Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to open the event log viewer. How can I use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to open the event log viewer? Use the Show-EventLog cmdlet.
Summary: Learn how to use XML and Windows PowerShell to parse the Windows system event log for Windows updates. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sometimes I come up with a solution, and then I go looking for a problem to fix. Not often, but sometimes. This is usually the result of playing around with Windows PowerShell on the weekend, a...
Summary: Easily see the newest log entry by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly check the most recent entry from a classic event log, such as the application, system, or security log? Use the Get-EventLog cmdlet and specify the –newest paramet...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Get-WinEvent in Windows PowerShell with FilterXML to parse event logs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am sipping a cup of English Breakfast tea. In my pot, I decided to add a bit of spearmint, peppermint, licorice root, lemon peel, orange peel, and lime peel to the...
Summary: Learn to find permissible event log keywords values with Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find examples of keywords when I use a FilterHashTable value with Get-WinEvent? Create an instance of the StandardEventKeywords enumeration, and then look a...
