Category Archives: Registry

Test Registry Item Revisited

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I got some nice feedback on my original Test-RegistryItem function. I had been mulling some enhancements anyway and now have a more robust version that looks at individual values, accepts pipelined input and more.

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TechMentor Orlando 2010 Decks and Demos

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I had a great time in Orlando at the TechMentor conference. The crowd was enthusiastic and asked good questions. As promised, here are my slide decks and demos. My sessions tend to be heavy on demonstration so I can’t promise … Continue reading →

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Power Up your R2 Server Core Shell

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I’ve recently started using the Server Core option for my test servers, especially for things like domain controllers. I can get by with smaller disk and memory requirements. Once you get the server configured, there’s very little you have to … Continue reading →

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Get-Printer

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Jeffery Hicks

I think Out-Printer is a very handy cmdlet, and one that doesn’t get used much. Pipe any cmdlet to it and the output will be printed to your default printer. You use it the same way you would Out-File except … Continue reading →

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