Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of unique process names. How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain a list of all the unique process names running on my system? Use the Get-Process cmdlet, pipe the results to the Select-Object cmdlet, and specify the Name property &...
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating and using a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon, it is raining—actually more like a thunderstorm because there is lightning and thunder. In the afternoon in central Florida, there is a really good chance that for 10 or 15 minut...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the current time in 24-hour format. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the current time in 24-hour format? Use the Get-Date cmdlet and the –UFormat parameter with %R: Get-Date -UFormat %R
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell scripting terminology. Hey, Scripting Guy! So I am confused, and I am not afraid to admit that I am confused. In the old fashioned VBScript days, I wrote scripts. I could also write subroutines or functions. And that was about it. Pretty simple, and it made sense to m...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get the current time. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get the current time? Use the Get-Date cmdlet and specify a –DisplayHint of Time: Get-Date -DisplayHint time
