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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to display Windows Update messages from specific apps in Windows 8.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out how often I am getting Windows Update messages for various apps in Windows 8. It seems like I am having to update things quite often, but I want to make sur...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find information about Windows 8 Modern App updates.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I love my Windows 8 laptop, and I also love my Windows RT Surface. One of the things that is a bit annoying is that it seems every time I turn on the computer, or my Surface, t...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create and to use a new event log. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it’s the weekend, baby! At least for the Scripting Wife and me. You see, the Scripting Manager gave me today and Monday off as sort of “comp time” because of all...

Summary: Learn how to use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet to return all events from all logs related to Windows PowerShell.  How can I easily find events from all the event logs—both standard and the ETW logs that are related to Windows PowerShell?  Use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet and use a wild card pattern for the pro...

Summary: Guest blogger, Jason Hofferle, talks about the basics of Windows PowerShell remoting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week I am in Seattle, Washington presenting at Microsoft TechReady 15. I have been talking to Jason for some time, and I thought that now would be a great chance to share some of his insights with us....