Alex K. Angelopoulos
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Alex K. Angelopoulos (aka@mvps.org) is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro, an MCSE, and an avid scripter.
Email address: aka@mvps.org
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66 results found for Alex K. Angelopoulos, displaying items 1 - 20
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How to Significantly Speed Up Tasks That Involve Querying Computers
A network query to an inaccessible remote machine can take up to a minute to time out on its own. You can eliminate this wasted time with a simple PowerShell script.
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How to Significantly Speed Up Tasks That Involve Querying Computers
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June 18, 2008 |
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Use the .NET WebClient Class in PowerShell Scripts to Access Web Data
PowerShell doesn't have any cmdlets specifically designed to download Internet data, but you can use the Microsoft .NET Framework's WebClient class in PowerShell scripts to access this data.
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June 18, 2008 |
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Adding a Folder to the Windows Command Search Path
Here's a basic procedure you can follow to add a custom folder to the Windows search path. Any scripts or binaries you want Windows to be able to find by name you can stick in that folder.
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June 18, 2008 |
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How to Access an Environment Variable Without Writing a Complete PowerShell Statement
PowerShell provides a special compact notation so that you can easily access the contents of variables and many other items in PowerShell drives.
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June 18, 2008 |
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Why the PowerShell Working Directory and the PowerShell Location Aren't One in the Same
If you use an external application or API that works with files in your PowerShell code and you've changed your PowerShell location, that application or API needs extra help if you want it to resolve bare filenames.
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May 21, 2008 |
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Windows PowerShell Range Operator Tricks
Windows PowerShell's range operator combined with the pipelining feature gives you an easy way to create complex lists of numbers to help automate administrative tasks, particularly on large networks.
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PowerShell 2.0 One Step Closer to Final Release
Microsoft has released the second Community Technology Preview (CTP) for Windows PowerShell 2.0.
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May 1, 2008 |
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Securing the Windows Search Path
Learn how to lock down the Windows search path as well as modify and lock down the pathext variable to prevent an attacker from using command search to escalate privileges.
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April 29, 2008 |
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A Common Misconception About PowerShell's kb, mb, and gb Operators
People sometimes refer to PowerShell's kb, mb, and gb operators as constants. However, they aren't constants; they're operators.
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Enable Remote Desktop Over a Network On Demand
Remote Desktop is an important tool for admins of remote Windows OSs, but often it's disabled on desktop systems. Fortunately, you can use one-line scripts to not only enable Remote Desktop when you need it but also disable it when you're done using it.
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April 16, 2008 |
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Customizing Windows PowerShell's Internal Functions
You can redefine, change through aliasing, or delete PowerShell's internal functions to create the best work environment for your needs. Add your customizations to a profile script to make them persistent.
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April 2, 2008 |
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User-Friendly Time Spans in Windows PowerShell
This practical, compact Windows PowerShell script makes it easy to calculate dissimilar time-span values and display them in a uniform way.
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Properly Compiling and Storing a Product Key List Is Well Worth the Effort
Here are some basic, common-sense tricks you can use to help keep your Microsoft product key list usable and safe.
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March 19, 2008 |
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Enhance PowerShell's Syntax Display
The author’s Get-Usage script displays usage for more categories of command types than PowerShell’s Get-Command or Get-Help cmdlets.
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Controlling Removable Storage Access
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March 6, 2008 |
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Controlling Removable Storage Access
Windows Vista integrates Group Policy–based support for restricting access to removable storage devices.
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Controlling Removable Storage Access
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March 5, 2008 |
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Reversing Lines in a File
The Microsoft .NET Framework's Stack class in the System.Collections namespace is the foundation of reversal scripts that run in WSH and in PowerShell.
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March 5, 2008 |
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Which .NET Classes Can Be Used from Scripts?
In general, if the documentation definition for a class includes a ComVisibleAttribute that's set to True, you can try creating it within a script, but some experimentation is necessary.
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