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PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 1 of 4

January 31, 2017 Jan 31, 2017 01/31/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics about how to use PSScriptAnalyzer. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner), or posting on my blog, workingsysadmin.com. This week...

View passwords of wireless profiles without using netsh.exe

January 13, 2017 Jan 13, 2017 01/13/17
Doctor Scripto
Ever since the GUI lost the ability to view the password of a wireless profile, I wanted to provide this functionality in PowerShell. A search of the Internet for how to view the password of a Wi-Fi profile returns numerous examples of how to use netsh.exe to accomplish this. I wrote a previous blog post about how to view Wi-Fi profiles, and ...

Visual Studio Code editing features for PowerShell development – Part 2

January 12, 2017 Jan 12, 2017 01/12/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Editing features for Visual Studio Code that use the PowerShell extension. Welcome to Part 2 about editing features of Visual Studio Code. Everything that we  examined in Part 1 of this series is about Visual Studio Code editing features that are available without the PowerShell extension installed! They apply to your markdown, JSON...

Visual Studio Code editing features for PowerShell development – Part 1

January 11, 2017 Jan 11, 2017 01/11/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: The editing features of Visual Studio Code come in handy as you develop your PowerShell scripts. Note: This post includes animated gifs. For best results, view the post in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge. In the previous blog post, we explained how to get started with PowerShell development in Visual Studio Code. If you don’t ...