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Reusing PowerShell Registry Time Stamp Code

Summary: Guest blogger, Rohn Edwards, discusses reusing code that obtains the last-modified time stamp from the registry. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the last day of the year, but don’t despair. We are here to share some Windows PowerShell goodies with you.  Welcome back Rohn Edwards as our guest blogger ...

Use PowerShell to Access Registry Last-Modified Time Stamp

Summary: Guest blogger, Rohn Edwards, talks about using Windows PowerShell to access the last-modified time stamp in the registry. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Rohn Edwards. Rohn is one of the cofounders of the Mississippi PowerShell User Group. I’m not sure how many of you know this, but the ...

Use PowerShell to Find the History of USB Flash Drive Usage

Summary: Microsoft premier field engineer, Jason Walker, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to get a history of USB drive usage. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I was talking to Jason Walker at the Charlotte Windows PowerShell User Group the other day. I asked him what cool things he was doing with Windows PowerShell, and he ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Easily Modify Registry Property Values

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows to use the PowerShell registry provider to easily modify registry property values. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is finally the weekend. It seems like it has been a rather long week. Of course, each week is only 168 hours long, but this one has seemed long. It is due in ...