Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Tobias Weltner, talks about Windows PowerShell and Excel interaction. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Let’s welcome back guest blogger, Tobias Weltner… Microsoft Excel is a great tool to share Windows PowerShell data. However, the scripting tactics have changed from the good old VBScript times. Let’s take a look at…
Year: 2014
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create New File Share
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a file share. How can I use Windows PowerShell on my computer running Windows 8 to create a new file share? Open the Windows PowerShell console with Admin rights, then use the New-SmbShare function, and specify a file name and path: New-SmbShare -Name fso -Path c:\fso
Use PowerShell to Get Account Lockout and Password Policy
Summary: Microsoft guest blogger and PFE, Ian Farr, talks about using Windows PowerShell to get account lockout and password policies. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Ian Farr. Ian is a Microsoft PFE in the UK. Recently, I was asked how to retrieve a domain’s Account Lockout Policy and Password…
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Information about SMB Sessions
Summary: Get information about the sessions between SMB clients and the SMB server. . How can I use Windows PowerShell to get information about the sessions between server message block (SMB) clients and the SMB server on my computer running Windows 8? Open the Windows PowerShell console with Admin rights, and use…
2014 PowerShell Heroes announced
SUMMARY: Announcing the 2014 Windows PowerShell heroes from PowerShell.Org The PowerShell.Org community announced today the results of their 2014 PowerShell Heroes poll. The community results are in. You can read the complete announcement on PowerShell.Org. The five 2014 PowerShell Heroes are listed here: 1. Teresa Wilson, aka the Scripting Wife – she has been instrumental…
The 2014 PowerShell Community Predictions
Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy and PowerShell MVP, Don Jones, makes his Windows PowerShell community predictions for 2014.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I invited Don Jones, Windows PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy, to write some predictions for 2014. And now, here’s Don… 2014 is shaping up to be a big year for…
PowerTip: Disable Module Autoload in PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to disable module autoloading in Windows PowerShell. How can disable module autoloading in Windows PowerShell? Set the value of $PSModuleAutoLoadingPreference to “none”: $PSModuleAutoLoadingPreference = "none"
Top Five 2013 PowerShell Scripts in Script Center Repository
Summary: The Scripting Wife reveals the top five Windows PowerShell scripts from the Script Repository for 2013. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife is here again today to tell us the five most popular scripts that were downloaded from the Script Center Repository in 2013. Hello all. I have taken the…
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Virtual Machines
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list all virtual machines. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get a list of virtual machines and their state on my Windows 8 laptop? Open Windows PowerShell with Admin rights, and use the Get-VM cmdlet.
Top Five 2013 Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog Posts
Summary: The Scripting Wife reveals the top five Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts for 2013. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. As you all know, the Scripting Wife is very active in the Windows PowerShell community, and she loves to help where she can. I decided to challenge her to write a few blog…