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Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

PowerTip: Find Current Runspaces in PowerShell

November 26, 2015 Nov 26, 2015 11/26/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to find the current runspaces in Windows PowerShell.(image) How can I list all of the currently running runspaces in Windows PowerShell?(image) Use the Get-Runspace cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 5.0:Get-RunspaceId Name ComputerName Type &...

Beginning Use of PowerShell Runspaces: Part 1

November 26, 2015 Nov 26, 2015 11/26/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox presents some tips about beginning use with runspaces. Honorary Scripting Guy and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Note This is a four-part series that includes the following posts: Let's say you are working in ...

PowerTip: Find Expiring Certificates by Using PowerShell

November 22, 2015 Nov 22, 2015 11/22/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox shows how you can find certificates that are expiring. (image) How can I find if I have any certificates on my system that are expiring within 30 days? (image) Use the ExpiringInDays dynamic parameter when working with the certificate provider, for example: Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My\ -...

Weekend Scripter: Report on Network Level Authentication

November 22, 2015 Nov 22, 2015 11/22/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Windows PowerShell to report on Network Level Authentication. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. I plan to spend this Sunday showing you how you can report on whether your systems are enabled for Network Level ...

PowerTip: View All Available Modules

August 12, 2015 Aug 12, 2015 08/12/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to view all available modules in Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I view all of the available modules in my current Windows PowerShell session? (image) Run Get-Module with the –ListAvailable parameter: Get-Module –ListAvailable (image...

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