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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find all user profiles on a computer, and to display the date when each profile was last used.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to find a good way to see which profiles exist on my laptop. I found a Hey, Scripting Guy! post to do this, but it uses VBScript. Can this be done using Windows PowerS...

Summary: Create a custom object from WMI to display processor and operating system information using Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! Your script yesterday was pretty cool. However, in addition to obtaining information about the processor, I also need to know operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit, the version of Windows that is install...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to save objects for later offline analysis.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I am trying to examine processes that are consuming resources on my computer. The problem is that when I use the Get-Process cmdlet, my results keep changing before I have a chance to examine thoroughly the output fr...

Summary: In this episode, superhero BATCHman foils the fowl villain Ping Win and repairs the registry.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today is Episode 5 of the BATCHman series by Sean Kearney. Note   You can read all gripping, engaging, informative, and downright funny BATCHman episodes. Whenever trouble happens in system...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily find information about Windows Update hotfixes.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem, and I am hoping that you can help me. I have been using the Get-Hotfix cmdlet, but unfortunately, it seems to miss some system updates. I desperately need to perform an audit of our systems, but when I ...