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Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to start a hidden process.  How can I launch a hidden process by using a Windows PowerShell cmdlet?  Use the Start-Process cmdlet and specify a window style of hidden: Start-Process -WindowStyle hidden -FilePath notepad.exe

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to start a hidden process. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I decided to try something a bit different. I am having a cup of English Breakfast tea, but I added strawberry leaves, blackberry leaves, marshmallow root, and a cinnamon stick. It is...

Summary: Learn how to include expressions in a string in Windows PowerShell. How do I include expressions in a string in Windows PowerShell? They're not replaced correctly in a           double-quoted string:PS C:> $p = Get-Process PowerShellPS C:>"The $p.Name process uses the $p.StartInfo.WindowStyle window styl...

Summary: Learn about using formatted strings in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Today we have another guest blog by June Blender. To read more of June’s previous posts, see these Hey, Scripting Guy Blog posts. Now, here’s June… I recently had the opportunity to help the Windows Azure and ASP.NET prod...

Summary: Use the new cmdlets in Windows Server 2012 R2 to set up an IP address on a computer with one network adapter.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to configure an IP address in Windows Server 2012 R2?  Use the Get-NetAdapter and Add-NewIPAddress cmdlets together.    For the IP address of 10.0.0.5, with ...