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September 30, 2011Sep 30, 201109/30/11Summary: Use scaling and queuing Windows PowerShell background jobs to avoid system overload.
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today I am proud to announce the return of Boe Prox to the blog.
Boe Prox is currently a senior systems administrator with BAE Systems.
September 29, 2011Sep 29, 201109/29/11Summary: Learn different ways to work with Windows PowerShell drives, including using WMI to find the root.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been trying to grasp this idea of Windows PowerShell drives. I am not certain how they are useful,
September 28, 2011Sep 28, 201109/28/11Summary: Learn how to use the same syntax to create different types of items via Windows PowerShell providers.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering about the Windows PowerShell idea of providers. I have seen you mention them before, but not recently.
September 27, 2011Sep 27, 201109/27/11Summary: Create a custom object from WMI to display processor and operating system information using Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! Your script yesterday was pretty cool. However, in addition to obtaining information about the processor, I also need to know operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit,
September 26, 2011Sep 26, 201109/26/11Summary: Learn how to get the number of processor cores via WMI and Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to perform an audit of computers on our network. Specifically, I am tasked with obtaining CPU information. I need the processor speed,
September 25, 2011Sep 25, 201109/25/11Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell splatting feature to avoid typing repetitive cmdlet parameters.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if you can help me. There are some cmdlets that have a lot of parameters. I need to fill these parameters out in order to cause the cmdlet to work properly,
September 24, 2011Sep 24, 201109/24/11Summary: Guest blogger Mike Pfeiffer shows how to send email messages using Windows PowerShell and Exchange online.
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Guest Blogger Mike Pfeiffer recently published a book called Microsoft Exchange 2010 PowerShell Cookbook. Mike has been in the IT field for over 13 years,
September 23, 2011Sep 23, 201109/23/11Summary: See how to use Windows PowerShell to create CSV files from formatted and unformatted text.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have begun to play around with Windows PowerShell, and it is absolutely the most confusing thing Microsoft has ever created.
September 22, 2011Sep 22, 201109/22/11Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about formatting multilevel arrays in Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am having a problem with arrays. I have two-level arrays and they work perfectly when I have the arrays defined on a single line.
September 21, 2011Sep 21, 201109/21/11Summary: Learn two simple Windows PowerShell methods to remove the last letter of a string.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have, what should be a simple question. I need to be able to remove only the last character from a string.
