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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about understanding and using Windows PowerShell profiles. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I thought I would provide another excerpt from my new Microsoft Press book: Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, which is available for pre-order now. Today’s excerpt is from the cha...

Summary: Find all of the Windows PowerShell Active Directory Domain Services cmdlets.  How can I find all of the Windows PowerShell Active Directory cmdlets?  On a domain controller, or a computer that has the Remote Server Admin tools (RSAT) installed, import the ActiveDirectory module (using Import-Module, where ipmo is the alias),...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to deploy a new Active Directory forest. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I thought I would provide another excerpt from my new Microsoft Press book: Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, which is available for pre-order now. Today’s excerpt is...

Summary: See how to find all of the Windows PowerShell aliases that use a single letter.  How can I find all of the Windows PowerShell aliases that use a single letter?  Use the single wildcard character with the Get-Alias cmdlet, as shown here, where gal is an alias for the Get-Alias cmdlet. gal ?  ...

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway talks about restrictions on Windows PowerShell workflows. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the second in a series of guest blog posts written by Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway dealing with Windows PowerShell workflow. Note   The first article, P...