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Apr 5, 2014
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Only Directories

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to show all directories.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to list ONLY directories in a folder structure?  Use Get-ChildItem on the target folder and specify the Directory parameter: Get-ChildItem C:\Foo –recurse -directory

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Apr 5, 2014
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Weekend Scripter: Organize Music Collection with PowerShell

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell and free utilities to clean up your directory structure and organize MP3s. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. Today I was staring at a big pile of MP3s on my computer. It was actually a consolidation from several different machines. Old Media Player stuff, junk from a previous iTunes installation from yea...

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Apr 4, 2014
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Pop-Up Window

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Summary: Learn how to display a pop-up window by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to display a pop-up window to a user when a script or function has completed?  There are several ways to display a pop-up window, but the following command doesn’t require           loading assemblies...

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Apr 4, 2014
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Build a Tool that Uses Constrained PowerShell Endpoint

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Summary: Boe Prox shows how to create a tool that can leverage a remote constrained endpoint to perform a task.  Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a tool that my Help Desk admins can use to audit and restart services, while limiting their access to the server? —TJ  Hello SH, Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, here today filling in...

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Apr 3, 2014
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PowerTip: Restore Default PSSession Endpoints

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Summary: Learn how to restore default PSSession endpoints.  How do I restore my default PSSession endpoints if I accidently unregistered them?  Use Enable-PSRemoting to automatically rebuild the remote endpoints on your system: Get-PSSessionConfiguration Enable-PSRemoting –Force #Now try it again Get-PSSessionConfiguration...

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