Tips and Tricks

#PSTip Get the path to x86 special folders

Shay Levy
1 Min To Read
17 Jul, 2013
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. Using the System.Environment+SpecialFolder enumeration we can retrieve a list of all paths to system special folders.

#PSTip How to enable Event logs using Windows PowerShell

Shay Levy
2 Min To Read
15 Jul, 2013
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. Since Windows Vista, the operating system is shipped with a ton of additional event logs and providers, some of them are present on the system but are not enabled.

#PSTip How to add thousands separators to a number

Shay Levy
1 Min To Read
12 Jul, 2013
- Tips and tricks

Say you have a number like: 133903155, how quickly can you digest it? It’s much easier to read when it’s formatted as 133,903,155.

#PSTip Using Tab completion against the command history

Shay Levy
1 Min To Read
11 Jul, 2013
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. Each time you execute a command in Windows PowerShell, the command is remembered and can be fetched by using the Get-History cmdlet or by using the the up/down arrow keys.

#PSTip A Faster way to open specific Event Logs

Shay Levy
3 Min To Read
10 Jul, 2013
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. One of the annoyances I’m facing when working with Event logs is navigating and finding a log that is buried a few levels down the logs tree.

#PSTip How to check if a DateTime string is in a specific pattern

Shay Levy
2 Min To Read
09 Jul, 2013
- Tips and tricks

You want to be able to check and allow only date and time strings that are in a specific date time format pattern.

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