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PowerTip: Query Running Scheduled Tasks

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to query running scheduled tasks. (image)  How do I query “running” scheduled tasks on my computer? (image)  Charlotte PowerShell User Group member Brian Wilhite says the following: With Windows PowerShell 3.0, we have a ton of new cmdlets, and we’ll see one of ...

Use PowerShell to Add Two Pieces of CSV Data Together

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about adding together two pieces of CSV information and making the rows wider, not longer. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. Our company is in the midst of massive acquisitions and mergers. I mean every few weeks our network completely changes, and we have to absorb a new ...

New User Exchange & Lync Settings

Summary: Guest blogger Tim Bolton discusses a script to create new Exchange uses and Lync settings.  Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a special treat – a cool Windows PowerShell script to create new Exchange users and the associated Lync settings. Tim has written a very popular guest blog article earlier ...