You Don’t Have to Be An Administrator to Run Remote PowerShell Commands

PowerShell TeamNovember 22, 2009Nov 22, 200911/22/09

I was just read blog entry which complained about having to have administrative access to execute PowerShell commands against a remote server.  This is not the case.
We are “secure by default” which means that if you want to do something that exposes a security risk to your machines,

Windows PowerShell and the Windows Management Framework

PowerShell TeamNovember 19, 2009Nov 19, 200911/19/09

There’s been a lot of great excitement that’s accompanied the release of PowerShell V2 and Windows Remote Management (WinRM) – also known as the Windows Management Framework. We’ve also heard the occasional question on whether it’s possible to install them independently.

I Can Do That With 1 Line of PowerShell: Installed Software

PowerShell TeamNovember 15, 2009Nov 15, 200911/15/09

Ying Li has a cool PowerShell Script to list installed Software on a local computer HERE. 
When I looked at it and thought to myself, I can do that with 1 line (if I cheat a little).  Here it is:
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SRV312 TechEd Slides

PowerShell TeamNovember 12, 2009Nov 12, 200911/12/09

I just gave the talk, “”Server Management Improvements and Solutions for Windows Server 2008 R2”.  It went over rather well.  Attached are the slides.  I will try to get you the demos but that will be difficult and will take some time.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Rocks!

PowerShell TeamNovember 9, 2009Nov 9, 200911/9/09

One of the things I like to say is that, “Microsoft is incapable of sustained error”.  By that I mean that Microsoft is an intensely self-conscious culture, fearless about confronting shortcomings and  constantly looking for ways to do things better.  We beat ourselves up pretty brutally about the shortcomings of Vista and committed ourselves to doing better going forward. 

Why is Get-ChildItem so Slow?

PowerShell TeamNovember 4, 2009Nov 4, 200911/4/09

We get this question fairly frequently when it comes to slow network connections.
The performance of directory listings (especially on a laggy network) are limited by the .NET APIs we call to retrieve the directory information. There are two limitations to the current set of APIs:
Forced Retrieval of Attributes
When we do a directory listing,

Workaround for Add-Member on plain .Net objects

PowerShell TeamNovember 3, 2009Nov 3, 200911/3/09

Introduction
While I was fixing bugs, I came across an interesting bug (https://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=382818) that seemed to have a very simple fix upon first glance. However, after doing some more research, I found out that it was actually very tricky to fix the root cause.