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Three Cool PowerShell Service Tricks

August 27, 2012 Aug 27, 2012 08/27/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about three cool Windows PowerShell tricks for working with services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It does not matter what ones role is, whether an Exchange Server admin, a Group Policy guru, or even an ordinary every day power user, one eventually needs to work with ...

The Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Find Service Accounts

February 15, 2012 Feb 15, 2012 02/15/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: The Scripting Wife interrupts Brahms to learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find service accounts and service start modes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of life’s real pleasures is sitting around a fireplace, listening to a Brahms concerto, and sipping a cup of chamomile tea. I like to add a bit of local ...

Speed Up Excel Automation with PowerShell

February 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012 02/1/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, optimizes the Windows PowerShell script he presented yesterday. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu. Georges presented a script yesterday to gather Windows services information in an Excel spreadsheet. Although the script did an adequate job for a small ...

Beat the Auditors, Be One Step Ahead with PowerShell

January 31, 2012 Jan 31, 2012 01/31/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft PFE, Georges Maheu, opens his security assessment toolbox to discuss a Windows PowerShell script he uses to look at Windows services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Georges Maheu. Georges is one of my best friends, and I had a chance to work with him again during my recent Canadian ...

PowerShell Community and the Windows System Administration Tool

January 6, 2012 Jan 6, 2012 01/6/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: See how guest blogger, Rich Prescott, leveraged the Windows PowerShell community as he built his popular ArPosh Client System Administration tool. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are really starting the new year off correctly. We have another very strong guest blogger today. Rich Prescott, is currently working as an ...