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Summary: Microsoft PFE, Steve Jeffery, talks about a new Windows PowerShell learning tool: Scriptify. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have a guest blog post by premier field engineer, Steve Jeffery. He talks about a new tool he created to help you learn Windows PowerShell. Now, here's Steve... I started using Windows Power...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to search the contents of all text files in a folder for a specific letter pattern.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to search the contents of a lot of files in a folder for            the occurrence of a specific letter pattern?  Use the Select-String cmdlet, and sp...

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Ian Farr, provides a Windows PowerShell function that searches for Active Directory users with high-privileged memberships. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have another guest blog post from Microsoft premier field engineer (PFE), Ian Farr. Take it away, Ian… As a youngster, I loved watching Colu...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the WSMAN service settings on a local computer.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily verify the WSMAN settings on my local computer?  Open the Windows PowerShell ISE or console with admin rights, and then use the            WSMAN provider to display the LocalHost...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, concludes the series of posts about adding comments to Windows PowerShell scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, I am sipping a cup of Assam tea. It is rich, robust, and has a very nice flavor. I add a bit of lemon juice and a cinnamon stick to balance out the flavor. I also ...