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March 30, 2015Mar 30, 201503/30/15Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to determine if a hypervisor is present
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been trying to use WMI to determine if a server has the hypervisor present. I found the WMI class,
April 12, 2012Apr 12, 201204/12/12
Summary: In Advanced Event 9, you are required to perform a hardware inventory and write the information to an XML file.
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Division
Advanced
Date of Event
4/12/2012 12:01 AM
Due Date
4/19/2012 12:01 AM
Event scenario
You are a network manager at a medium-sized organization,
April 11, 2012Apr 11, 201204/11/12
Summary: In Beginner Event 8, you are required to determine if a computer is a desktop computer or a laptop computer.
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Division
Beginner
Date of Event
4/11/2012 12:01 AM
Due Date
4/18/2012 12:01 AM
Event scenario
You are the desktop manager at a midsized enterprise company.
December 14, 2011Dec 14, 201112/14/11Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers.
Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. The company has released a new version of this application,
September 27, 2011Sep 27, 201109/27/11Summary: Create a custom object from WMI to display processor and operating system information using Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! Your script yesterday was pretty cool. However, in addition to obtaining information about the processor, I also need to know operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit,
