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Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft MVP, Adam Bertram, talks about advanced Windows PowerShell functions.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest post by Microsoft MVP, Adam Bertram. Take it away Adam…I'm a Pluralsight author and I develop online training courses that are mostly about Windows PowerShell. I recently ha...

Summary: Learn how to easily find the version of Windows PowerShell, CLR, and WSMan.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Windows PowerShell that is running on my system?  Use the $PSversionTable automatic variable (you can use Tab expansion to avoid some typing).           &nbs...

Summary: Learn how to easily find the version of Windows PowerShell, CLR, and WSMan. How can I use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Windows PowerShell that is running on my system? Use the $PSversionTable automatic variable (you can use Tab expansion to avoid some typing).            Th...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the future of the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog and other stuff. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a regular reader of the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog, you will no doubt have noticed that I have not been very active these past several weeks. However, it is a testament to the Win...

Summary: Learn how to perform a case-sensitive comparison in Windows PowerShell.  I need to compare two strings while taking case sensitivity into account. I try using -eq, but it does not work.             How can I use Windows PowerShell to perform a case-sensitive comparison?  Use the -ceq o...