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Summary: Using Windows PowerShell to purge Wlan profiles with NetSh.exe. Last week we had a way with a Regular Expression to run one Netsh.exe command and show only the profile names as a PowerShell Array. Today we're going to finish the task and show you how to delete those Profiles. As a quick reminder here's the line in PowerShell we us...

Summary: Learn how to easily produce a list of approved Windows PowerShell verbs.  How can I find what verbs are approved for use in a Windows PowerShell function?  Use the Get-Verb cmdlet, and to make it easy to peruse, send the output to the Out-GridView cmdlet: get-verb | Out-GridView

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using a function to determine if a Windows PowerShell console is elevated. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I had a friend tell me that nearly half of all the cmdlets, functions, and whatever’s in Windows PowerShell 4.0 on Windows Server 2012 R2 required eleva...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, discusses one of his favorite functions: Get-EnumValues. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am working on my presentation for Atlanta TechStravaganza 2015, which will happen on August 21. It will be a really cool event, and the Scripting Wife and I are looking forward to attending ...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about replacing one Windows PowerShell function with a different one. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the problems with writing Windows PowerShell code every day is that you eventually... No, it’s not what you think. I am often asked if I run out of ideas, and the answer is, ...