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July 31, 2013Jul 31, 201307/31/13Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to launch an item from the Control Panel.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to launch the Mail item on the Control Panel in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012?
Use the Get-ControlPanelItem with a wildcard character to retrieve the item,
July 31, 2013Jul 31, 201307/31/13Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to configure Windows PowerShell to return more than one instance of a command.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I recently upgraded to Windows 8, and now it seems that the Get-Command cmdlet does not work properly.
July 30, 2013Jul 30, 201307/30/13Summary: See a list of items found in Control Panel.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to see a list of items found in Control Panel.
Use the Get-ControlPanelItem cmdlet:
Get-ControlPanelItem
July 30, 2013Jul 30, 201307/30/13Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about how to configure Windows PowerShell memory availability for specialized applications.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I really need your help. We are doing something that perhaps Windows PowerShell cannot do. At least, this is the way it seems.
July 29, 2013Jul 29, 201307/29/13Summary: Reload your Windows PowerShell profile without closing and reopening Windows PowerShell.
How can I reload my Windows PowerShell profile to test some changes I made—without closing and reopening Windows PowerShell?
Use the invocation operator with the automatic $profile variable:
& $profile
Note Depending on how you have written your profile,
July 29, 2013Jul 29, 201307/29/13Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, adds a couple of new functions to his Windows PowerShell console profile.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have heard that necessity is the mother of invention. For me, annoyance is the mother of scripting.
July 28, 2013Jul 28, 201307/28/13Summary: Learn how to automatically open a script in the Windows PowerShell ISE.
How can I automatically open a script in a new pane inside the Windows PowerShell ISE?
Type psedit and the file path inside the ISE console pane:
psedit C:\fso\a.ps1
July 28, 2013Jul 28, 201307/28/13Summary: Set the speaker volume by using Windows PowerShell—the cheesy script way.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is still the weekend, and that means I get a chance to play. Speaking of playing…
Yesterday the Scripting Wife and I were at the horse show in Ashville.
July 27, 2013Jul 27, 201307/27/13Summary: Learn how to open the Windows PowerShell ISE from inside the Windows PowerShell console.
I ran a script in the Windows PowerShell console that generated an error, so how can I open the script in the Windows PowerShell ISE to edit it?
July 27, 2013Jul 27, 201307/27/13Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about uninstalling modern apps.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Scripting Wife decided that we would go to the Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show today,
