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Jan 10, 2014
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Remove a File Share

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to remove SMB file shares.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to delete an SMB file share that is no longer used on           my computer running Windows 8?  Open the Windows PowerShell console with Admin rights, locate the file share, and pipe it to the      ...

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Jan 10, 2014
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PowerShell and Excel: Fast, Safe, and Reliable

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Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Tobias Weltner, talks about Windows PowerShell and Excel interaction. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Let’s welcome back guest blogger, Tobias Weltner… Microsoft Excel is a great tool to share Windows PowerShell data. However, the scripting tactics have changed from the good old VBScript ...

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Jan 9, 2014
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create New File Share

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a file share.  How can I use Windows PowerShell on my computer running Windows 8 to create a new file share?  Open the Windows PowerShell console with Admin rights, then use the New-SmbShare function,          and specify a file name and path: New-SmbShare -Name ...

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Jan 9, 2014
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Use PowerShell to Get Account Lockout and Password Policy

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Summary: Microsoft guest blogger and PFE, Ian Farr, talks about using Windows PowerShell to get account lockout and password policies. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Ian Farr. Ian is a Microsoft PFE in the UK. Recently, I was asked how to retrieve a domain’s Account Lockout Policy and Password Policy ...

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Jan 8, 2014
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Information about SMB Sessions

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Summary: Get information about the sessions between SMB clients and the SMB server. .  How can I use Windows PowerShell to get information about the sessions between           server message block (SMB) clients and the SMB server on my computer running Windows 8?  Open the Windows PowerShell console with...

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