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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson illustrates how to compare two folders by using Windows PowerShell.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is an absolutely beautiful day in Charlotte, North Carolina. The early morning rain gave way to a colorful rainbow. My manager bought me a new laptop, and I have been busy working on it; i...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to parse Windows trace logs.   Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to filter the results from an ETW log? —DK   Hello DK, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Sure there is. In Saturday’s Weekend Scripter article, I talked about working with Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) logs. I...

Summary: Learn how to use date types to filter event trace logs in Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering, oh great scripting master: can I use Windows PowerShell to parse an ETW log file? —JM   Hello JM, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is “oh dark thirty” in the Piedmont region of the United...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot Windows by working with ETW logs.   Weekend Scripter: Troubleshooting Windows Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I do not know about you, but I enjoy troubleshooting Microsoft Windows. There is something rewarding about seeing a problem, diagnosing the problem, and resolving the...

Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell module to simplify scripting local users and groups.   Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. There are two things about a module that I like. The first is it makes it really easy to share with others. The second thing is that it works just like other cmdlets, and it does not req...