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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using transactions with the Windows PowerShell Registry provider.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking at the various providers and their capabilities (see Find and Use Windows PowerShell Providers). I see that the Registry provider says it does transactions. What’s that all about? &...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display locations stored on the default stack.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the locations that are stored on my default location stack?  Use the –Stack parameter of Get-Location: Get-Location -Stack

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using named location stacks in Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! If I need to move around in two types of locations, how would I do it? Suppose I need to look in various places in my profile, and then I need to do some work in data locations elsewhere on my hard drive. How would I...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find cmdlets and their associated synopsis.  How can I easily find a list of specific Windows PowerShell cmdlets and their associated meanings?  Use the Get-Command cmdlet, pipe the results to the Foreach-Object and Get-Help cmdlets,            ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about managing locations in Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t understand what is the big deal with Get-Location. I mean, I can look and see where I am at, so why do I need Get-Location? For that matter, what are a PushD and a PopD? It says it has something to do with a sta...