Wahmans Powershell Blog

  • Disable-PSTrace

    Understanding the Disable-PSTrace Cmdlet in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today we are exploring the Disable-PSTrace cmdlet: a lesser-known but powerful tool in the PowerShell arsenal. This cmdlet is part of the diagnostics toolkit available for PowerShell and provides a way to disable the Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell event provider logs. What Does Disable-PSTrace Do? The…

  • Send-MailMessage

    Understanding the Power of Send-MailMessage in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today we’re diving into one of the most essential and flexible cmdlets available when automating communications from your scripts: Send-MailMessage. As the name implies, this cmdlet sends email messages directly from your PowerShell session. The official Microsoft description is simple and to…

  • New-WSManInstance

    Getting Started with New-WSManInstance in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today, we’re diving into the New-WSManInstance cmdlet. If you’re managing remote Windows systems or working with Windows Remote Management (WinRM), this is one of the essential tools in your PowerShell toolbox. What is New-WSManInstance? The New-WSManInstance cmdlet is used to create a new…

  • Set-LogProperties

    PowerShell Cmdlet Deep Dive: Set-LogProperties Welcome back to Wahmans Powershell blog! Today we’re taking a closer look at the Set-LogProperties cmdlet. This cmdlet allows you to modify the properties of a Windows event log. It can be handy for changing log sizes, retention policies, and more. Let’s explore how you can incorporate it into your…

  • Import-Clixml

    Understanding Import-Clixml in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahman’s PowerShell Blog! Today we’ll explore an incredibly useful cmdlet that makes persisting and retrieving objects in PowerShell a breeze: Import-Clixml. What is Import-Clixml? According to Microsoft, the Import-Clixml cmdlet Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects in PowerShell. This means you can serialize complex objects to…

  • Remove-Variable

    Understanding the PowerShell Cmdlet: Remove-Variable Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today, we’re diving into a useful and sometimes overlooked cmdlet in PowerShell: Remove-Variable. According to Microsoft’s documentation, this cmdlet is used to delete a variable and its value. Simple in concept, but quite powerful when used effectively in script management and memory optimization. Let’s…