Showing archive results for August 2015

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the new compressed file cmdlets in Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It finally happened. I ran out of Gunpowder Green tea over the weekend. I have been making lots of Gunpowder Green tea with hibiscus flowers, rose hips, lemon grass, and other ...

Summary: Find automatic variables in Windows PowerShell that begin with a specific letter.  How can I find automatic variables in Windows PowerShell that begin with the letter P?  Use the drive Windows PowerShell variable provider with a wildcard character after the letter P: DIR variable:P*

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the compressing files feature in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the sun is shining, the air is dead calm, and I am sitting outside under a gigantic old oak tree with my Windows Surface Pro 3 that I upgraded to Windows 10. I am sipping a...

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to view all available modules in Windows PowerShell.  How can I view all of the available modules in my current Windows PowerShell session?  Run Get-Module with the –ListAvailable parameter: Get-Module –ListAvailable

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use the PoshUSNJournal module to work with the USN change journal. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today, filling in for my good friend, the Scripting Guy. I'm finishing up my three-day stint on the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. Be sure to catch up by reading: Today, I will demo ...