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February 2013 - Page 2 of 11 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Use PowerShell to Show Update Messages from a Specific App

February 26, 2013 Feb 26, 2013 02/26/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to display Windows Update messages from specific apps in Windows 8. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out how often I am getting Windows Update messages for various apps in Windows 8. It seems like I am having to update things quite often, but I ...

PowerTip: Get a Quick Update on Event Log Status via PowerShell

February 25, 2013 Feb 25, 2013 02/25/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a quick event log status update. (image)  How can I quickly obtain a status update on my event logs? Things such as the retention policy, overflow action, and numbers of event in the logs? (image) Use the Get-EventLog cmdlet with the * after it, as shown here. Get-EventLog * (image...

Use PowerShell to Find Windows 8 Modern App Updates

February 25, 2013 Feb 25, 2013 02/25/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find information about Windows 8 Modern App updates. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I love my Windows 8 laptop, and I also love my Windows RT Surface. One of the things that is a bit annoying is that it seems every time I turn on the computer, or ...

Weekend Scripter: Two Way-Cool PowerShell Text File Tricks: Tail and Wait

February 24, 2013 Feb 24, 2013 02/24/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about two way-cool new Windows PowerShell parameters: Tail and Wait. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some things in Windows PowerShell are just so cool that I get all carried away with them and lose focus on whatever I am supposed to be doing. It happens that way sometimes. ...