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Create a Really Cool PowerShell ISE Profile

October 21, 2011 Oct 21, 2011 10/21/11
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to create a powerful Windows PowerShell ISE profile by running a single script.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the problems with writing a daily blog is that after a while, you end with a huge collection of articles and scripts. When I got a new laptop, and immediately left the country, I was ...

Modify the PowerShell ISE to Remove Aliases from Scripts

April 24, 2011 Apr 24, 2011 04/24/11
ScriptingGuy1
Summary: In this weekend scripter blog, learn how to modify the Windows PowerShell ISE so that it automatically removes aliases from a script. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. The PowerShell Deep Dive in Las Vegas, Nevada was a real treat. The Scripting Wife and I both enjoyed meeting all of the people in real life ...

Add Code Snippets to Your Script by Using the PowerShell ISE

February 13, 2011 Feb 13, 2011 02/13/11
ScriptingGuy1
Summary: Learn how to modify the Windows PowerShell ISE to automatically add code snippets.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. There are advantages and disadvantages to using multiple computers. One of the advantages is that I get to see where I have assumed a dependency on some particular thing that I did not know existed. ...

Use PowerShell to Download and Install Internet Code Snippets

February 12, 2011 Feb 12, 2011 02/12/11
ScriptingGuy1
  Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to download code snippets from the Internet and install them for use in the Windows PowerShell ISE.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It seems as if there is an old song that rather describes things right now. It goes somewhat like this: The weather outside is frightful, But the ...

Use PowerShell to Parse Saved Performance Counter Logs

February 2, 2011 Feb 2, 2011 02/2/11
ScriptingGuy1
Summary: Learn how to use the Import-Counter cmdlet in Windows PowerShell to parse saved performance counter log files. Hey, Scripting Guy! We have configured a series of custom performance monitor logs that run as scheduled tasks and collect monitoring information. The problem is that I never seem to have time to run Performance Monitor to ...