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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson covers the basics of hash tables in Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been reading your articles for several years, but I have never been compelled to write until today. I was reading an old article about putting all the Windows PowerShell cmdlet aliases into a hash table, and suddenly ...

Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell module to simplify scripting local users and groups.   Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. There are two things about a module that I like. The first is it makes it really easy to share with others. The second thing is that it works just like other cmdlets, and it does not req...

Summary: Learn how to use a free Windows PowerShell module to simplify working with local users and groups.  Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well it is officially the Fourth of July weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. (For those around the globe, the United States celebrates its independence on July 4 each year.) One...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses naming and designing advanced Windows PowerShell functions in relation to his Local User Management Module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The cool thing about today is that it is Canada Day. This means that my boss back in Redmond is off today. Of course, Monday is July 4th, and the Scr...

Summary: In this article, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using parameter sets to simplify Windows PowerShell commands.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I had a great time the other night talking to Windows PowerShell MVP Shane Hoey before my presentation to the PowerShell Users Group of Australia (PSUGAU). After we had ...