Interesting PowerShell Cmdlet Weirdnesses
I do a lot Windows image customization. When customizing an offline Windows image, I usually want to add drivers and Windows updates to it, and enable optional Windows features. I’ll do all of these...
View ArticleReset Any Windows Store App Via PowerShell
The new Reset-AppxPackage cmdlet (available in Windows 10 builds 20175 and higher only) makes it dead simple to reset any Windows Store app using its Package Name. I explain (and show) how it's done.
View ArticleRuminations on Reliability Monitor
Windows Reliability Monitor is actually a special wrapper around its general Performance Monitoring tool Even so, it's a useful and helpful tool for keeping an eye on Windows PCs, and chasing errors to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Open Source Website Makes Debut
Microsoft's increasingly active and supportive presence in the Open Source community gets its own website, too. Check it out at opensource.microsoft.com. Good stuff abounding there!
View Article20H2 Enablement Packages Takes Minutes to Install
For those running Version 2004 who don't want to wait for 20H2 to go public, a very fast enablement package CAB will get them upgraded. My test machine did it in under a minute from start to finish....
View ArticleOut-Gridview – Most versatile PowerShell cmdlet?
According to Microsoft Docs, “the Out-GridView cmdlet sends the output from a command to a grid view window where the output is displayed in an interactive table“. In my opinion, it is the most...
View ArticleResolve Win10 Activation Status
SuperFly's excellent ShowKeyPlus tool can tell users if they've upgraded to Windows 10 from a previous version and what kind of license they've got. Use slmgr to check activation status at any time, to...
View ArticlePowerShell – Create a simple menu
You can create menus for your PowerShell scripts in various ways. In this story, I will demonstrate one of the easiest methods. First, we create a menu as a variable, then, within a Do – While loop, we...
View ArticleOn-again/Off-Again Win10 Settings Header
MS has a banner for the Setting apps in A/B test right now, which means some users see it, and other users don't. I provide details on an OS tweaking tool that lets enterprising users change this...
View ArticlePS Scripting – USB install media: Add or Remove Windows Features
This sample PowerShell script will show how to use menus, and how to make selections using an Out-GridView table. In addition, we will mount a WIM image for offline servicing, and save changes made to...
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