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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his discussion about using Windows PowerShell on Windows 8 to troubleshoot DNS issues. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday, I talked about using some of the functions from the DNSClient module to troubleshoot networking issues. Specifically, I talked about looking at the...

Summary:  In Windows PowerShell 3.0, see how to find detailed Help information for a specific Windows PowerShell parameter.  How do I find detailed Help information for a specific parameter of a Windows PowerShell cmdlet?  Use the –Parameter parameter and specify the parameter name. An example of this is sho...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot client DNS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It seems that when I travel invariably at some point on the trip I end up in a hotel that has DNS issues. In the past, that meant opening up the CMD prompt and typing a bunch of cryptic commands....

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to find the size of disks, partitions, and volumes.  How can I find disk space information for disks, partitions, and volumes on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012?  Use the Get-Disk, Get-Partition, and Get-Volume functions. Note &nbs...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows 8 storage module to create partitions and to format disks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I thought I would spend a bit more time playing around with the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 cmdlets in the storage module. To find these cmdlet...