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Use PowerShell to Work with the .NET Framework Classes

  Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to work with the .NET Framework classes and assemblies.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to be able to find information about services that are related to device drivers but I cannot find a Windows PowerShell cmdlet that provides that information. Is there something in the .NET Framework ...

Use PowerShell to Work with the .NET Framework Service Classes

  Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to work with the .NET Framework service controller classes.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about the .NET Framework. I tried to use a .NET Framework class in a Windows PowerShell script recently, and the script seems to run erratically. Because I am in the middle of troubleshooting ...

Using PowerShell Get-Member to Explore the .NET Framework

    Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Member cmdlet to explore the .NET Framework in this interactive how-to post.   Hey, Scripting Guy! When you give examples of using the Get-Member cmdlet to explore the members of something in Windows PowerShell it seems so easy. The problem is that when I use it, things do...

Use .NET Classes to Configure the Windows PowerShell Console

  Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to use .NET Framework classes to configure the Windows PowerShell console.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about how the .NET Framework classes work. I saw posts from a couple weeks ago, but I still have questions. For example, it seems that the Windows PowerShell console is ...

Learn How to Use .NET Framework Commands inside Windows PowerShell

  Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use .NET Framework commands inside Windows PowerShell   Hey, Scripting Guy! I understand that Windows PowerShell is built upon the .NET Framework. I also get the idea that some of the Windows PowerShell cmdlets are simply calling things from the .NET Framework in the ...