Monthly Archives: March 2013

CIM cmdlets

Posted on Tuesday 26 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

The CIM cmdlets are found in the CIMcmdlets module. Get-Command -Module CimCmdlets  produces this list of names.  I’ve added some information on the tasks they perform Get-CimAssociatedInstance  is for working with WMI associated classes Get-CimClass  is for discovering the properties … Continue reading →

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WMI vs CIM

Posted on Sunday 24 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

An email debate yesterday regarding the use of the CIM cmdlets (new in PowerShell 3) vs the WMI cmdlets made me realise that other people are probably wondering the same thing, The question is really part of a the semi-philosophical … Continue reading →

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UK PowerShell group session postponement

Posted on Thursday 21 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

I’m postponing the 26 March session on PowerShell and Hyper-V until 9 April. Invites will go out shortly

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PowerShell 3 SDK samples

Posted on Thursday 21 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

A sample pack for the SDK is now available –  see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/03/17/windows-powershell-3-0-sample-pack.aspx

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Network Adapters–Disable/Enable

Posted on Monday 11 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

Last time we saw the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet from the NetAdapter module PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, Status -a Name     InterfaceDescription                           Status —-     ——————–                           —— Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet        Up WiFi     Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Up … Continue reading →

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Network adapters

Posted on Monday 4 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

The WMI classes Win32_NetworkAdapter and Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration have seen a lot of use over the years. They can be a bit fiddly to use which is why the NetAdapter module in Windows 8/2012 is a so welcome. Lets start by looking … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Kindle app

Posted on Friday 1 March 2013 by richardsiddaway

Amazon have released an update for the Windows 8 Kindle app that appears to have resolved the corrupted display issue that occurred after every few pages of reading. I would recommend updating the app immediately. The app now seems to … Continue reading →

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