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Use PowerShell to Repeatedly Terminate Specific Processes

Doctor Scripto September 19, 2014 Sep 19, 2014 09/19/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to terminate processes that start at random times. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a question that I hope you can answer. It seems that there are several processes that keep starting on my computer running Windows 8.1. That eat up lots of resources, and I ...

Use PowerShell to Monitor Specific Process Creation

Doctor Scripto September 18, 2014 Sep 18, 2014 09/18/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to monitor for the creation of specific processes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning it is beginning to look like autumn. Who knows, it may become really hot and humid over the weekend, but today I can delude myself into hearing the ...

Use PowerShell to Monitor for Process Startup

Doctor Scripto September 17, 2014 Sep 17, 2014 09/17/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to monitor for process startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, I spent a decent amount of time answering an email from a former colleague. I will actually share his email and my reply this coming weekend. In the meantime, I was playing...

Weekend Scripter: The WMI Explorer Tool

Doctor Scripto September 13, 2014 Sep 13, 2014 09/13/14

Summary: Guest blogger, Vinay Pamnani, talks about a cool new WMI tool. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the absolutely greatest things about working for Microsoft is the chance to meet (even virtually) and interact with really smart people who absolutely love technology. I recently ran across a post by Vinay (todays guest ...

Why Are All These Services Starting?

Doctor Scripto September 12, 2014 Sep 12, 2014 09/12/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using WMI to find out how services start. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking at the processes on my workstation, and I see lots of things running. I suspect many of these are actually services. But I am wondering how I can use Windows PowerShell to find services that start ...

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