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Summary: Use the complete name for a Windows PowerShell cmdlet.  How can I ensure that I use the correct cmdlet in my Windows PowerShell session if I think             there might be more than one with the same name?  Use the complete name of the cmdlet—this includes the module name and the cmdlet name....

Summary: Learn how to handle naming conflicts for Windows PowerShell cmdlets.  Hey, Scripting Guy! My Windows PowerShell installation is completely hosted on my laptop. In fact, I tried to uninstall and reinstall Windows PowerShell, but that did not work. I really do not want to have to pave my laptop. I download this module from the Internet....

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to copy an array.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to copy the contents of one array over another array?  One way to do this is to use the Copy static method from the System.Array .NET Framework class, for example: PS C:> $a = 1,2,3,4,5 PS C:> $b = 6,7,8,9,10 PS C:> [array]::copy($a,$b,5...

Summary: Guest blogger, Windows PowerShell MVP, Joel Bennett talks about using tuples in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have a guest blog post by Windows PowerShell MVP, Joel Bennett. Joel has been a MVP for a while, and he created the infrastructure that is used by the Scripting Games before they were tu...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to reverse an array.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to sort an array that is going in the wrong direction?  Call the Reverse static method from the [array] class, for example: PS C:\> $a = 1,2,3,4,5 PS C:\> [array]::Reverse($a)