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May 3, 2013
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Reserved System Volumes

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8 to find information about the system reserved volume.  How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8 to return information about my system reserved volume?  Use the Get-Volume function and specify the FileSystemLabel of “System Reserved”: G...

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May 3, 2013
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Use PowerShell to Work with SQL Server Instance-Level Properties

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Summary: SQL Server MVP, Sean McCown, talks about using Windows PowerShell to work with SQL Server instance-level properties. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the first of three blogs written by guest blogger, Sean McCown. You can read more about Sean and his previous guest blogs on the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog site. Here&rsquo...

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May 1, 2013
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Show Remaining Battery Time

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to show the percentage of remaining battery time.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to show the percentage of remaining battery time on my laptop or on my Windows Surface?  Use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet and query the Win32_Battery WMI class: (Get-WmiObject win32_battery).estimatedChargeRemaining

Scripting Guy!Windows PowerShellPowerTip
May 1, 2013
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Troubleshooting an AlwaysOn Availability Group with PowerShell

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Summary: Guest blogger, Tom Stringer, illustrates how to troubleshoot an AlwaysOn availability group by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We welcome back guest blogger, Thomas Stringer, for Part 3 of this three-part series. To catch up, read: Part 1: Set Up an AlwaysOn Availability Group with PowerShell Part 2: ...

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