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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about installing the free Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning is an awesome morning. Our friends from Hamburg, Germany have been hanging out all weekend, and it has been a blast. We have spen...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about understanding Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is an exciting and great day! I have been working a bit to solidify the editorial calendar for the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. I can say that there are some absolutely awesome posts comi...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to launch an item from the Control Panel.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to launch the Mail item on the Control Panel in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012?  Use the Get-ControlPanelItem with a wildcard character to retrieve the item, then pipe the results to the Show-...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to view the app package installation log.  How can I use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8 to review the app package installation log for errors, warnings, and additional information about installation packages?  Use the Get-AppxLog cmdlet: Get-AppxLog

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to look at modern apps in Windows 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I love about Windows 8 (including my Surface RT) are the modern apps. They are, well, just so modern. Of course, what I really like about them are the Windows PowerShel...