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About Me
I am certified Microsoft professional, a Microsoft MVP and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Windows server technologies. I work today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. I've co-authored or authored several books, courseware, and training videos on administrative scripting and automation. My latest book is Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShel: TFM 2nd Ed.(SAPIEN Press 2011).
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Category Archives: Registry
Export Registry Printer Information I came…
Export Registry Printer Information I came across this post http://www.oncallpros.com/2011/11/02/powershell-export-your-print-configuration-from-registry/ on exporting printer information from the registry in PowerShell. I wanted to offer some constructive suggestions but could find no way to comment so I'll do so here. First, the … Continue reading
TechEd Atlanta – Managing the Registry with PowerShell
My second TechEd talk was about managing the registry with Windows PowerShell. If you were in the session you know that I stressed heavily using the PowerShell provider and cmdlets. For remote computers, leverage PowerShell’s remoting infrastructure. But I also … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, PowerShell v2.0, Registry, Scripting, TechEd, WMI
Tagged PowerShell, Regsitry, TechEd, WMI
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Get Registry Size and Age
I’m not sure why the registry has been on my mind lately. I probably need a vacation to get out more. But I put together a relatively simple Windows PowerShell function to retrieve registry statistics that you might find useful. … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, Registry, Scripting, WMI
Tagged functions, PowerShell, Registry, Scripting, WMI
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Importing and Exporting Registry Items
A while ago I posted a function to export registry items to either a CSV or XML file. Recently I had a question on Twitter about importing, which I assumed meant from my exported file. The import is actually pretty … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, PowerShell v2.0, Registry
Tagged export, Function, Get-Item, Get-ItemProperty, import, New-ItemProperty, PowerShell, Registry
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Export Registry
Over the last week or so I’ve posted some functions for testing whether a given registry item exists or not, or even validating its value. To round this out, today I have an advanced function that makes it easier to … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, Registry, Scripting
Tagged export, Function, PowerShell, Registry, Scripting
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