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Nov 30, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Change the Default Value of a Registry Key on Multiple Computers?

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  Hey Scripting Guy! I have a problem. There is a registry key on several computers that has a default value of “default.” I need to be able to change that default value. I searched the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog and came up with an article written for VBScript. I know I can use WMI in Windows PowerShell 2.0, but the proces...

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Nov 26, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Add a Function to a Profile in Windows PowerShell?

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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been reading your articles about working with Windows PowerShell profiles, and they are pretty cool. However, I have a question. You mentioned on Monday that I could add a function to a Windows PowerShell profile. I am not sure how I would do that. Can you add a function to the profile you have been wor...

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Nov 25, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! What’s the Deal with the Dash in Cmdlet Names?

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I enjoy using Windows PowerShell, but I do not like the two-word cmdlet names you created for everything. As a matter of fact, I hate the two-word cmdlet names because the dash (-) symbol is hard to type. I guess I will eventually get used to it, but you have to realize that Windows PowerShell as a tool for network admi...

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Nov 24, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Why Would I Even Want to Create a Profile in Windows PowerShell?

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Hey, Scripting Guy! Okay, I get that I can create a profile for Windows PowerShell. What I don’t understand is why I would want to create a profile in the first place. It seems to me that Windows PowerShell 2.0 works just fine the way it is. Can you enlighten me a bit? -- VW Hello VW, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today...

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Nov 23, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Profiles with Windows PowerShell?

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 !-->Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to personalize the way that Windows PowerShell works. I have been hearing that I can use a thing called a profile to do this, but when I try to find information about profiles, I come up blank. There is no New-Profile Windows PowerShell cmdlet so I do not see how to create such a thing. Can you hel...

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