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Aug 11, 2015
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PowerTip: Determine if PowerShell is Running x86 or x64

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Summary: Boe Prox shows how to determine if Windows PowerShell is running x86 or x64.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if I am running x86 or x64?  Use [intptr]::Size as follows: Switch ([intptr]::Size) {     4 {"x86"}     8 {"x64"}     &nbs...

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Aug 11, 2015
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View Entries in USN Change Journal

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Summary: Boe Prox shows us how to view the entries in the USN change journal. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today, filling in for my good friend, the Scripting Guy. Today I'm continuing on from yesterday’s post, Connect to USN Change Journal. In today’s post, I'll look at the actual entries ...

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Aug 10, 2015
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Exported Types

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Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Windows PowerShell to list exported types.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to list all of the exported types?  Use this command:  [appdomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()|ForEach {     Try {         $_.GetExportedTypes()     } Catc...

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Aug 10, 2015
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Connect to USN Change Journal

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Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, shows us how to connect to the USN change journal by using Windows PowerShell. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today, filling in for my good friend, the Scripting Guy. Over the course of the next few days, I am going to be talking about a topic that many of you might not h...

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Aug 9, 2015
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PowerTip: Find Commands and Descriptions from Module

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Summary: Find commands and their descriptions exported from a Windows PowerShell module.  How can I see the commands with their descriptions that are available in a new Windows PowerShell module?  Use the Get-Command (gcm is an alias) cmdlet and specify the module. Then select the name and create        ...

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