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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 ...

Summary: Learn how to create a powerful Windows PowerShell ISE profile by running a single script.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the problems with writing a daily blog is that after a while, you end with a huge collection of articles and scripts. When I got a new laptop, and immediately left the country, I was really h...

Summary: Learn how to use the Set-WmiInstance Windows PowerShell cmdlet to ease configuration of computers.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I was using the Get-Command cmdlet to look at what things I can do with Windows PowerShell, and I noticed a cmdlet called Set-WmiInstance. I looked at the help, but I don’t get it. What is the big deal? &mdas...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to slice and dice WMI data in an easy, SQL-like fashion.   Hey, Scripting Guy! Does the WMI select statement have any other clauses like SQL does? For example, can I just select top 10 * from to get a sample of the collection rather than doing a * for the entire collection? —UJ   Hello UJ...

Summary: Learn how to convert easily a semicolon delimited file into a CSV file using Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work, and I hope you can help. We have an application that writes one log file every four hours. These log files are formatted with semicolons, which makes them a pain to work with. My boss wants m...