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Summary: Learn how to use the Filter parameter and the Windows PowerShell Expression Language on the Active Directory module cmdlets.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know why you like ADSI so much. The syntax is obscure, and it makes things hard to read. Yesterday’s blog that used Get-ADComputer could have been so much better if you had le...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about querying the AD DS module via PowerShell and using the results to find hotfixes.  Hey, Scripting Guy!  We have a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 that is acting as one of our domain controllers. I do not have access to install the Remote Server Administration Tools (R...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using DSQuery to return results for use in Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy!  I like using the DSQuery tool to search Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Can I use that tool with Windows PowerShell? —WS  Hello WS, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here....

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and the Active Directory cmdlets to find and replace missing email addresses.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am hoping you can help me. We recently decommissioned a domain and moved all the users from that domain into an organizational unit (OU) under our corporate domain. This has simplified maintenance, ...

Summary: Search Active Directory for user and office locations by using Windows PowerShell and no scripting.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am looking for an easy way to search Active Directory. For example, I need to find information out about users. We are moving offices in our city, and I need to find users who are in specific offices in specific ...