Showing archive results for September 2015

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get event log events that occur on a specific day.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to get application event log events that occur only on Sept. 24, 2015?  Use the Get-EventLog cmdlet and specify the log name and the before and the after dates, for example: Get-EventLog -LogName application -A...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore classic event logs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. When you get to version five of anything, you already begin to see signs on strain and pain. I mean, take Windows NT 5.0, for example. Oh yeah. That one was delayed for about five years, and i...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to get specific service information.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find information about services, if I do not want to include any service             that has a name that begins with the letter “s”?  Use the Exclude parameter from the...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the reduced need to use Windows PowerShell scripting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you already know that my new book, Windows PowerShell Step by Step, third edition, is on its way to the printers. I am not going to talk about that today...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to get the week of the year.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find how many weeks are left in the current year—without doing lot of math or            calendaring stuff?  Use the Get-Date cmdlet but specify a –uformat of %V: Get-...