Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to read XML files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Tomorrow, we have the speaker’s dinner at the house that script built. The Scripting Wife and I have invited all the Windows PowerShell Saturday speakers for the Charlotte Windows Powe...

Summary: Use a one-line command to obtain WMI class schema (MOF) information.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the MOF of a WMI class?  Use the WMIClass type accelerator, and then call the static GetText method whilst supplying the word MOF:           &...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot a “provider load failure.” Hey, Scripting Guy! I ran across what may be an interesting issue for you. In one of our audit scripts last night, we received the following error: Test-Connection : Provider load failure  At SomePowerShe...

Summary: The latest episode of TechNet Radio with the Scripting Guy just went live! Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the good things I have to announce, is that I am continuing my podcast series with Microsoft IT Pro evangelist, Blain Barton. Blain and I have been doing monthly TechNet Radio IT Time shows for over a year. The lat...

Summary: Learn how to discover Windows PowerShell 3.0 functions.  How can I find all of the functions that exist in my Windows PowerShell 3.0 installation? a. Use the Function drive:             Dir Function: b. First import all of the modules, and then perform a direc...