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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to disable all scheduled tasks in folder

February 26, 2016 Feb 26, 2016 02/26/16

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to disable all scheduled tasks in a specific folder. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable all scheduled tasks in a particular folder? (image)  Use the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet to enumerate the scheduled tasks in the folder, and then pipe the objects to the Disable-ScheduledTask cmdlet, for ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to disable scheduled task

February 25, 2016 Feb 25, 2016 02/25/16

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to disable a scheduled task. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable a scheduled task? (image)  Use the Disable-ScheduledTask cmdlet and specify the task name, for example: Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "SystemScan" (image...

PowerTip: Disable plug and play device with PowerShell

February 25, 2016 Feb 25, 2016 02/25/16

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Summary: Learn how to disable a plug and play device with Windows PowerShell. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable a plug and play device? (image)  Use the Disable-PNPDevice cmdlet and specify the instance ID, for example: Disable-PnpDevice -InstanceID  'USB\VID_5986&;PID_0266&;MI_00\7&;1E5D3568&;0000' (...

PowerTip: Find PowerShell modules that are installed by PowerShell Get command

February 22, 2016 Feb 22, 2016 02/22/16

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Summary: Learn how to find modules that were installed by the Windows PowerShell Get command. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find modules that have been installed by the Get command? (image)  Use the Get-InstalledModule command. (image...