Showing results for October 2013 - Page 13 of 13 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about how to use Windows PowerShell to discover multi-monitor configuration information on your computer.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am a long time reader, but a first time writer. I have been following your blog for years. You are awesome! I have become good at navigating around various WMI...

Summary: Discover all of the event logs on a server by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I discover the event logs that are available on my server?  There two ways to do this. If you want the classic-type event logs, use: Get-EventLog –List If you want to see all of the event logs, including the new style logs that were introduced ...

Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate scanning event logs across many remote machines.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting using Windows PowerShell to administer my systems, and I’ve been asked to test multiple remote machines for a particular event. How can I do that? —CV  Hello ...

Summary: Launch legacy applications from Windows PowerShell.  Can I execute an old batch script in Windows PowerShell?  To launch an old command or batch file from within a Windows PowerShell script, launch Cmd.exe with the /C parameter: CMD.EXE /C PAUSE Or if it’s a .bat or .cmd file, you can put it directly within the Wi...

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function to truly mimic legacy commands.  Hey, Scripting Guy! What happened to “pause” in Windows PowerShell? Am I simply not recognizing it? —KL  Hello KL, Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here. I’m again filling in for our good friend, Ed. He stepped away from his keyboard f...