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Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about comparing the performance of various Windows PowerShell event log queries.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I present a video where I talk about examining the performance of various queries from the event log.Note  For more information about this technique, see Check Per...

Summary: Measure how long it takes for a Windows PowerShell command to complete.    If I change one command to try to improve the speed of my Windows PowerShell script , how can I see if            that command is faster than the one I changed?  Use the Measure-Command cmdlet. For example, to s...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about different approaches to find documents with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is a lovely weekend down here in the deep south USA. I am sipping a nice cup of English Breakfast tea with lemon, lime, orange pith, and Hibiscus flower added. I deci...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create random processes at random times.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to start a process that I pick randomly from a list. I would like these processes to start at random times so I can test my monitoring application. Is this something Windows PowerShell can do...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to start a process at random intervals.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a rather unusual request. I am testing a new monitoring application, and I need a script that will start processes at random intervals so I can check the effectiveness of the solution. Is this so...