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Help: It Says Run a PowerShell Script

June 10, 2015 Jun 10, 2015 06/10/15
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Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about running a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Ninety two degrees Fahrenheit and sunny—that is what the weather is supposed to be this Saturday in Jacksonville when Teresa and I will be speaking at the Jacksonville IT Pro Camp. I can’t think...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Hide Processes in Windows

April 19, 2014 Apr 19, 2014 04/19/14
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to easily hide processes in Windows. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I used to have problems with when I was a network administrator, was running scripts on systems without a text box demanding attention from the user. In fact, the ...

Weekend Scripter: Pin PowerShell Script to Start Screen

February 23, 2014 Feb 23, 2014 02/23/14
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about pinning a Windows PowerShell script to the Windows 8.1 Start screen. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, the Scripting Wife and I had a couple of neighbors over for dinner. While munching on snacks, he said that he had recently upgraded his laptop from Windows&...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Start Hidden Process

February 16, 2014 Feb 16, 2014 02/16/14
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to start a hidden process. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I decided to try something a bit different. I am having a cup of English Breakfast tea, but I added strawberry leaves, blackberry leaves, marshmallow root, and a cinnamon stick. ...

Are You Safe?

September 24, 2013 Sep 24, 2013 09/24/13
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Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Jeffery Hicks, talks about profiling scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have as our guest blogger, Jeffery Hicks, Windows PowerShell MVP and author. To read more of Jeff’s previous guest posts, see these Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. Jeffery Hicks is a Microsoft MVP in ...