Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to open a script in the Windows PowerShell ISE. How can I use Windows PowerShell to run a script that will open another script in a new tab in the Windows PowerShell ISE? Use the CurrentPowerShellTab Files Add method from the $psISE object, for ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find hotfixes that were installed during a certain time range. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. It seems there was a hotfix that was installed in the last couple of months that is causing problems with the video driver on a certain model of compu...
Summary: Learn how to require a specific module in a Windows PowerShell script. How can I prevent a Windows PowerShell script from running if it requires the Active Directory module and the module is not available? At first line of the script, use the #Requires statement to require the ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using a Windows PowerShell workflow to ensure that virtual machines start in order and stabilize. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last month, I wrote the following blog post: Use PowerShell to Start or Stop Virtual Machines in Order. The workflow worked great. The problem is that...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to pause the script while the Out-GridView displays. How can I pause the execution of my Windows PowerShell script while the Out-GridView cmdlet displays a grid view? (I do not need to pass information from the grid to the script.) The &nda...
