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Feb 23, 2014
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Start Apps

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily find start apps.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find a particular app amid the clutter of small app icons on my           Windows 8.1 device?  Use the Get-StartApps cmdlet and filter on the name—          for...

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Feb 23, 2014
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Weekend Scripter: Pin PowerShell Script to Start Screen

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about pinning a Windows PowerShell script to the Windows 8.1 Start screen. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, the Scripting Wife and I had a couple of neighbors over for dinner. While munching on snacks, he said that he had recently upgraded his laptop from Windows 7 t...

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Feb 22, 2014
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PowerTip: Get the Latest PowerShell Help

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Summary: Learn how to get the latest Windows PowerShell Help online.  I do not have Admin rights so I cannot update my local Windows PowerShell Help.          How can I access the latest updated Help online?  Use the –online switched parameter with the Get-Help cmdlet: get-help Get-Proces...

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Feb 21, 2014
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PowerTip: Personalize Your Copy of PowerShell

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Summary: Easily add your user name to your Windows PowerShell console window.  I often start multiple Windows PowerShell consoles with different credentials.           To avoid getting confused, how can I change the window title to my user name?  Use the $host automatic variable, and change the Wind...

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Feb 20, 2014
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PowerTip: Find Status of PowerShell Preference Variables

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Summary:  Easily find the status of Windows PowerShell Preference variables. How can I see the preference settings that I can change with Windows PowerShell? Look at variables that contain the word Preference  in their name by using the Get-ChildItem           and looking at the ...

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