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Create a Transcript of Commands from the Windows PowerShell ISE

Summary: Create a transcript of commands from the Windows PowerShell ISE in this Microsoft Scripting Guys how-to article. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the things I enjoy about using the Windows PowerShell console is the transcript feature. When I am playing around on the Windows PowerShell console, experimenting, ...

Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (9/24/10)

In this post:  Shuffling Values Around in an Active Directory Organizational Unit  Hey,Scripting Guy! I need to shuffle values around in one organizational unit (OU)in ActiveDirectory. I have a bunch of users with a field populated (in my case, “Office”),and that value needs to be moved to ...

Use PowerShell Cmdlets to Manage SharePoint Document Libraries

 Summary: Management of SharePoint 2010 document libraries by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets is explored in this Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Please tell me about document management with SharePoint and Windows PowerShell.-- MK  Hello MK,Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is Thursday in ...

Use PowerShell to Manage Lists, Views, and Items in SharePoint

 Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guys guest blogger Niklas Goude discusses using Windows PowerShell cmdlets to manage lists, views, and items in SharePoint 2010.  Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I manage lists, views, and items using Windows PowerShell and SharePoint?-- NG  Hello NG, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Same ...

Use SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Cmdlets to Get and Manage Sites

 Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys host guest blogger Niklas Goude as he discusses site management using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.  Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I manage sites in SharePoint 2010 by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets?-- KM  Hello KM, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, once again I will defer the ...