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Jul 21, 2015
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PowerTip: Find Name and Location of PowerShell Profiles

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Summary: Learn how to find the name and location of various Windows PowerShell profiles.  How can I find the name and location of various Windows PowerShell profiles?  Use the $profile automatic variable to see what profiles are available for your particular Windows PowerShell           host (for ex...

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Jul 21, 2015
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I Have a PowerShell Profile—Now What?

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Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the what to add into a Windows PowerShell profile. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It was a beautiful sunny weekend in central Florida. The Scripting Wife and I headed to Tampa, where we met up with various Windows PowerShell peeps. It is good to get together and talk about cool ...

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Jul 20, 2015
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PowerTip: Determine If You Have PowerShell Profile

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Summary: Learn how to determine if you have a local Windows PowerShell profile.     How can I find if I have a Windows PowerShell profile?           Use the Test-Path cmdlet, and check for the existence of $profile, for example: test-path $PROFILE

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Jul 20, 2015
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All About PowerShell Profiles

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Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell profiles.  Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am heading back to the basics. Why? Because my hard disk drive died, and I had to order a new drive to replace it. It gave me a good chance to reinstall Windows 8.1. Now, my laptop is really fast. It is am...

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Jul 19, 2015
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PowerTip: Find Tangent of 45-Degree Angle with PowerShell

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Summary: Find the tangent of a 45-degree angle with Windows PowerShell.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain the tangent of a 45-degree angle?  Use the Tan static method from the [math] class, for example: [math]::tan(45)

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