Anatomy of a PowerShell DSC Resource
Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, talks about the anatomy of a Windows PowerShell DSC resource.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is Part 1 of a two-part series...
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PowerTip: Identify Location of PowerShell Providers
Summary: Identify the location of Windows PowerShell providers. How can I find where the Windows PowerShell providers on my system come from? Use the Get-PSProvider Windows PowerShell cmdlet, and...
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Write TargetResource Functions for PowerShell DSC
Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, talks about writing Get, Set, and Test TargetResource functions for DSC.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Microsoft PFE and Honorary...
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PowerTip: Convert PowerShell Path to Standard Path
Summary: Convert a Windows PowerShell path to a standard path. How can I convert a Windows PowerShell registry provider path to a standard registry path? Use the Convert-Path cmdlet, for...
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Use Windows PowerShell to Parse RSS Feeds
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse RSS feeds.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I welcome recent Windows PowerShell MVP and...
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PowerTip: Test URI with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to test a URI. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily test if I can reach a URI? Use the Test-Uri function from the Windows PowerShell Cookbook module, for...
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