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Summary: On April 22, the Charlotte Windows PowerShell User Group will host Lee Holmes and Paul Higginbotham. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sometimes things just work out. The other day, I received an email from Lee Holmes. He is speaking at the Windows PowerShell Summit, which will be hosted in Charlotte, NC, on April 20 – 22....

Summary: See the scheduled Windows PowerShell sessions for Microsoft Ignite.  I am planning to attend the Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago this year! How can I find what Windows PowerShell            sessions are on the schedule?  Go to the Microsoft Ignite page, and filter on Windows PowerShell: W...

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about plans for the Scripting Guys booth at Ignite in Chicago. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have Windows PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson (aka The Scripting Wife) with another edition of PowerShell Spotlight... It is almost April which means conference season is about to ...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find installed optional features in Windows.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to see what optional features are installed in a copy of Windows?  Use the Get-WindowsOptionalFeature cmdlet, and if you are looking at a version of Windows            that is running...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to remove optional features from Windows virtual hard disks.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of virtual machines that have optional features that they do not need, such as Windows Media Player. In fact, the virtual machines are set up with no audio, so havin...