Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 4.0 in Windows 8.1 to find open SMB file shares.
How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to find open SMB file shares on my Windows 8.1 computer?
Open the Windows PowerShell console with admin rights, and use the Get-...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about Windows PowerShell looping and looks at using the While statement.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that I see with people coming to Windows PowerShell from VBScript or some other language, is that they seem to like to use the While statement. While there is...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to show scheduled jobs that are ready to run.
How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to find scheduled jobs that are ready to run on my Windows 8.1 computer?
Use the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet and filter for a state that is equal to ready:
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Foreach-Object cmdlet in Part 2 of the Looping Week series.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to address a major point of confusion for newbie Windows PowerShell scripters. That point is the Foreach-Object cmdlet. Part of the confusion comes with ...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 4.0 function to find USB drives on Windows 8.1.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to find how many drives attached to my system are using USB interfaces?
Open Windows PowerShell 4.0 in Windows 8.1 with admin rights, use the Get-Disk function to find all ...