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Retrieve Azure Resource Manager virtual machine properties by using PowerShell – Part 3

June 1, 2016 Jun 1, 2016 06/1/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Identify properties for the operating system of a virtual machine. This blog post is part of a series about how to retrieve Azure Resource Manager virtual machine properties by using PowerShell. To get the most out of this series, read the posts in order. If you’re new to PowerShell, you might want to first read the preceding five...

PowerTip: Specify that a script requires admin privileges to run

April 25, 2016 Apr 25, 2016 04/25/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to require admin privileges to run a Windows PowerShell script. (image)  How can I make sure that my Windows PowerShell script has administrator privileges to run? (image)  Use the #Requires directive and specify RunAsAdministrator. Here is an example: (image...

Additional resources for text analysis by using PowerShell

April 15, 2016 Apr 15, 2016 04/15/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: This is a summary of some of the additional resources for working with text and Windows PowerShell. Good day. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. So, here's the deal. We are going along and decide to write a simple Windows PowerShell script. Before we know it, the thing has morphed into dozens of lines. And, also before we ...