Wahmans Powershell Blog

  • Get-WmiObject

    Exploring PowerShell’s Get-WmiObject Cmdlet Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today, we’re going to dive into a powerful cmdlet called Get-WmiObject. If you’ve ever needed to retrieve system information from local or remote computers, chances are you’ve encountered WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation). The Get-WmiObject cmdlet allows us to interact with WMI and extract detailed information…

  • Export-PSSession

    Understanding Export-PSSession in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today, we’re diving into a very handy cmdlet that often comes in useful when you’re working across remote PowerShell sessions: Export-PSSession. Export-PSSession exports commands from another session and saves them in a PowerShell module. This lets you access remote commands locally without needing to stay…

  • New-PSTransportOption

    Exploring New-PSTransportOption in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today we’re diving into a somewhat lesser-known cmdlet that can be incredibly useful when setting up advanced PowerShell session configurations – New-PSTransportOption. What does New-PSTransportOption do? According to Microsoft, it “Creates an object that contains advanced options for a session configuration.” Essentially, it allows you…

  • New-Module

    Exploring the Power of New-Module in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today we’re diving into a lesser-known but incredibly powerful cmdlet: New-Module. Description: According to Microsoft: New-Module creates a new dynamic module that exists only in memory. This allows us to define reusable code snippets, encapsulate functions, variables, and other module-level elements all…

  • Read-Host

    Exploring Read-Host in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell blog! Today, we’re diving into the Read-Host cmdlet — a fundamental tool in PowerShell’s interactive capabilities. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned scripter, Read-Host plays a crucial role in capturing user input via the console. What is Read-Host? According to Microsoft, Read-Host “Reads a line…

  • Register-ObjectEvent

    Exploring Register-ObjectEvent in PowerShell Welcome back to Wahmans PowerShell Blog! Today we’re diving into a powerful and often overlooked cmdlet in PowerShell: Register-ObjectEvent. This cmdlet gives you the ability to subscribe to events that are generated by .NET Framework objects, enabling reactive and event-driven scripting. Whether you’re monitoring file system changes or building responsive UI…