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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Configure a New Laptop

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to configure a new laptop. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. WooHoo! My new laptop arrived. Oh, no…I now have a lot of work to do to install and configure Windows 8 on it. You see, I never, never simply turn on and use a new laptop—...

How Can I Change the Size of a Page File?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the size of a page file?-- HM(image) (image) (image) Hey, HM. You know this is a somewhat unusual question for us. Why? Because there’s a very easy and straightforward answer, which doesn’t involve weird workarounds, doesn’t need to be accompanied by a bunch of excuses, and works the same ...