What’s the difference between ToolsVersionStatus and ToolsVersionStatus2
Recently, I had a customer who wanted to check if the VMware Tools were installed and up-to-date using PowerCLI.
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Automate the discovery of mandatory parameters
Sometimes, when trying out a cmdlet I rarely use, I get that : This means I forgot to enter a parameter which is mandatory for this cmdlet. PowerShell is very forgiving and asks me nicely to enter a value for this parameter. You see, learning PowerShell is not about rote knowledge of every sing...
Configure Windows crash behaviour with PowerShell
When there is a OS-handled crash (a blue screen), there are some settings in the Startup and Recovery Control Panel, which tells Windows how it should behave. For example, whether it restarts automatically or not, whether it writes a small, a kernel dump or a full memory dump, and where :
PowerShell equivalents for common Linux/bash commands
The majority of my colleagues have more of a Linux background than Windows. So their cat and their grep are near and dear to their heart and their first reflex when they get into PowerShell is to replicate these commands.
A warning on $ErrorActionPreference and Try/Catch for .NET developers
I recently stumbled upon a PowerShell Script from a .NET Developer/Architect who shall remain nameless, which contained this :
Rebooting a server remotely
“Have you tried turning it off and on again?” This quote from IT Crowd reflects probably the most universal stereotype about IT support. By the way, using this shortcut instead of actually diagnosing the problem shouldn’t be the usual course of action. But still, a reboot can really save you ...
Getting the CPU time and status of threads in a process with PowerShell
If there is a process hanging or consuming CPU resources and you have no idea why, a good place to start is to have a look at its threads and what they are doing. Fortunately, Threads are a property of the object you get when run Get-Process :