Showing archive results for 2011

Summary: Create a custom object from WMI to display processor and operating system information using Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! Your script yesterday was pretty cool. However, in addition to obtaining information about the processor, I also need to know operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit, the version of Windows that is install...

Summary: Learn how to get the number of processor cores via WMI and Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to perform an audit of computers on our network. Specifically, I am tasked with obtaining CPU information. I need the processor speed, number of cores, and number of logical processors. I feel like I should be able to use Windows Power...

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell splatting feature to avoid typing repetitive cmdlet parameters.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if you can help me. There are some cmdlets that have a lot of parameters. I need to fill these parameters out in order to cause the cmdlet to work properly, but once I have figured out the parame...

Summary: Guest blogger Mike Pfeiffer shows how to send email messages using Windows PowerShell and Exchange online.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Guest Blogger Mike Pfeiffer recently published a book called Microsoft Exchange 2010 PowerShell Cookbook. Mike has been in the IT field for over 13 years, spending most of his time as an ...

Summary: See how to use Windows PowerShell to create CSV files from formatted and unformatted text.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have begun to play around with Windows PowerShell, and it is absolutely the most confusing thing Microsoft has ever created. Simple things are easy. I can use Get-Process and Get-Service with no problem, but the moment I ...