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New Feature in PowerShell 5: Compress Files

Doctor Scripto August 13, 2015 Aug 13, 2015 08/13/15

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the compressing files feature in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the sun is shining, the air is dead calm, and I am sitting outside under a gigantic old oak tree with my Windows Surface Pro 3 that I upgraded to Windows 10. I am ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Virtual Hard Disks

Doctor Scripto March 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 03/25/15

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find virtual hard disks on your system. I notice that my disk space appears to be disappearing at a rapid rate, and I suspect someone is creating virtual hard disks (VHDs) and forgetting about them. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find all the &...

Use PowerShell to Explore Old Windows VHDs

Doctor Scripto March 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 03/25/15

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore old Windows VHDs. Hey, Scripting Guy! It is time for spring clean-up around our datacenter. I am not talking about chasing out dust bunnies, although that is part of it. What I am talking about is trying to determine what can be safely deleted ...

Use PowerShell to Archive a Folder and Copy to Server

Doctor Scripto March 15, 2015 Mar 15, 2015 03/15/15

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive folder and copy it to a server. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that contains scripts. I update these scripts from time-to-time. I like to store the scripts on a central shared server. To save bandwidth, I would like to zip the ...

Use PowerShell to Create Archive and Send Email

Doctor Scripto March 12, 2015 Mar 12, 2015 03/12/15

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive and email it. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of files that I would like to archive on a regular basis to a .zip file. I need to email that .zip file as an attachment. I do this every week, and it takes me like nearly 15 minutes ...

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New Feature in PowerShell 5: Compress Files

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Virtual Hard Disks

Use PowerShell to Explore Old Windows VHDs

Use PowerShell to Archive a Folder and Copy to Server

Use PowerShell to Create Archive and Send Email

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