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Summary: Learn how to find help on workflows with Windows PowerShell.  I open the Windows PowerShell console and type Get-Help -Category helpfile workflow and nothing returns. How can I fix this problem?  Assuming you have updated your Help file content by using Update-Help, the problem is that you have not loaded the module that contains...

Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway continues his Windows PowerShell workflow series with a discussion on parameters. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the sixth in a series of guest blog posts written by Windows PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy Richard Siddaway dealing with...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 to change the startup order of your Hyper-V virtual machine.  How can I change the startup order of my virtual machine on my laptop running Windows 8?  You can verify the startup order of your virtual machine by piping the results of Get-VM to the&...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to reset Hyper-V Resource Metering.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Ok, I have this problem here at work. We have upgraded our servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012. We are running Hyper-V, and we need to get a resource report...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows Server 2012 to easily find the memory configuration of your Hyper-V virtual machines.  How can I easily find the memory configuration on my Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V virtual machines by using Windows PowerShell?  Use the Get-VM cmdlet and pipe the results to th...