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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Discover Switch Extensions

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to discover virtual switch extensions in Hyper-V. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been playing around with Windows PowerShell and with Hyper-V. One of the cool things about Hyper-V networking is that the virtual switches are extensible. This ...

Weekend Scripter: Configure a New Virtual Machine with PowerShell

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to configure a virtual machine on his laptop. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I really appreciate is weekends. Most of the time, I do not even open my email. Freedom from email is something I dream about. Recently, my cell ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create a New Virtual Machine

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to easily create a new virtual machine on a computer running Windows 8. Playing around with the Hyper-V module Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is autumn in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States—as autumn as we get in the Deep South. ...