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Use the UpdateServices Module to Manage WSUS

May 27, 2013 May 27, 2013 05/27/13
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Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell and the UpdateServices module to manage WSUS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have an awesome blog post written by Boe Prox about using the UpdateServices module to manage WSUS. Boe is the 2010 second-place winner of the Scripting Games, and he won a free pass to TechEd 2010 in New ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Eject DVDs from Group of Virtual Machines

May 26, 2013 May 26, 2013 05/26/13
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to eject the DVDs from a group of virtual machines.  How can I eject any mounted DVDs from a group of virtual machines that are running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012?  Use the Set-VMDvdDrive cmdlet and set the path to $null: $name = "Client1","Server1","Server2" $name | Foreach {Set-VMDvdDrive -...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Build Multiple Virtual Machines

May 26, 2013 May 26, 2013 05/26/13
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to build multiple virtual machines with Hyper-V. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the really cool things that I love about Windows 8 is having real-live, honest-to-goodness, Hyper-V built in to the operating system. And of course, that ...