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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to look at the schema of a WMI class. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about WMI is that it is largely self-describing. This means that I can use WMI and look at WMI. With the CIM cmdlets, this goes even a step further. For example, ...

Summary: Learn how to remove type data by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I remove a custom type data that is producing an error message when I try to update it            in my Windows PowerShell session?  Use the Get-TypeData cmdlet to retrieve an instance of the type data, and pipe it to the&n...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating custom type data to control the way a WMI class displays.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday, you said you could create custom type data to control the way the Win32_Volume WMI class reports back. How would one go about doing that? I looked on the Internet, and to be honest, it look...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find cmdlets that use CIM.  I want to see what Windows PowerShell cmdlets will use a CIM session, but when I use Get-Command,            only a couple things return. How can I fix this?  Windows PowerShell automatically loads modules, but when looking for parameters, it...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about comparing CIM and Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! When I query using a CIM function, I get back different stuff than when I query WMI. I don’t get it. Can you help? —BW  Hello BW, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday in Working with Volumes in ...