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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to get the network connection profile.  How can you easily determine the network connection profile on your computer running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 by using Windows PowerShell 3.0?                Use the Get-NetConnectionProfile&...

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell 3.0 cmdlet to find WMI classes that permit you to create things.  How can you easily find WMI classes that permit you to create stuff?            Use the Get-Cimclass cmdlet and specify a method name of create:               ...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find updatable WMI classes.  How can you use a Windows PowerShell 3.0 cmdlet to easily find WMI classes that support updating?  Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet and specify the SupportsUpdate qualifier: Get-CimClass -QualifierName supportsupdate

Summary: Save Windows PowerShell Help files for use on other machines.   How can you download Windows PowerShell 3.0 Help files to update Help on other computers?  Use the Save-Help cmdlet and specify a network share as the destination: save-help -Module * -Force -Verbose -DestinationPath \\server1\help

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to optimize Hyper-V VHD disk size. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of my favorite Windows 8 features is that (depending on the age of your laptop) you can add real-live, honest-to-goodness Hyper-V. This is such a cool feature because Micr...