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Using Scheduled Tasks and Scheduled Jobs in PowerShell

Summary: Learn about using scheduled tasks and scheduled jobs in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Dave Bishop, senior technical writer on the Windows Server team, and June Blender, senior programming writer on the Windows Azure Active Directory team, investigate scheduled tasks and scheduled jobs in ...

How to Write Great Help Examples

Summary: Read these tips to help you write outstanding Windows PowerShell Help. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is June Blender. June is a writer for the Windows Azure AD SDK. She is also a frequent contributor to the Hey Scripting Guy! blog, and for PowerShell.org. Examples are the most important element ...

PowerTip: Search for YouTube Videos

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search YouTube videos. (image)  How can I search for YouTube videos about Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell 4.0? (image)  Use Invoke-RestMethod: Invoke-RestMethod -uri "https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?v=2&q=Desired+State+Configuration+PowerShell" ...