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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Troubleshooting WinRM—The Video Part 2

October 10, 2015 Oct 10, 2015 10/10/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, presents a video about troubleshooting WinRM (part 2). Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I present part two of my troubleshooting WinRM video. In this video, I talk about five basic commands that are used in troubleshooting WinRM. Note For more information about these ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Windows Home Location

October 9, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 10/9/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get the Windows home location setting. (image) How can I get the Windows GeoID home location setting for the current user account with Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10? (image) Use the Get-WinHomeLocation cmdlet. (image...

Troubleshoot WinRM—The Video Part 1

October 9, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 10/9/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, presents a video about troubleshooting WinRM (part 1). Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I present a video where I talk a bit about troubleshooting WinRM. First I talk about looking at the WinRM logs, and then I talk about checking specific things such as: Note For ...

PowerTip: Find Win32 Type Data in PowerShell

October 8, 2015 Oct 8, 2015 10/8/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to find Win32 WMI classes in Windows PowerShell that have type data. (image) How can I easily find which WMI classes in Windows PowerShell have their own type data? (image) Use the Get-TypeData cmdlet and filter for types that contain Win32, for example: Get-TypeData -TypeName *win32* (image...

Playing with JSON and PowerShell

October 8, 2015 Oct 8, 2015 10/8/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about playing with JSON and Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife has an updated shopping list. It includes a Microsoft Band 2 and a Surface Pro 4. The launch was a mouthwatering event and really well done. One of the cool ...

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