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Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet from the ActiveDirectory module to obtain details about the default AD DS domain password policy.  How do I use Windows PowerShell to find the default Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain password policy?  Use the Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy cmdlet. No arguments are ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to obtain operating system version information from domain controllers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The weather in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been a bit strange of late. There were tornados in Georgia recently, and the temperatures around here ros...

Summary: Learn how to find all of the approved Windows PowerShell verbs that are in the Common group.  I want to produce a list of all approved common Windows PowerShell verbs. How do I do it?  This answer comes from my new Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step Microsoft Press book. Use Get-Verb and pipe the results...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a SendTo Notepad shortcut. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I absolutely love using Windows 8. To me, it is the best operating system we have ever released at Microsoft. I am especially proud that some of the Help articles I wrote are actual...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find processes that use more than 1,000 MB of virtual memory.  How can I produce a listing of processes on my computer that use more than 1,000 MB of virtual memory?  Use the Get-Process cmdlet to return a listing of all processes. Then pipe the results to the Where-Objec...