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March 31, 2014Mar 31, 201403/31/14Summary: Find the default session configuration connection in Windows PowerShell.
How can I determine what default session configuration I can connect to?
Use the $PSSessionConfigurationName automatic variable to view the default session configuration:
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $PSSessionConfigurationNamehttp://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/Microsoft.PowerShell
March 31, 2014Mar 31, 201403/31/14Summary: Learn about Windows PowerShell endpoints and how they relate to remoting.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about Windows PowerShell endpoints and constrained endpoints related to remote management. Can you tell me more about these?
—KP
Hello, KP. Honorary Scripting Guy,
March 30, 2014Mar 30, 201403/30/14Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to save verbose messages from a script in an output file.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to save the verbose messages from a script in an output file?
Use the redirection operator that directs verbose messages (stream #4) to a file:
PS C:\>
March 30, 2014Mar 30, 201403/30/14Summary: June Blender explains how to understand and use streams in Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today guest blogger, June Blender, explains how to understand and use streams in Windows PowerShell. To read more from June, see these Hey,
March 29, 2014Mar 29, 201403/29/14Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find Internet Explorer settings.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to explorer the various settings for Internet Explorer?
Use the Get-Item cmdlet and explore the Internet Explorer main hive for the current user:
get-item 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main'
March 29, 2014Mar 29, 201403/29/14Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to change the Internet Start page on his Microsoft Surface .
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is no secret that I love my Microsoft Surface. Just before our trip to Europe,
March 28, 2014Mar 28, 201403/28/14Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find processes with a process ID that is less than 1000.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to find all processes that have a process ID less than 1000?
Use the Get-Process cmdlet, pipe the resulting objects to the Select-Object cmdlet,
March 28, 2014Mar 28, 201403/28/14Summary: Learn how to use Office 365 SharePoint Online modules to manage Office 365 SharePoint.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In a couple of days, the Scripting Wife and I will be at the Dutch PowerShell User Group in Amsterdam.
March 27, 2014Mar 27, 201403/27/14Summary: Learn how to quickly check user certificates by using Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to check the validity of user certificates without engaging in a manual process?
Use the certificate provider to obtain a list of certificate objects,
March 27, 2014Mar 27, 201403/27/14Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell implicit remoting to manage Exchange Online users.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon I am looking over my presentations for the PowerShell Summit in Bellevue, Washington. It will be April 28 –
