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Use PowerShell Redirection Operators for Script Flexibility

September 20, 2012 Sep 20, 2012 09/20/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using the new Windows PowerShell redirectioin operators to add flexibility to a script. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! There is something about Windows PowerShell that I don’t get. Normally, I can use the redirection arrows to write to a text file, but sometimes it does not work...

Weekend Scripter: Automate Formatting Portable USB Drives with PowerShell

August 26, 2012 Aug 26, 2012 08/26/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to automate formatting and copying data to USB drives. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we leave the mystery writers conference in Nashville, Tennessee and head to northern Kentucky. I will be teaching a Windows PowerShell workshop to a group of ...

Use PowerShell 3.0 to Find Enabled Windows 8 Features

August 24, 2012 Aug 24, 2012 08/24/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find enabled Windows 8 features. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the neat things about Windows (does not matter the version) is how I can customize the installation or deployment. In fact, nearly every version of Windows I have ever ...