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Summary : Learn how to use the While statement in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am happy to provide you with an excerpt from my new book Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step , published by Microsoft Press. In VBScript, you had the While…Wend loop...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create a remote management session. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am happy to provide you with an excerpt from my new book, Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step , published by Microsoft Press. For a simple configuration on...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create custom objects. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Tonight is the PowerScripting PodCast . It is always a big deal around the Scripting House, because the Scripting Wife does all their scheduling...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses the six different Windows PowerShell profiles, and when to use each. Hey, Scripting Guy! Dude, I have been reading some of the posts in your most excellent blog; and first of all, I want to say I think you are great. Now for the question: I do...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Command cmdlet to discover information about parameter sets. Hey, Scripting Guy! One thing I don’t understand is parameter sets. I have heard about them, but I do not really find a good source of documentation...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create new registry keys on local and remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am often required to create new registry keys on our computers. One of the reasons for this is for occasional system configuration. You...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about handling output to the Windows PowerShell console while using the pipeline. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are enjoying Virginia Beach. We have met some really cool and smart people here at the Mark Minasi...

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 : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to select unique objects and properties from a sorted list. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been busy working on the study guide for the 2012 Scripting Games. It will look similar to the 2011 Scripting...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to save objects for later offline analysis. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I am trying to examine processes that are consuming resources on my computer. The problem is that when I use the Get-Process cmdlet, my results keep changing before I...

Summary : Learn how to automatically create a Windows PowerShell hash table and extra process data. Hey, Scripting Guy! I thought your article introducing hash tables was pretty interesting. I was wondering how I might populate a hash table. Can you explain how to do this easily? —AC ...

Summary : Learn how to sort data before you send it to the Windows PowerShell Out-GridView cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson here. The weekend has finally arrived, following on the heels of a rather hectic week. I decided to download and install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server...

Summary: Learn about Windows PowerShell Script Execution policies and how they effect running scripts from a central file share. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious as to the best place to store scripts. I want to maintain a master list of approved scripts, but I am not certain as to the best way...

Summary: Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about the design considerations that govern writing Windows PowerShell scripts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to decide when it is best to write a script, and when not to write a script. Can you help me? -- BL Hello BL, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy teaches you how to use .NET Framework classes to explore the Windows PowerShell process in this beginner how-to post Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to first tell you that I appreciate all the hard work you do. I find your articles to be both funny and educational. I...

In this post : How to Identify COM Objects for Use by Windows PowerShell or VBScript How Can I Make My Scripts Take Less Time? How to Identify COM Objects for Use by Windows PowerShell or VBScript Hey, Scripting Guy! I usually create simple scripts (network mapping, printers...

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I love getting up early on Saturday morning and spending an hour or so on breakfast. I boil a pot of fresh spring water, carefully pour it into my large ceramic teapot, measure out English Breakfast tea leaves, some lemon grass, and a cinnamon stick, and set it...

Hey, Scripting Guy! One thing I miss in Windows PowerShell is the ability to use a Try/Catch/Finally block that I can use in C#. To me it is an elegant solution to error handling. You attempt something, catch any resulting errors, and clean up the mess you made. Are there any plans in Windows PowerShell...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in using transactions when writing to the registry, but if something does not work, I want the entire transaction to fail. It does not seem that this actually works in Windows PowerShell. Am I missing something? -- TW Hello TW, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed...

In this post : How Can I Repair WMI Installations Remotely? How Can I Determine CPU Usage Information with WMI? Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Add a Path Value to a Windows XP Registry Key? Where Should I Store My Windows PowerShell Functions? Help Me Write a Function That Accepts...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I heard your interview the other day on the PowerScripting podcast , and I was really impressed. It is not every day I get to hear one of my heroes be interviewed on a podcast. I wanted to submit a question, but I got too carried away with the flow of things, and before I knew it...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In VBScript, it was easy to create a variable; all I had to do was use the DIM statement. I did not need to specify a type or a value or anything. I just used DIM and the variable would be created. How do I create variables in Windows PowerShell? Please tell me you haven’t made it...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Your article yesterday was fairly interesting. The problem is that every time that you looped through something, you needed to basically know how many times that you would loop because you needed to be able to count it. Also your analogy about walking on the beach was somewhat dumb...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of tasks that I always have to do. These tasks are somewhat repetitive, and I want to be able to write a Windows PowerShell script to eliminate the repetition. Is there something I can use to help with the mind-numbing repetition? - CH Hi CH, Ed here. Some repetition...