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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating a job that runs at startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the needs that never seems to change is the need to run a startup script. In the old days, that meant placing a .bat or .vbs file in a startup folder, or listing it in the RUN key in the user folder. But ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his discussion about Windows PowerShell scheduled jobs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last night was the Expo floor meet-and-greet at TechEd in Houston. It was a crazy time, and we had literally thousands of people stopping by to say "hi," and to meet up with other Wind...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find the version of his Windows operating system. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is not a secret that I love Windows PowerShell. It is not a secret that I also love Windows 8.1 especially on my Surface Pro 2. Disclaimer: I bought my Surfa...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to easily hide processes in Windows. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I used to have problems with when I was a network administrator, was running scripts on systems without a text box demanding attention from the user. In fact, the power...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to start a hidden process. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I decided to try something a bit different. I am having a cup of English Breakfast tea, but I added strawberry leaves, blackberry leaves, marshmallow root, and a cinnamon stick. It is...