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Using PowerShell to View and Remove Wireless Profiles in Windows 10 – Part 2

October 2, 2019 Oct 2, 2019 10/2/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Using Measure-Command to determine the fastest approach to a solution. Last week we were having some fun using PowerShell as a wrapper around the NetSh.exe command's output. We were left at a decision point. Which way to go? A For loop to clean up the data, which worked fine or Regular Expressions. Although both work which was ...

PowerTip: Converting a Here-String to an Array in One Line with PowerShell

September 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 09/25/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Using the split method in a more powerful fashion to split an array based upon two line terminating types (image) Hey, Doctor Scripto. I was wondering if there was a more efficient way of converting a Here-String to an Array when there were multiple line termination options like Linefeed or Carriage Return and Linefeed? (...

Using PowerShell to View and Remove Wireless Profiles in Windows 10 – Part 1

September 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 09/25/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Using PowerShell and Regular Expressions as a wrapper on NetSh.exe output to identify the profiles. Hey, Doctor Scripto! I have a whole pile of old Wireless profiles that have been collecting dust. I know I can use NETSH to view and delete them, but the process is very manual. Do you know if there is an easier way to clear them ...

Maximizing the Power of Here-String in PowerShell for Configuration Data

September 11, 2019 Sep 11, 2019 09/11/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Discovering some of the awesome and neat ways to leverage a Here-String in a Script or function Q: Hey, Doctor Scripto! I used to write scripts with supporting configuration files that never really changed. I was wondering if there was any way to put them INSIDE the script directly to make it self contained. —AB A: Hello...

Reporting on Microsoft 365 Licensing using PowerShell – Part 3

August 14, 2019 Aug 14, 2019 08/14/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Will Martin finalizes his discussion on how to report on Microsoft 365 licensing in the cloud. Previous Posts on this article can be found here for continuity Reporting on Microsoft 365 Licensing using PowerShell – Part 1 Reporting on Microsoft 365 Licensing using PowerShell – Part 2 Dr. Scripto here! When last we saw ...