Showing results for October 2011 - Page 2 of 7 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Oct 26, 2011
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Use a PowerShell Function to Get WMI Key Property Values

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses his version 3 of a Windows PowerShell WMI helper module.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have really enjoyed working on my HSGWMIModule project this week. On Monday, I created the base WMI module, and included a couple of really great functions that query the WMI schema and ...

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Oct 25, 2011
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Use PowerShell to Easily Find the Key Property of a WMI Class

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Summary: Learn how to find the key property of a WMI class by using a Windows PowerShell function.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, I received a decent amount of feedback about version 1 of my HSGWMIhelper Windows PowerShell module. Today, I want to add a needed feature to the module: I need the ability to find a WMI key ...

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Oct 24, 2011
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A PowerShell WMI Helper Module Described

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Summary: In this article, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson begins part 1 of a multipart WMI helper function module for Windows PowerShell.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. While I was teaching my Windows PowerShell Best Practices class in Montreal, we spent an entire day talking about Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). While ...

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Oct 23, 2011
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Focus on the Object

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Summary: In today’s guest article, Microsoft PowerShell MVP Shane Hoey reminds us to focus on the object. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today we have a guest article by Windows PowerShell MVP Shane Hoey. Here is what Shane has to say about himself: “My scripting experience started back when Windows XP was the new kid on ...

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Oct 22, 2011
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Use a PowerShell Function to Find Specific WMI Classes

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Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function to find WMI classes with specific qualifiers.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In Thursday’s article, I talked about using the Set-WmiInstance cmdlet to work with WMI classes. One of the parameters, the class parameter, works with WMI singleton objects. Now, it is certainly possible to ...

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