Showing archive results for August 2014

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to produce a mailbox activity report for Office 365. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping a cup of pomegranate black tea, and nibbling on a fresh blueberry scone. I am using my Windows Surface Pro 2 to check my email, and to make sure the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posted properly...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find out if the shell is a 64-bit version.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if I am currently running a 64-bit version?  Use the Is64BitProcess static method from the System.Environment class: [System.Environment]::Is64BitProcess

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to query the Office 365 Reporting web service.  Hey, Scripting Guy! There are a lot of reports available via various buttons on the Office 365 Admin page, but only a few seem to have a cmdlet to back them up. Is there a way that I can use Windows PowerShell to automate creation, and maybe even to customize ...

Summary: Learn to expand the value of environmental variables by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the value of a common environmental variable            such as %username% or %computername%?  Use the ExpandEnvornmentalVariables static method from th...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to force Office 365 online users to change their passwords.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I used your technique from yesterday to create a bunch of Office 365 users online, and now I want to force them to change their passwords. If I could also make them use a complex password, that would be great. Can you help me out Oh...