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By Bill Stewart
Use this Windows PowerShell script to speed up searches in the registry, whether on the local system, a remote system, or multiple remote systems.]]>Bill StewartWed, 21 Mar 2012 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/searching-registry-powershell-141799http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/auditing-active-directory-users-groups-141463
By Bill Stewart
Use this PowerShell script to create a list of users and their group memberships, in record time.]]>Bill StewartWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/auditing-active-directory-users-groups-141463http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/scripting-remote-computers-141558
By Bill Stewart
Find out some of the techniques commonly used to run programs on remote computers and their pros and cons.]]>Bill StewartMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:18:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/scripting-remote-computers-141558http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/powershell-run-programs-remotely-141270
By Bill Stewart
Here’s a PowerShell script that provides an easy-to-use, flexible, and secure way to schedule a program to run on one or more remote computers.]]>Bill StewartTue, 17 Jan 2012 15:22:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/powershell-run-programs-remotely-141270http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/how-to-powershell-scheduled-tasks-140978
By Bill Stewart
Although you can use the Schtasks utility to report on scheduled tasks, it is difficult to use and doesn’t scale well. Here’s a PowerShell script that overcomes these limitations, making it easy to report on scheduled tasks for as many computers as you need.]]>Bill StewartFri, 16 Dec 2011 11:39:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/how-to-powershell-scheduled-tasks-140978http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/emulating-cmdexes-set-command-powershell-141086
By Bill Stewart
If you use PowerShell but miss the simplicity of Cmd.exe’s Set command when working with environment variables, give this custom PowerShell function a try.]]>Bill StewartMon, 12 Dec 2011 15:46:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/emulating-cmdexes-set-command-powershell-141086http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/clarifying-credential-confusion-140575
By Bill Stewart
Learn about two sets of credentials that you might need when renaming a scheduled task with the Rename-ScheduledTask.ps1 script.]]>Bill StewartMon, 24 Oct 2011 12:38:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/clarifying-credential-confusion-140575http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/powershell-script-rename-tasks-140368
By Bill Stewart
Walk through a Windows PowerShell script that renames Task Scheduler tasks in Windows 7, Vista, and Server 2008.]]>Bill StewartMon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/powershell-script-rename-tasks-140368http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/calculate-file-hashes-powershell-139518
By Bill Stewart
An easy-to-use tool lets you verify the integrity of downloaded files]]>Bill StewartWed, 17 Aug 2011 15:36:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/calculate-file-hashes-powershell-139518http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/Auditing 32-bit and 64-bit Applications with PowerShell-136129
By Bill Stewart
Auditing computers that run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications can be difficult because their information is stored in different parts of the registry. Here’s a PowerShell script that deals with the complexities so you don’t have to.]]>Bill StewartTue, 26 Jul 2011 13:55:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/Auditing 32-bit and 64-bit Applications with PowerShell-136129http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/development/byte-conversions-made-easy-129737
By Bill Stewart
To save time and eliminate calculator errors, use this HTML Application (HTA) to perform byte conversions. It converts values using both factors of 2 (kilo = 1,024 bytes) and 10 (kilo = 1,000 bytes).]]>Bill StewartTue, 26 Apr 2011 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/development/byte-conversions-made-easy-129737http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/managing-abe-from-the-command-line
By Bill Stewart
Unlike Microsoft’s Abecmd.exe tool, this PowerShell solution lets you to detect, enable, and disable access-based enumeration (ABE) on multiple shares and on multiple computers.]]>Bill StewartTue, 15 Mar 2011 09:49:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/managing-abe-from-the-command-linehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/handling-input-in-powershell-functions
By Bill Stewart
PowerShell 2.0 lets you create a function that processes both parameter and pipeline input. Here’s what you need to know when you’re creating it so that you can avoid some inherent problems.]]>Bill StewartMon, 17 Jan 2011 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/handling-input-in-powershell-functionshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/replacing-strings-in-files-using-powershell
By Bill Stewart
PowerShell doesn’t have a native cmdlet for replacing strings of text in files, but you can use Replace-FileString.ps1 to fill this void.]]>Bill StewartFri, 19 Nov 2010 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/replacing-strings-in-files-using-powershellhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/windows-powershell-2-remoting
By Bill Stewart
PowerShell 2.0 offers a new way to connect to remote computers called remoting. When you use remoting to run a PowerShell cmdlet, the cmdlet actually runs on the remote computer but you can see the results on the local computer.]]>Bill StewartWed, 25 Aug 2010 12:45:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/windows-powershell-2-remotinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/editing-and-debugging-scripts-with-powershell-2-0-s-integrated-scripting-environment
By Bill Stewart
New to PowerShell 2.0, the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) is a welcome addition. You can edit, run, and debug scripts from the same easy-to-use interface.]]>Bill StewartMon, 10 May 2010 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/editing-and-debugging-scripts-with-powershell-2-0-s-integrated-scripting-environmenthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/take-control-of-the-powershell-console-s-colors
By Bill Stewart
If you find the colors in the PowerShell console hard on your eyes or if you just want a change of pace, here’s how you can change the color of the background and the color of the type.]]>Bill StewartTue, 23 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/take-control-of-the-powershell-console-s-colorshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/running-powershell-scripts-is-as-easy-as-1-2-3
By Bill Stewart
If you’re unfamiliar with PowerShell’s "secure by default" philosophy, running PowerShell scripts can be a hassle. But if you follow these three steps, you’ll be running PowerShell scripts in no time.]]>Bill StewartFri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-powershell/running-powershell-scripts-is-as-easy-as-1-2-3http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/deployment/get-information-about-msi-files-with-just-a-few-clicks
By Bill Stewart
If you have an .msi file with an obscure filename, you can find out what software program it’ll install without using Orca or having to run it on a test machine. Here’s a utility that will retrieve the program’s name, version, and more.]]>Bill StewartWed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/deployment/get-information-about-msi-files-with-just-a-few-clickshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/deployment/windows-installer-at-a-glance
By Bill Stewart
Here are the basics you need to know about Windows Installer packages and the .msi files they contain.]]>Bill StewartWed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/deployment/windows-installer-at-a-glance