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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell classes to augment the native functionality of Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It seems like the conference season is gearing up. Keep an eye on my upcoming appearances page so hopefully...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the need to use .NET Framework classes from within Windows PowerShell code. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I had a great meeting with the Windows PowerShell Users Group in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was...

Summary : Refer to this list of frequently asked questions to learn about the 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This has been an exciting couple of weeks with the announcement of the 2012 Scripting Games and Windows PowerShell Saturday event in...

Summary : Learn how to use Tab Expansion in the Windows PowerShell ISE to avoid using cmdlet aliases and to add complete parameter names in commands. Hey, Scripting Guy! I spend a decent amount of time working with scripts, and I would like to learn how to use the Windows PowerShell ISE more effectively...

Summary : Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell ISE more effectively by leveraging keyboard shortcuts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am the network administrator for a large company, and we have to go through very rigorous testing before we can download and install software on our servers. This requirement...

Summary : Learn about using the Windows PowerShell ISE to edit scripts, and to modify the script execution policy in this step-by-step blog. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I was following your blog yesterday about typing long commands inside the Windows PowerShell ISE , and I saved my work...

Summary : Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell ISE to work with long commands and make things easier to understand. Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t get the purpose of the Windows PowerShell ISE. I mean, we have the Windows PowerShell console, and most of the time, all I am doing is typing a few...

Summary : The 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games Study Guide is a great resource that points to important sources for learning Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The 2012 Scripting Games happen April 2 – April 13, 2012, and they will test skills that are...

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Summary : The All Links on One Page for the 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games is essential for monitoring the latest information about the games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games begin on April 2, 2012, and they run through April 13...

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, further optimizes the Windows PowerShell script he presented earlier this week. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu. Georges presented a script three days ago to gather Windows services information in an Excel...

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, further optimizes the Windows PowerShell script that he presented in his previous two blogs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu. Georges presented a script two days ago to gather Windows services information...

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, optimizes the Windows PowerShell script he presented yesterday. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu. Georges presented a script yesterday to gather Windows services information in an Excel spreadsheet. Although...

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, opens his security assessment toolbox to discuss a Windows PowerShell script he uses to look at Windows services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu . Georges is one of my best friends, and I had a chance to...

Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys formally announce the 2012 Scripting Games featuring Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. It must be spring—at least in the Charlotte, North Carolina area in the United States. Last week, I had the 2012 Scripting Games kick off...

Summary : Create a Windows PowerShell function that accepts pipelined input and creates a variable length underline that uses various characters. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I really enjoy doing is reading the comments that are posted by various people on the Hey...

Summary : Guest blogger, Tim Bolton, shares a real world story that brings home the need to learn Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here, and it’s time for the Weekend Scripter. Today we have a guest blogger, Tim Bolton. Tim Bolton has been involved in the IT Pro...

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Norman Drews, shows how to use the Active Directory cmdlets and the Exchange cmdlets to clean up distribution groups. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome our guest blogger, Norman Drews. Norman is a Microsoft PFE, and I had the privilege to meet with him when...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to parse XML-formatted Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 audit reports. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. The search results that return from the New-AdminAuditLogSearch cmdlet are pretty useless. Looking at all that...

Summary : Learn how to use a new Exchange Server 2010 cmdlet to audit via Windows PowerShell changes made to the server. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am not sure this is a scripting question, but I need help, and you seem to like to help people. In fact, if you cannot help me, I might be looking for a new...

Summary : Learn how to gain access to the Get-ExCommand Exchange command while in an implicit remote Windows PowerShell session. Hey, Scripting Guy! I liked your idea about connecting remotely to Windows PowerShell on an Exchange Server. The problem is that I do not know all of the cmdlet names. When...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to run Exchange Server 2010 commands remotely by using implicit remoting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am having a problem with Exchange Server 2010. I have Windows PowerShell 2.0 installed on the server, but I am unable to connect and to do anything with it...

Summary : Learn how to use the free PoshWSUS Windows PowerShell module to administer your WSUS server. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We wrap up the weekend and the week with guest blogger, Boe Prox. In case you missed them, here are links for Boe’s blogs: Day 1: Introduction...

Summary : Guest blogger, Boe Prox, discusses the development of the free Windows PowerShell module that he wrote to manage WSUS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we are celebrating our 2000 th Hey, Scripting Guy! blog. I think that in the spirit of community, it is appropriate that...

Summary : Learn how to use the WSUS Update Scope with Windows PowerShell to get update status information for client computers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. What a week. Boe Prox has certainly been sharing quite a bit of Windows PowerShell goodness. In case you have missed them, here...