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Use PowerShell to Monitor for Process Startup

September 17, 2014 Sep 17, 2014 09/17/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to monitor for process startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, I spent a decent amount of time answering an email from a former colleague. I will actually share his email and my reply this coming weekend. In the meantime, I was playing...

Using PowerShell to Parse System Log for Windows Updates

June 5, 2014 Jun 5, 2014 06/5/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to use XML and Windows PowerShell to parse the Windows system event log for Windows updates. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sometimes I come up with a solution, and then I go looking for a problem to fix. Not often, but sometimes. This is usually the result of playing around with Windows PowerShell on the ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Get Startup Event Log Entries

July 13, 2013 Jul 13, 2013 07/13/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to query event logs for entries created during startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that annoys me is when something changes on my laptop, and I know that I did not do anything to directly cause the change. Obviously, I did ...

Use PowerShell to Perform an Orderly Shutdown of a Server Running Hyper-V

February 21, 2013 Feb 21, 2013 02/21/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to shut down all virtual machines on a server running Hyper-V prior to shutting down the server. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! From time to time I need to shut down one of our servers that is running the Hyper-V role. The problem is that these servers have ...

Use PowerShell to Create a Permanent WMI Event to Launch a VBScript

July 20, 2012 Jul 20, 2012 07/20/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses creating a permanent WMI event registration to monitor for new files and clean up the file names. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I just booked the room for the Atlanta (Alpharetta) PowerShell Saturday. This will be PowerShell Saturday event #003, and it will be held on ...