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Feb 26, 2015
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Use WMI and PowerShell to Work with Services

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to work with services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is that time of the year. I just spent the last couple of hours uninstalling useless software from my laptop. This includes stuff that I intentionally installed and junk that becomes instal...

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Feb 25, 2015
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PowerTip: Find “Hidden” Property Values in PowerShell

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Summary: Learn how to find some missing property values in Windows PowerShell.  How can I find missing property values in the process information I am looking at in Windows PowerShell?  Launch Windows PowerShell with Admin rights (hold down the Shift key, right-click the Windows PowerShell icon,           sel...

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Feb 25, 2015
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Comparing WMI and Native PowerShell

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about comparing WMI and using native Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. When Windows PowerShell was still in beta, there was a saying (song?) that said there must be 50 ways to stop a process. Actually, I am not certain it was ever turned into a Windows PowerShell song...

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Feb 24, 2015
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PowerTip: Find WMI Classes with a CIM Cmdlet

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Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell CIM cmdlet to find WMI classes.   How can I find Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes that are related to a particular technology?  Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet and use a wildcard character for the name, then specify the Dynamic            ...

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Feb 24, 2015
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When to Use WMI and PowerShell

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about when to use WMI. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that Windows PowerShell has done is make WMI very easy to use. Beginning with Windows PowerShell 1.0 and the Get-WmiObject cmdlet, WMI information has become much easier to access. Whereas a simple VBScript s...

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