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PowerTip: Determine What Character a String Starts With

June 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 06/30/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to determine what character a string starts with. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to show me if a string starts with a particular letter (this also needs to be           case sensitive)? (image)  Use the StartsWith method from the String class...

Working with Users in Active Directory

June 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 06/30/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to work with users in Active Directory Domain Services. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! We are a rather diversified IT shop, but we have a heavy investment in Microsoft, and particularly in Active Directory. We use it for everything. I need to be able to update...

PowerTip: Convert All Uppercase String to Lowercase

June 29, 2015 Jun 29, 2015 06/29/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to convert a string to all lowercase characters. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to convert a string that is in all uppercase to all lowercase characters? (image)  Use the ToLower method from the String class: "STRING".ToLower() (image...

Create Users in Active Directory Without Using Module

June 29, 2015 Jun 29, 2015 06/29/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating users in Active Directory Domain Services without using a module. Hey, Scripting Guy! In my company, we do a lot of work with Active Directory, and my team is responsible for this. But not all of the administrators have the Active Directory module, so I cannot assume that it ...