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Summary: Learn how to display hidden files by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to display hidden files?  Use the Force parameter for Get-Childitem (or the aliases dir, ls or gci): dir -Force -File

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Microsoft Word you are running.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the version of Microsoft Word that is installed on my system?  Create an instance of the Word.Application object, and then choose the Version property: PS C:\> (New-Object -ComObject w...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily find the naming contexts for your AD DS domain.    How can I use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to find information about my naming contexts for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)?  Use Get-ADRootDSE from the Active Directory module, pipe the results to the ...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the name and operating system version of all your domain controllers.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the name and operating system version of all my domain controllers?  Use the Get-ADDomainController cmdlet from the Active Directory module and a wild card filter to select all d...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to show the status of optional features in AD DS.  How can I use Windows PowerShell and the Active Directory module to determine the status of optional features in AD DS?  Use the Get-ADOptionalFeature Windows PowerShell cmdlet. You can use a wildcard for the filter to simplify return...