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. ...
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. ...
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...
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....
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 ...