Summary: Learn how to open Windows 8 Control Panel items from within Windows PowerShell. How can I open a Control Panel item, such as Windows Firewall, from within Windows PowerShell? Use the Show-ControlPanelItem cmdlet. To get a list of openable Control Panel items, use the Get-ControlPanelItem cmdlet, as...
Summary: Ed Wilson speaking at the first-ever Dutch Windows PowerShell User Group. The Scripting Wife and I left Oslo and traveled to Copenhagen via train. There we boarded a sleeper train, and woke up the next day in The Netherlands. We were met in Utrecht at the train by Microsoft PFE Stefan Stranger, and shuttled immediately to the first ever ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell 3.0 and the CIM cmdlets to explore WMI classes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, the Scripting Wife and I are on the train from Dortmund to Geneva. Teresa was really smart and found tickets for us to tour the Particle Accelerator at Cern. This ...
Summary: Ed Wilson visits the Oslo Windows PowerShell User Group. Well, things have been very busy for Teresa and me. In Oslo, we met up with Windows PowerShell MVP Jan Egil Ring. We went out for a nice dinner and got to see the state theatre, the Parliament building, and other cool and interesting things in Oslo. Here is a picture of Jan and me. ...
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find the status of disk drives on Windows 8. How can I check on the status of disk drives on my computer running Windows 8? Use the Get-Disk cmdlet, as shown here. PS C:\> Get-Disk Number Friendly Name Operational Status Total Size Partition...
