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June 30, 2016Jun 30, 201606/30/16Summary: Use the Show-Command to build PowerShell cmdlets.
I ran into a problem. Some cmdlets have too many parameters to list. Is there an easy way to build a cmdlet with its parameters for the console?
You’ll love this trick! Just use the Show-Command cmdlet with any PowerShell cmdlet to get a GUI interface.
June 30, 2016Jun 30, 201606/30/16Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, goes over some often missed, easy-to-use PowerShell techniques for those who are starting out.
I had heard a rumor that many of the management tools actually run PowerShell code in the backend. Is there any way to see what code it’s running?
June 29, 2016Jun 29, 201606/29/16Summary: Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet to see all classes that you can query from.
How can I find a list of Common Information Model (CIM) classes in Windows so that I can ask my computer useful questions?
Just run the Get-CIMClass cmdlet to get a list of all available classes in the default namespace in Windows.
June 29, 2016Jun 29, 201606/29/16Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, shares his early use of PowerShell as a network administrator.
I have a simple but irritating task each day around lunch time. A handful of people usually lock themselves out of Active Directory. Can you help me find an easy way to deal with this?
June 28, 2016Jun 28, 201606/28/16Summary: Use Get-Childitem to provide a printable list of all folders under a path.
I used to use tree.com to get a list of folders on a computer. Is there something close to that in PowerShell? Maybe something I could print?
