Showing archive results for May 2013

Summary: Microsoft senior technical writer, Yuri Diogenes, and knowledge engineer, Tom Shinder, talk about using Windows PowerShell to protect a Windows Server 2012-based cloud infrastructure. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest bloggers Yuri Diogenes and Tom Shinder are back with the exciting conclusion to their series about securit...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to identify directories that changed since a specific date.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find directories that have changed since a specific date?  Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet and specify only directories. Pipe the results to Where-Object and evaluate the LastWriteTime...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, spends some time playing around with the Get-Variable cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am doing something a little different. Instead of drinking English Breakfast tea, I woke up feeling like I wanted Oolong tea instead. So I made a pot of Oolong tea with a spoonful of ...

Summary: Sean Kearney explains how to use Windows PowerShell to find running virtual machines.  How can I find a list of virtual machines on my computer that is running Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V?  Use the Get-VM cmdlet and filter on the State property: Get-VM | Where { $_.State -eq 'Running' } Or if you need to check a remote ...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 to obtain a list of virtual machines. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog, I welcome you, and I encourage you to catch ...