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Use PowerShell and WMI to Glean Basic Operating System Information

Doctor ScriptoSeptember 11, 2014Sep 11, 201409/11/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to obtain basic operating system information. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to check on computers on my network to find out the operating system, service pack level, and whether the computer has been rebooted in the last 30 days. Can you help with this...

Inventory Drive Types by Using PowerShell

Doctor ScriptoSeptember 10, 2014Sep 10, 201409/10/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to detect drive types. Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a number of workstations in our network. Many of the users bring USB keys from home to transfer their files. Others have large external USB drives attached to their machines, and others have portable CD/DVD...

Use PowerShell to Provide Startup Information

Doctor ScriptoSeptember 9, 2014Sep 9, 201409/9/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find startup information. Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that my laptop running Windows 8.1 takes forever to start lately. I don’t really even know where to begin with this. I haven’t added anything that I know of, but still it is dog slow...

Use PowerShell to Detect Activation Status

Doctor ScriptoSeptember 8, 2014Sep 8, 201409/8/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to display Windows activation status. Hey, Scripting Guy! The previous network administrator at my company was not attentive to his work. I am not sure what he actually did for a living, but it certainly was not network administration. I think he ...

Comparing PowerShell PSSessions and CIM Sessions

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 31, 2014Jan 31, 201401/31/14

Summary: Guest blogger, Trevor Sullivan, compares Windows PowerShell PSSessions and CIM sessions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the exciting conclusion to Honorary Scripting Guy, Trevor Sullivan’s guest blog series on CIM. To see more of Trevor’s guest posts, see these Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. You can ...

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Use PowerShell and WMI to Glean Basic Operating System Information

Inventory Drive Types by Using PowerShell

Use PowerShell to Provide Startup Information

Use PowerShell to Detect Activation Status

Comparing PowerShell PSSessions and CIM Sessions

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