#PSTip Optimizing WMI object retrieval
Ravikanth C- 1 Min To Read
- 05 Sep, 2012
Whenever we use WMI cmdlets to query either local or remote machines, we need to keep the following points in mind:
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#PSTip Another way to modify WMI instance properties
Shay Levy- 1 Min To Read
- 04 Sep, 2012
In the previous tip we showed you how to modify WMI object properties using Get-WmiObject cmdlet and the Put method. Today I want to show you another streamlined way to do the same using the Set-WmiInstance cmdlet.
Read More#PSTip Modifying WMI Object properties using Get-WmiObject cmdlet
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Ravikanth C
- 1 Min To Read
- 03 Sep, 2012
Get-WmiObject and object modification! Sounds contradictory? Not really. That is the beauty of PowerShell and its object-based nature. Let us see an example to understand this.
Read More#PSTip Another way to get a function definiton
Aleksandar Nikolic- 2 Min To Read
- 31 Aug, 2012
In the previous tip, we’ve showed you how to get a function definition using cool and unusual technique. Can we use the Get-Command cmdlet to get the same result?
Read More#PSTip Getting the content of an object
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Shay Levy
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- 30 Aug, 2012
Getting the content of an object is usually done with the Get-Content cmdlet. For example, getting the content of the Windows hosts file:
Read More#PSTip Adding extended types – the PowerShell 3.0 way!
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Ravikanth C
- 1 Min To Read
- 29 Aug, 2012
PowerShell 3.0 introduced important changes to the Update-TypeData cmdlet which includes specifying the dynamic type data. Using these new features of Update-TypeData cmdlet, we can add extended types without using the types.
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