Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to identify whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. How can I use Window PowerShell to see if my version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit? Use Get-CimInstance and query the OSArchitecture property: (Get-CimInstance Win32_operatingsystem).OSArchitecture
Summary: Sean Kearney explores installing the Windows ADK and validating its presence with Windows PowerShell. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here filling in for The Scripting Guy. This week, I’m going to help you out with Windows PE. Note This is a five-part series that includes the following posts: First, w...
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to update a module from the Windows PowerShell Gallery. How can I update a module from the Windows PowerShell Gallery? Run the following command to check for an update to the module and install the update if one is found:Update-Module –Name PoshRSJob –VerboseVERBOSE: Checking for updates for module ...
Summary: Boe Prox presents a module for working with runspaces. Honorary Scripting Guy and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Today I finish up my series about using runspaces in PowerShell by showing you a module that I put together that makes working with runspaces a lot ...
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to add a custom function to a runspace pool. How can I use Windows PowerShell to add a custom function to a runspace pool? Use the following approach:#Custom FunctionFunction ConvertTo-Hex { Param([int]$Number) '0x{0:x}' -f $Number}#Get body of function$Definition = Get-Conte...
