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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to inject drivers and populate the data for Unattend.xml. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a Windows To Go key. Is there a script to automatically give the key a proper workstation name or possibly even add some additional drivers?—TG Hello TG,Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here, and the magical a...

Summary: Use a variable to launch a Windows PowerShell cmdlet and maintain the value of $LastExitCode.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to launch a variable that contains the path to a console application            while retaining the error code?  Use the & character before the content in...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to apply an image to a Windows To Go key and make it bootable. Hey, Scripting Guy! Now that I have a Windows To Go key partitioned and formatted for use, how do I apply the operating system image to it?—MR Hello MR,Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here to continue forth and show you the next s...

Summary: Use the Get-Partition and Get-Disk cmdlets to identify data storage locations.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily figure out which disk a particular drive letter is on?  Use Get-Partition with the drive letter and pipe the results to Get-Disk, for example: Get-Partition –DriveLett...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to partition a Windows To Go device. Hey, Scripting Guy! Am I able to use Windows PowerShell to set up the necessary partitions to prepare a Window To Go key?—LL Hello LL,Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. I'm continuing with my little chat about setting up Windows To Go keys through Windo...