WMI Explorer 2016 was released as part of the regular update cycle for our subscribers. We added some improvements behind the scenes: – improved security blanket handling allows remote browsing for more machines on your network.– detect and handle classes with descriptions that have linefeed only line ending.– general performance enhancements. The most obvious change […]
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Update-Module 5.0 adds, not updates
Applies to: — Windows PowerShell 5.0.10586.63 — PowerShellGet 1.0.0.1 I’m a huge fan of sharing Windows PowerShell modules and making them easy to find (Find-Module), view (Save-Module), and install (Install-Module). So, I truly love the new PowerShellGet module. However, you really need to understand how it works before you use it. Otherwise, you might end up […]
Using Prefixes to Prevent Command Name Collision
In January, I had the honor of presenting to the Mississippi PowerShell User Group (MSPSUG). I’ve known the organizers, Mike Robbins and Rohn Edwards for years, and truly respect them. The PSUG is online-only, which makes it a challenge for presenters, but they attract a very sophisticated audience, so my talks there are really conversations. […]
Using Group-Object to Detect Command Name Conflicts
The Group-Object cmdlet, one of the original provider cmdlets, is as old as Windows PowerShell. It was introduced in version 1.0 and hasn’t changed at all since then. But, it is one of my favorites. (You can tell when I love a cmdlet by the number of examples. Group-Object has 9!) In fact, when you use it […]
Running PowerShell Scripts: Survey Results
We’re always evaluating the best, easiest, and most efficient ways to write, run, and publish Windows Powershell scripts and modules. But, our starting point is always how people work now. We were curious about how PowerShell scripters, including managers, ran scripts, and how their employees ran scripts written for them. To gather this information, […]
iPowerShell Pro adds support for iOS 9 Features
SAPIEN has just released another update to iPowerShell Pro, its iOS-based PowerShell editor and remote connectivity tool. With this update, we focussed primarily on iOS 9 compatibility. iPad Multi-Tasking iPowerShell Pro is now a good citizen in the iPad multi-tasking community. If you’re using an iPad running iOS 9, you can split the screen and […]
PowerShell GUI Apps: Why think in events?
Always committed to starting the New Year right, I’m heading to Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday, January 5 at 5:30 PM to meet with the newly revived Arizona PowerShell User Group. We’ll meet at the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale Fashion Square. (I will not be distracted by the Surface Pro 4 on display. I will not…) […]
How I learned to love DialogResult
This post discusses the DialogResult property of buttons, which often confuses beginning PowerShell GUI app designers. When I first started learning how to write PowerShell GUI applications, I thought of the DialogResult property of buttons as the “evil property.” What else would I think? If the DialogResult property of a button is set to any […]
Where are v3 and v4? PowerShell Versions in PowerShell Studio
In this post, we explain why PowerShell Studio can run your scripts only the versions of Windows PowerShell that are installed on local and remote computers. If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, you’ll notice quickly that you now have Windows PowerShell 5.0. Depending on your upgrade path and […]
Output from a Script in an Executable File
This is the fourth blog in a multi-part series about designing a Windows PowerShell script that will be packaged in an executable file. Passing Parameters to a Script in an Executable File explains how to use the special parsing features of PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript to make passing parameters easy for PowerShell users and authors. […]
