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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display a message in 16 colors. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily display a message in 16 different colors to start my presentation with something a little different? Use the range operator to create 16 numbers. Pipe the numbers to the Foreach-Obje...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to terminate processes that start at random times. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a question that I hope you can answer. It seems that there are several processes that keep starting on my computer running Windows 8.1. That eat up lots of resources, and I cannot...
Summary: Cause Windows PowerShell to wait for a specific event to be generated. How can I make my Windows PowerShell console halt until an event that I registered by using the Register-CimIndicationEvent cmdlet occurs? Use the Wait-Event cmdlet and specifiy the source identifi...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to monitor for the creation of specific processes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning it is beginning to look like autumn. Who knows, it may become really hot and humid over the weekend, but today I can delude myself into hearing the rustling o...
Summary: Find extended type data in your current Windows PowerShell session. How can I find out what extended type data exists in my current Windows PowerShell session? Use the Get-TypeData cmdlet.