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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Printers Published in Active Directory

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to find printers published in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).  How do I use Windows PowerShell on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to find printers published in AD DS?  Use the Get-Printer function and pipe it to the Where-Object&...

Weekend Scripter: Easily Publish all Printers on a Print Server to Active Directory

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to publish printers in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. While I was studying for one of the tests for the new MCSE for server infrastructure, Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012...

Use PowerShell to Remove the GUI on Windows Server 2012

Summary: A reader needs MCSE help with Microsoft exam 70-410 and wants to know how to use Windows PowerShell to add GUI elements from Windows Server 2012.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have heard that it is possible to remove the graphical user interface (GUI) in Windows Server 2012 after you install the operating system. I have looked...