Showing archive results for February 2013

Summary: Learn how to keep content from scrolling off the Windows PowerShell console.  How can I keep content from scrolling off the Windows PowerShell console and, instead, display content a page at a time?  Pipe the results to the More function to display content in the Windows PowerShell console one page at a time. Keep ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to find the date for a specific holiday by using a web service.  Hey, Scripting Guy!  I have a problem. I guess you hear that a lot. Anyway, my boss has given me what I think is an impossible task—to find the holidays we have coming up this year. Not ju...

Summary: Learn how to find your personally created Windows PowerShell aliases.  I need a way to identify personally created Windows PowerShell aliases. How can I easily do this?  When creating a custom alias, specify the Description property. You can then search for aliases that use that description, as shown here. New-Alia...

Summary: Two Microsoft PFEs conclude their three-part series on cleaning up old ADM files from AD DS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the conclusion of a three-part series written by PFEs Mark Morowczynski and Tom Moser. Be sure to read the blog for Friday and Saturday first if you have not already done so. Mark Mor...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the start mode and startup account used by services.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the startup account and the start mode of services on my system?  You need to use WMI and query the Win32_Service class. With Windows PowerShell 3.0, use the Get-CimInstance cmdlet, as shown...