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PowerTip: Find Information about PowerShell Errors

Doctor ScriptoFebruary 18, 2014Feb 18, 201402/18/14

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find information about Windows PowerShell errors. How can I find more information about a specific error when I look at the $error automatic variable? The $error automatic variable contain rich objects. For example, the InvocationInfo property shows ...

2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #2

Doctor ScriptoFebruary 18, 2014Feb 18, 201402/18/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares what he noticed while grading the 2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games entries. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning things are a bit chilly around here. I am sipping a nice Assam Blatt tea that I got when I was in Hamburg on our last trip. I added a bit of local honey...

PowerTip: Is It a PowerShell Alias?

Doctor ScriptoFebruary 17, 2014Feb 17, 201402/17/14

Summary: Quickly find multiple Windows PowerShell aliases. I have a bunch of Windows PowerShell commands I have been using, but they seem to act strangely sometimes. I need to know if they are aliases or real commands. How can I tell? Use the Get-Alias cmdlet to look up aliases and ...

2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #1

Doctor ScriptoFebruary 17, 2014Feb 17, 201402/17/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares what he noticed while grading the 2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games entries. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. So the 2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games are over. One of the cool things about this year’s Winter Games is that they were team events. This means that ...

PowerTip: Start Hidden Process with PowerShell

Doctor ScriptoFebruary 16, 2014Feb 16, 201402/16/14

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to start a hidden process. How can I launch a hidden process by using a Windows PowerShell cmdlet? Use the Start-Process cmdlet and specify a window style of hidden: Start-Process -WindowStyle hidden -FilePath notepad.exe...

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PowerTip: Find Information about PowerShell Errors

2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #2

PowerTip: Is It a PowerShell Alias?

2014 Winter PowerShell Scripting Games Wrap Up #1

PowerTip: Start Hidden Process with PowerShell

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