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Weekend Scripter: Introducing the PowerShell and WMI Browser

July 20, 2013 Jul 20, 2013 07/20/13
Doctor Scripto
  Summary: Guest blogger, Jakob Gottlieb Svendsen, talks about the Windows PowerShell and WMI browser. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post by Jakob Gottlieb Svendsen. But first, a little bit about Jakob… (image) Jakob is a senior consultant, trainer, and chief developer at Coretech A/S, ...

Query Multiple WMI Classes but Return One Object with PowerShell

July 16, 2013 Jul 16, 2013 07/16/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to query multiple WMI classes with Windows PowerShell and return a single object. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this script that I have been working on for a while. It queries three different WMI classes. The first two classes are no problem because they only return a single ...

Performance Counters and Windows System Assessment Report

April 6, 2013 Apr 6, 2013 04/6/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Richard Siddaway, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to work with performance counters and Windows assessment. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will not have our usual PowerTip. Instead we have excerpts from seven books from Manning Press. In addition, each blog will have a ...

Use PowerShell to Find Detailed Windows Profile Information

March 4, 2013 Mar 4, 2013 03/4/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find detailed Windows profile information. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am in a bind. I need to find out who is using what profile on a desktop computer. I also need to find out when the profile was last used. This is because many of the computers in ...