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Jan 10, 2013
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PowerTip: Float Your PowerShell Help

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Summary: Learn how to create a floating window for your Windows PowerShell Help.  How can I open Windows PowerShell 3.0 Help in a new window without tying up my Windows PowerShell console?  Use the –ShowWindow parameter with Get-Help, as shown here. help Get-DhcpServerInDC -ShowWindow

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Jan 10, 2013
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Use PowerShell to Query AD DS for DHCP Servers

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to query the Active Directory configuration context to return DHCP servers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 is the numerous cmdlets and functions available. After installing the Remo...

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Jan 9, 2013
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PowerTip: Find All PowerShell Registry Drives

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Summary: Find all Windows PowerShell drives that are rooted in the Windows registry.  How can I find all of my Windows PowerShell registry drives?  Use the Get-PSDrive cmdlet and specify a provider of registry, as shown here. Get-PSDrive -PSProvider registry  

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Jan 9, 2013
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PowerShell Workflows: Nesting

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Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway talks about nesting Windows PowerShell workflows. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the third in a series of guest blog posts written by Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway dealing with Windows PowerShell workflow. Note The first article, PowerShell Workflows: The B...

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Jan 8, 2013
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PowerTip: Find Records that Do Not Exist in DNS Cache

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Summary:  Use Windows PowerShell to find records that do not exist in the client DNS cache.  How can I easily find records that do not exist in the DNS client cache on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 (or Microsoft Surface)?  Use the –Status property of the Get-DNSClientCache function and spec...

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