Summary: Learn how to count how many PowerShell scripts you have written. My boss asked me how many Windows PowerShell scripts I have written. I keep all my scripts in a specific folder. How can I use Windows PowerShell to count them? Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet (dir is an alias), and specify the path, a filter, and the&...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore Active Directory data types. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need a way to see the data types of various Active Directory attributes. I know I can look up this information on MSDN, but I want to explore these on my own. Have you written an Active Directory sche...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell and generate an HTML battery-life report. How can I generate an HTML battery-life report on my laptop to see expected battery life? Open Windows PowerShell as an administrator and type the following command: powercfg /batteryreport The command reports a destination for the report that you open by using th...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about writing all proxy addresses and user names to a CSV file by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday’s blog post, Export User Names and Proxy Addresses to CSV File, showed me an easy way to get a couple of proxy addresses from Active Directory, but all users do not ...
Summary: Learn how to find Windows PowerShell cmdlets that have a specific parameter that accepts specific types. How can I find all Windows PowerShell cmdlets that have a parameter named ComputerName that accepts an array of strings? Import all the modules, then use the Get-Command cmdlet to look for a ParameterN...
