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How to Create a Customizable Profile for the PowerShell ISE

September 5, 2010 Sep 5, 2010 09/5/10
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  Summary: Learn how to create a customizable profile for the Windows PowerShell ISE. The Microsoft Scripting Guys walk you through the steps.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is a quiet Sunday morning here in Charlotte, North Carolina. The female humanoid that shares my domicile has departed. She used her last remaining ...

Adding Custom Menu Items to the Windows PowerShell ISE

September 4, 2010 Sep 4, 2010 09/4/10
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson provides step-by-step instructions for adding custom menu items to the Windows PowerShell ISE.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. A long long long long time ago in a far far far far away land, I used to write code in a language called WordBasic. Using Word Basic I could completely automate...

Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (9/3/10)

September 3, 2010 Sep 3, 2010 09/3/10
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In this post:    How to Identify COM Objects for Use by Windows PowerShell or VBScript Hey, Scripting Guy! I usually create simple scripts (network mapping, printers, and similar stuff), but all along I have dreamt about more complex and intelligent things. I would like to use objects, but I have such a mess in my head with...

Using Windows PowerShell to Determine Service Launch Order

September 2, 2010 Sep 2, 2010 09/2/10
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Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to determine service launch order by using Windows PowerShell and WMI in this helpful step-by-step article.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out the order in which services start on my computer. To properly shut down a computer, the services should stop in reverse order that they start...

Use Windows PowerShell to Display Service Dependencies

September 1, 2010 Sep 1, 2010 09/1/10
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display service dependencies on Windows for troubleshooting shutdown problems in Windows 7.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem on my Windows 7 PC. It hangs on shutdown from time to time. I have done some searches on the Internet, and it seems other people have reported similar problems. The ...