October 27th, 2012

PowerTip: Use Saved Help Files to Update PowerShell Help

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Learn how to use saved Help files to update Windows PowerShell Help on servers without Internet access.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I update Windows PowerShell 3.0 Help on a server without Internet access?

          Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Save-Help cmdlet to save the help to an accessible destination, and then use the update-Help cmdlet with the source parameter.

Save-Help -DestinationPath c:\fso\help -Module * -Force

Update-Help -SourcePath c:\fso\help -Module * -Force

Note   To use Update-Help, you must start Windows PowerShell with admin rights.

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