Showing archive results for January 2015

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to see the results of scheduled tasks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is snack time. For me, a perfect snack is a piece of biscotti and a cup of tea. Today, I am having such a snack—the tea is a nice green tea with a bit of jasmine flower in it....

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the status of scheduled tasks.  My laptop is acting strangely. Task Manager shows lots of processes running, but I have disabled everything I can see.            How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine what scheduled tasks are running in the background?  Use the&n...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to unblock files downloaded from the Internet.  I downloaded a module from the Script Center Repository, and when I expanded and copied the files to            my modules folder, I forgot to unblock them. Now every time I start Windows PowerShell, I get error   &nb...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find restore points.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find a list of restore points on my computers running            Windows 8.1 or Windows 8?  Use the Get-ComputerRestorePoint cmdlet. Notes 

Summary: Learn how to find related Windows PowerShell commands.  How can I find related commands in Windows PowerShell?  Use the Get-Command cmdlet and sort by the ModuleName property.            For example, to find commands that use the Get verb, use the following command: Get-...