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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about performing variable substitution inside a Windows PowerShell script block. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to create a command. The command contains variables that I would like to assign prior to creating the command. However, when I get to...

Summary : Bruce Payette talks about how to remove a module that has been loaded into your Windows PowerShell environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will not have our usual PowerTip . Instead we have excerpts from seven books from Manning Press. In addition, each blog...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVPs, Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks, show the flexibility and the power of Windows PowerShell objects. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will not have our usual PowerTip . Instead we have excerpts from seven books from Manning Press. In addition...

Summary : Guest blogger, Mike Robbins, talks about using Windows PowerShell to manage Dell AppAssure. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest blogger, Mike Robbins, returns today to share his experience. You can also read previous blogs by Mike . Mike Robbins is a senior systems engineer...

Summary: The Scripting Wife reviews various community resources for learning Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the weekend and today we have a special guest blogger. She probably will not directly answer any specific questions about a script, nor will she solve...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to easily update Windows PowerShell type data by using a built-in cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the Scripting Wife and I are heading back to Charlotte, North Carolina. We were in Raleigh, North Carolina, so...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the simplified Foreach syntax in Windows PowerShell 3.0 and provides guidance on when to use which syntax. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I finally had a bit of time to get some stuff done that I had been needing to do, such as...

Summary : Learn how to use advanced features in the Windows PowerShell Get-Help cmdlet to quickly find PowerShell Help information. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It seems that my schedule keeps getting fuller. Tonight is the Windows PowerShell User Group in Charlotte . We will be having...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using the new Windows PowerShell redirectioin operators to add flexibility to a script. Hey, Scripting Guy! There is something about Windows PowerShell that I don’t get. Normally, I can use the redirection arrows to write to a text file...

Summary : Windows PowerShell 3.0 introduces the PSDefaultParameterValues automatic variable, which permits creating custom default values. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Life is returning to normal—at least for this week. Next week, the Scripting Wife and I head north where I will...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using a preference variable to provide detailed Windows PowerShell command lifecycle information. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This has certainly been an interesting Windows PowerShell week. Yes indeed, it has been a fine Windows...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about identifying what a Windows PowerShell module exposes to the user. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This is it; today is the day for Windows PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. If you are in the area of the Microsoft...

Summary : Learn how to use the updatable Help feature in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is June Blender. June Blender is a senior programming writer on the Windows PowerShell team at Microsoft, an avid Windows PowerShell user, and a passionate...

Summary : Guest blogger, Jason Walker, discusses finding the right Windows PowerShell cmdlet for the job. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the preview for Jason Walker’s presentation for PowerShell Saturday #002 coming to Charlotte, NC on September 15, 2012. Jason...

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Chris Weaver, talks about creating loading and using Windows PowerShell modules. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Chris Weaver is going to share a preview of his presentation for Windows PowerShell Saturday on September 15 in Charlotte NC. Hope you are planning...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares his top five Windows PowerShell 3.0 tips and tricks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today marks a red letter day. No, we have not yet sold out Windows PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina (but we are really close). And...

Summary : PowerTip for counting the number of cmdlets in your Windows PowerShell installation Question : How many cmdlets are available in a default Windows PowerShell 3.0 installation in Windows 8? Answer : 403 Question : How did you find out how many cmdlets are available in the default Windows...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows Powershell transcript tool to keep track of commands that are run in a session. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am busting out all over and I hardly know where to begin. Suffice it to say that TechReady 15 in...

Summary : Guest blogger, Jason Hofferle, talks about the basics of Windows PowerShell remoting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week I am in Seattle, Washington presenting at Microsoft TechReady 15. I have been talking to Jason for some time, and I thought that now would be a great...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses the top five things a normal user might need to use Windows PowerShell to do. Hey, Scripting Guy! What good is Windows PowerShell to a normal Windows User? —GK Hello GK, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, describes Windows PowerShell to four types of users—everything from IT Pros to their moms. Hey, Scripting Guy! What is Windows PowerShell? —CL Hello CL, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last week, at Microsoft...

Summary : Guest blogger, Mike F. Robbins, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to work with Backup Exec. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger, Mike F. Robbins. In this blog, Mike illustrates Windows PowerShell techniques for working with Symantec’s Backup...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to compute MD5 hashes and find files changed in a folder. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder and I would like to detect if files within it have changed. I do not want to write a script to parse file sizes and dates modified because that seems to be a...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches how to use a Windows PowerShell module to simplify your profile. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem and I hope you can provide some answers. My Windows PowerShell profile is, I guess, a bit excessive. I have a function that customizes my Windows...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use a central file to simplify configuring your Windows PowerShell profile. Hey, Scripting Guy! So can you tell me without all the chatter, what is the best way to create a single Windows PowerShell profile? I don’t want to hear about...