Summary: Learn how to discover your current error action preference in Windows PowerShell. How can I see the current value for my error action preference in Windows PowerShell? Look at the value of the $ErrorActionPreference variable: PS C:\> $ErrorActionPreference Continue
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share with you another portion from my new book, Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps, which was recently released by Microsoft Press. To read the first pa...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 to resize partitions. How can I easily resize partitions in Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 by using Windows PowerShell 3.0? Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, says, “Use the Get-PartitionSupportedSize and the Resize-Par...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a portion from his popular Microsoft Press book Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to share with you a portion from my new book, Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps, which was recently released by Microsoft Press. Understanding Windows Powe...
Summary: Learn how to display a progress bar by using Windows PowerShell. How can I easily display a progress bar by using Windows PowerShell? Use the Write-Progress cmdlet: for ($i = 1; $i -le 100; $i++) {Write-Progress -Activity 'counting' -Status " $i percent" -PercentComplete $i ; sleep -Milliseconds 20}
