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See Why PowerShell Can't Export Some Properties to CSV

Summary: Learn why Windows PowerShell cannot export certain properties to a CSV file and what to do about it.   Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, Terry Dow posted a comment on my Use PowerShell to Work with CSV Formatted Text blog post. Basically, Terry is asking about exporting a multivalue property via Export-...

Use Custom Views from Windows Event Viewer in PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to use Event Viewer custom views in Windows PowerShell to parse event logs quickly.   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I love Windows 7. It absolutely rocks! One of the things I love about Windows 7, in addition to Windows PowerShell, is the new Event Viewer. I have created a custom view in my Event Viewer. I exported that ...

Use PowerShell to Quickly Find Installed Software

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Guest Blogger Weekend concludes with Marc Carter. The Scripting Wife and I were lucky enough to attend the first PowerShell User Group meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was way cool, ...

Use PowerShell to Edit SharePoint Profiles

Summary: Microsoft Premier Field Engineer Chris Weaver shows how to use Windows PowerShell to edit SharePoint profiles. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is Guest Blogger Weekend. To start the weekend, we have Chris Weaver. The Scripting Wife and I recently met Chris in real life (IRL) at Geek Ready, a conference at which I was ...