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PowerTip: Create a nested PowerShell custom object

April 5, 2016 Apr 5, 2016 04/5/16
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Summary: Learn how to create a nested PowerShell custom object.  How do I create a nested PowerShell custom object to store layers (nested) of information? Use a hashtable with the PSCustomObject type accelerator, and specify PSCustomObject as the value to the Property Name (Key): [PSCustomObject]@{ PropertyName = [PSCustomObject]@{ ...

PowerShell Above and Beyond the Minimum Requirements

December 16, 2013 Dec 16, 2013 12/16/13
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Summary: Two Microsoft Windows PowerShell experts get extreme with the standard Hello World script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last month at the Charlotte PowerShell User Group meeting, we played around with some scenarios, and we had each of the attendees work through the tasks to see the various ways they would come up with...

Determine Pending Reboot Status—PowerShell Style! Part 2

June 11, 2013 Jun 11, 2013 06/11/13
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Summary: Guest blogger, Brian Wilhite, talks about using Windows PowerShell to detect a server that is in pending reboot status. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the conclusion to Brian Wilhite’s guest blog series about detecting pending reboots via Windows PowerShell. Prior to reading today’s post, you ...