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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, adds more power and functionality to the Windows PowerShell ISE with a modified module. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This is Part 2 of a two part series where I edit my Windows PowerShell ISE module and add five new functions. The five...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, begins a revision of his Windows PowerShell ISE Module by adding five new functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I decided to block off the weekend to work on my Windows PowerShell ISE module. There are several things that I want to add...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, spends some time playing around with the Get-Variable cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am doing something a little different. Instead of drinking English Breakfast tea, I woke up feeling like I wanted Oolong tea instead...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Niklas Goude, talks about using Windows PowerShell to upload a new version of a file to SharePoint. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Niklas Goude is our guest blogger. You can read more from Niklas in his past Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts . ...

Summary : Microsoft premier field engineer, Chris Wu, talks about combining Windows PowerShell arrays. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Chris Wu, a Microsoft PFE, is back to share his knowledge. See previous Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog guest posts from Chris. Here is contact information...

Summary: The Scripting Wife learns how to use the CIM cmdlets and Windows PowerShell to assign a new drive label by modifying WMI data. Weekend Scripter: Changing WMI information Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well yesterday, after we got through an extremely long security line at...

Summary : The Scripting Wife learns about using Windows PowerShell to find computer hardware information in prep for the 2013 Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning did not start with a nice leisurely cup of tea on the lanai at home. Instead, it started by rushing...

Summary : Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, talks about using Windows PowerShell to clean out temporary folders on desktops following a malware infection. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we welcome back our newest guest blogger, Bob Stevens. Yesterday Bob wrote about a quick script that...

Summary : Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, shares a script to pick out comments from a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger, Bob Stevens. I made Bob’s virtual acquaintance recently when I did a Live Meeting presentation to the Twin...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVPs, Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks, talk about a fundamental tool design consideration. 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 will...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Richard Siddaway, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to work with performance counters and Windows assessment. 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...

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 : Learn how to execute C# programs from source without a compiled binary by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today guest blogger, Ingo Karstein, is back with us to share his knowledge. You can also read previous guest blogs by Ingo . Take it away Ingo…...

Summary : Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about using Windows PowerShell to convert Word documents to PDF files en-masse. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s blog is brought to you by Windows PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney. Previous blog...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to discover the names of attributes in Active Directory Domain Services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the great things about writing a blog is the comments I receive. Most of the time the comments...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to configure a new laptop. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. WooHoo! My new laptop arrived. Oh, no…I now have a lot of work to do to install and configure Windows 8 on it. You see, I never, never simply...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and custom time span format strings to display lapsed time. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am awake and sipping a nice cup of English Breakfast tea with a little peppermint and spearmint...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about discovering cool information by playing around with Windows PowerShell modules. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. I am sipping a cup of oolong green tea with...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to discover dynamic parameters for his favorite cmdlets. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I submitted my session for SQL Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia. To be honest, I was not going to do so because it is...

Summary : The Scripting Wife provides a status update on the Windows PowerShell Community and insights on upcoming activities. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I was busy working on a Windows PowerShell script when the Scripting Wife came floating in and asked me if she could write...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a custom table that displays the process name and uptime. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sometimes it seems as if the Scripting Neighbors are crazy. Yep, it is early on a Saturday morning, and...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about two way-cool new Windows PowerShell parameters: Tail and Wait. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some things in Windows PowerShell are just so cool that I get all carried away with them and lose focus on whatever I am supposed to...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to create sample textual log output by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it is the weekend. It seems like it has been a rather long week, but I guess in reality it was no longer than any other week. I...

Summary: Two Microsoft PFEs conclude their three-part series on cleaning up old ADM files from AD DS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the conclusion of a three-part series written by PFEs Mark Morowczynski and Tom Moser. Be sure to read the blog for Friday and Saturday...

Summary: Two Microsoft PFEs talk about a couple of functions to back up and remove old ADMs by using a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back to two PFEs Mark Morowczynski and Tom Moser for part two of a three-part series. Please read yesterday’s...