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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Manage Windows Network Locations

June 10, 2012 Jun 10, 2012 06/10/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft PFE, Chris Wu, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to manage Windows network locations. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have another guest blog by my good friend Microsoft premier field engineer (PFE), Chris Wu. Chris started his career at Microsoft in 2002, first as a support engineer in...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Change Computer Icon Caption to Computer Name

June 9, 2012 Jun 9, 2012 06/9/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to change the caption of the computer icon to local computer name.  Changing desktop icon captions Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Charlotte Windows PowerShell User Group this past Thursday was a lot of fun. We decided to hold a mini ...

Use PowerShell to Reset the Secure Channel on a Desktop

March 2, 2012 Mar 2, 2012 03/2/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn three ways to use Windows PowerShell to reset the computer secure channel. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a problem with the computers in our computer classroom. We set up this classroom to teach new hires how to use our mission critical application. We are, however, not hiring as many people as we used to, and as a ...

Use PowerShell to Replace netdom Commands to Join the Domain

February 29, 2012 Feb 29, 2012 02/29/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to replace netdom commands with simple Windows PowerShell cmdlets to rename and reboot the computer or join the domain. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that I have been hand building a number of computers recently for a computer lab we are setting up at work. I have written a batch file that uses netdom commands ...

Learn How to Use PowerShell to Configure Jump Lists

February 25, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 02/25/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Chris Wu, discusses using Windows PowerShell to configure Jump Lists. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome to the weekend. Today we have a special treat in the form of a guest blogger. The Scripting Wife and I had the good fortune to meet Chris Wu in Montreal, Canada when we were there doing a Windows ...