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Registry Cmdlets: Advanced CDXML

February 4, 2015 Feb 4, 2015 02/4/15
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Summary: Richard Siddaway shows some advanced features in CDXML. Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the third post in a series. To catch up, read: Registry Cmdlets: Working with the Registry Registry Cmdlets: First Steps with CDXML Yesterday, you saw that you can ...

Registry Cmdlets: First Steps with CDXML

February 3, 2015 Feb 3, 2015 02/3/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Richard Siddaway shows how to start creating CDXML cmdlets. Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the second post in a series. Yesterday, in Registry Cmdlets: Working with the Registry, I explained that there aren’t any cmdlets for working directly with the...

PowerTip: Use PoweShell to Search for CIM Classes

February 2, 2015 Feb 2, 2015 02/2/15
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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search for CIM classes.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find a CIM class on my machine?  Use Get-WmiObject in List mode. For instance, to find the class for working with the registry, use: Get-WmiObject -Namespace root -Class StdRegProv -List –Recurse &...