How to tell which Application pool an IIS worker process belongs to
Recently speaking at a conference where I was presenting an IIS crash course, several attendees came up to me after the session and asked how they could tell which IIS worker process belonged to which...
View ArticleConfiguring IIS 8.0 Centralized Certificate Store and PowerShell
IIS 8 has a new feature that greatly improves certificate management. Instead of installing certificates to every server and then trying to find them later to update them, IIS 8 has a centralized...
View ArticleHow to set an application pool restart time in PowerShell
Want to change the restart time of an application pool? You can do it in the graphical IIS Manager, but if you’re trying to set the time for multiple pools, or on remote servers, why not use...
View ArticleHow to open Windows Firewall ports using PowerShell
Recently I presenting at a conference and needed to demonstrate WMI. I specifically wanted to use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet instead of the new Get-CimInstance cmdlet because I wanted the demo to be...
View ArticleYou should be in the PowerShell Scripting Games! April 22, 2013
The official Microsoft Scripting Games, along with the Scripting Guy and friends, is now hosted through PowerShell.Org. The games begin APRIL 22, 2013! This is your chance to join the community, try...
View ArticleHow to manage products like Exchange and AD without installing additional tools
So, what if you want to manage Active Directory, Exchange, SCVMM or any product for that matter and don’t have the RSAT or management tools installed? Well, I have the answer for you – and for some...
View ArticleThe end of the 2013 Scripting Games
If you’ve been following the Scripting Games then you know how intense the last few challenges have been. The participants in the games have truly been amazing and have worked hard to solve Dr....
View ArticlePowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration
Microsoft TechEd is a great conference to attend to learn about the latest technologies and this year was no exception. The announcement of the upcoming release (Dates not specified) of PowerShell v4...
View ArticleWhy use IPConfig.exe when you have PowerShell? Because it’s fun!
Remember when computers were fun? If you have been using PowerShell, then you’ll notice that the fun got put back into working with computers. Part of the fun is discovering new things – I mean isn’t...
View ArticleReview: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 PowerShell Cookbook
We all agree that PowerShell is an amazing real-time and automation management tool. While many of us focus on the in-depth workings of our favorite tool, the real test is in its everyday use managing...
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