Showing archive results for September 2012

Summary: Learn how to create a Windows PowerShell scheduled job. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, the Scripting Wife and I are about to straighten up the scripting house after the Windows PowerShell Saturday luau we had on Friday and the scripting slumber party we had over the weekend. Frankly, it is an awful lot of work to put on...

Summary: Learn how to identify automatic variables.  How many types of automatic variables exist by default? And how would you discover such a thing?  There are five types of automatic variables that exist by default. To discover them, use the variable provider and the Get-Member cmdlet: PS C:\> dir variable: -Force | gm | se...

Summary: Learn about using Windows PowerShell to manage the new User Access Logging feature in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have as our guest blogger, Brent Forman. Here is a little bit about Brent. Brent Forman is senior program manager in the Windows Server division at Microsoft. Brent has extensive ...

Summary:  Use the Get-Help cmdlet to find the Windows PowerShell 3.0 preference variables.  How can you easily find a listing of all the Windows PowerShell 3.0 preference variables?  Use the Get-Help cmdlet to display about_Preference_Variables Help. You do not need to type the entire command...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using a preference variable to provide detailed Windows PowerShell command lifecycle information. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This has certainly been an interesting Windows PowerShell week. Yes indeed, it has been a fine Windows PowerShell week. The week began with a trip to ...