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#PSTip Get all writeable properties of a WMI class
Not all WMI class properties can be modified. Many of these properties are read-only. Take a look at the properties…
Read More #PSTip Optimizing WMI object retrieval
Whenever we use WMI cmdlets to query either local or remote machines, we need to keep the following points in…
Read More #PSTip Modifying WMI Object properties using Get-WmiObject cmdlet
Get-WmiObject and object modification! Sounds contradictory? Not really. That is the beauty of PowerShell and its object-based nature. Let us…
Read More #PSTip Adding extended types – the PowerShell 3.0 way!
PowerShell 3.0 introduced important changes to the Update-TypeData cmdlet which includes specifying the dynamic type data. Using these new features…
Read More #PSTip How to get only files – the PowerShell 3.0 way!
The traditional or PowerShell 2.0 way of retrieving only files is: The new parameter -File of the Get-ChildItem cmdlet simplifies…
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