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Use PowerShell and WMI to Glean Basic Operating System Information

Doctor Scripto September 11, 2014 Sep 11, 2014 09/11/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to obtain basic operating system information. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to check on computers on my network to find out the operating system, service pack level, and whether the computer has been rebooted in the last 30 days. Can you help with this...

Inventory Drive Types by Using PowerShell

Doctor Scripto September 10, 2014 Sep 10, 2014 09/10/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to detect drive types. Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a number of workstations in our network. Many of the users bring USB keys from home to transfer their files. Others have large external USB drives attached to their machines, and others have portable CD/DVD...

Use PowerShell to Provide Startup Information

Doctor Scripto September 9, 2014 Sep 9, 2014 09/9/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find startup information. Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that my laptop running Windows 8.1 takes forever to start lately. I don’t really even know where to begin with this. I haven’t added anything that I know of, but still it is dog slow...

Use PowerShell to Find Operating System Version

Doctor Scripto April 25, 2014 Apr 25, 2014 04/25/14

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find the version of his Windows operating system. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is not a secret that I love Windows PowerShell. It is not a secret that I also love Windows 8.1 especially on my Surface Pro 2. Disclaimer: I bought my ...

Use WMI and PowerShell to Create Collection Query Rules

Doctor Scripto February 28, 2014 Feb 28, 2014 02/28/14

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Heath Lawson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to create collection query rules. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Heath Lawson is back with us today for Part 3 in his series. You can catch up by reading Part 1 and Part 2: Howdy y’all! Heath here. This is the last in a series of three ...

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Use PowerShell and WMI to Glean Basic Operating System Information

Inventory Drive Types by Using PowerShell

Use PowerShell to Provide Startup Information

Use PowerShell to Find Operating System Version

Use WMI and PowerShell to Create Collection Query Rules

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