Summary: Learn how to display only the current year. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display only the current year?
Summary: Create a scheduled job to run a Windows PowerShell script that creates an HTML Server uptime report Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The amount of emails that are generated when attempting to organize and to arrange an event such as PowerShell Saturday is amazing. Every day, it seems, there are nearly a dozen email messages abo...
Summary: Specify Windows PowerShell error actions. Question: Which command when typed at the beginning of a script will cause Windows PowerShell to ignore errors and continue executing the code? Answer: $erroractionpreference=SilentlyContinue Question: How can I ignore errors for a single command instead of for the entire script? Answer: Use t...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use background jobs to run a Windows PowerShell script that produces a server uptime report. Hey, Scripting Guy! I like your script to get uptime and to get free disk space, but I cannot be responsible for running it on a regular basis. In addition, keep in mind we have a very large ne...
Summary: Use parameters with the Get-WmiObject cmdlet Question: Which parameter of the Get-WMIObject cmdlet takes the place of a WQL where clause? Answer: The filter parameter takes the place of the WQL where clause as shown here: Get-wmiobject win32_logicaldisk –filter “drivetype = 3” Que...
