by | Mar 25, 2013 | Windows PowerShell (Legacy)
The SMBShare Module that comes with PowerShell 3 lets you administer network shares directly from within PowerShell. The cmdlets are easy to use, and it is my new favorite way to work with network shares. It’s the Quickest Way to Create a Network Share with PowerShell...
by | Sep 19, 2012 | Windows PowerShell (Legacy)
PowerShell 3 makes it very easy to create a network share in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. PowerShell 3 brings with it a whole plethora of new commands. Most of the new cmdlets in PowerShell 3 are grouped together into modules that are easy to browse and load....
by | Dec 19, 2011 | Windows PowerShell (Legacy)
If you’re new to PowerShell, some of the first things you’ll want to do are find your way around, find the commands, aliases. Some of the concepts, like figuring out the pipe, and how to use it, can be a struggle. Before long, though, you’re going to start getting...
by | Nov 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Finding cmdlets that already have aliases is really easy. You can use the Get-Alias cmdlet to find them. gal | select definition –unique # “Gal” is an alias for Get-Alias. “Select” is an alias for Select-Object If you want to speed up your time at the...
by | Nov 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
When you use a command often, you may want to be able to access that PowerShell cmdlet more quickly from the console. There are many aliases that PowerShell recognizes by default, but if you want to create your own, you can save yourself a lot of keystrokes.FIND...
by | Nov 3, 2011 | Windows PowerShell (Legacy)
Here’s a list of aliases you can use for PowerShell. An alias is just a shortcut. You can use an alias from the console or in a script, and it works just the same as the command that it references. These are the default aliases that come with PowerShell version 2. ...
by mtsimmons | Mar 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Did you move domains recently or reconfigure your System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)? Maybe you’ve found your Config Manager site code broken. Here’s a one-liner that shows you How to update a sitecode for SCCM with PowerShell. This assumes that you’ve got...
by mtsimmons | Dec 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Because of my self-appointed title as an Ultimate Microsoft Fanman, it really pains me to disclose this One-Liner. That’s because saying it is a commonly used suggests that Internet Explorer locks up frequently. Ouch! That hurt to type! Truthfully, it could have...
by mtsimmons | Dec 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Are you tired of entering the system tag information by hand on Dell’s support web site? You want a fast and easy way to automate Dell support with PowerShell. I’ll show you how to Automate Dell Support With PowerShell in this life changing series! This...
by mtsimmons | Dec 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
I administer a lot of computer brands, and support a wide ecosystem. But I see a lot of Dell Laptops, Desktops, and Servers in my normal day-to-day. A common task is to rebuild a system, or to update a driver after troubleshooting blue screens. When it’s time to...
