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Use the PowerShell Best Practices Module to Configure Servers

December 6, 2012 Dec 6, 2012 12/6/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Best Practices module to audit configuration of servers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, tonight is the Charlotte Windows PowerShell user group. We are doing a mini version of the Scripting Games, and so if you are in the area, you should ...

PowerTip: Find Updatable WMI Classes

December 1, 2012 Dec 1, 2012 12/1/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to easily find WMI classes you can update. (image)  How can I find WMI classes that support updating? (image) Use the Get-Cimclass cmdlet and a wild card for the WMI class name. Then, look for the class qualifier of supportsupdate, as shown here. Get-CimClass -ClassName...

Use PowerShell to Set the Power Plan on Networked Servers

November 29, 2012 Nov 29, 2012 11/29/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use a couple of simple Windows PowerShell commands to report the power plan settings on servers as well as setting them. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, today the Scripting Wife and I travel to The Netherlands for the sold-out Dutch Windows PowerShell user group meeting. This all-day user group meeting is sort of ...