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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to read a Tab delimited file.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to read a Tab delimited file?  Use the Import-CSV cmdlet and specify a delimiter of `t, for example: $a = Import-Csv -Delimiter "`t" -Path c:\fso\mytabfile.tsv

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell with munged data. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last week, the Scripting Wife and I had the opportunity to attend the Charlotte SQL Users Group. This is always a highlight, because that user group is one of the largest SQL User Groups around. I was spea...

Summary: Use Get-Command to find cmdlets that need a TimeSpan object for input.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find which cmdlets will accept a TimeSpan object for input?  Use the ParameterType parameter from the Get-Command cmdlet, for example: Get-Command -ParameterType timespan

Summary: Guest blogger, Alex Verboon, talks about using Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot delays in Group Policy performance. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger, Alex Verboon. I was reading Alex’s blog page. I liked what he had to say and I invited him to contribute a guest blog post here. You can ...

Summary: Learn to use Windows PowerShell to easily install Sysinternals utilities.  How do I find a Chocolatey package that installs Sysinternals?  Use the Find-Package cmdlet: Find-Package –Name Sysinternals Note   This command requires the OneGet module in Windows PowerShell 5.0.