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Explore WMI Methods and Properties via PowerShell Script

March 12, 2011 Mar 12, 2011 03/12/11
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, illustrates how to explore WMI methods and writable properties from a Windows PowerShell script. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. One of the things I like about Windows PowerShell is the ease in which I can modify things, experiment with things, play with things, and ...

Use PowerShell to Find WMI Classes that Contain Methods

March 10, 2011 Mar 10, 2011 03/10/11
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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find WMI classes that contain usable methods for making configuration changes in Windows. (image)   Hey, Scripting Guy! I that know you spend a lot of time working with WMI. The one thing that I really do not like about WMI is that although it seems like there is a lot of information that ...

Discover How to Filter Remote Event Log Entries in Windows Vista

March 9, 2011 Mar 9, 2011 03/9/11
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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to filter remote event log entries in a Windows Vista computer. (image)   Hey, Scripting Guy! I thought your article yesterday was really great. It was interesting how a rather simple change could provide such a big gain in performance. The problem is that it does not appear to work on my ...

How to Improve the Performance of a PowerShell Event Log Query

March 8, 2011 Mar 8, 2011 03/8/11
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Summary: Learn how to improve the performance of a Windows PowerShell event log query. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am a beginner when it comes to using Windows PowerShell, and I was inspired by your article yesterday about using Windows PowerShell to Query All Event Logs for Recent Events, and today I attempted to write a command to get all...