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Jeffery Hicks is an IT veteran with over 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis on automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Process Performance For All

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In the final article of this article series on process performance, Jeff Hicks shows us how we can manage performance at scale with PowerShell.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Process CPU Utilization

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Discover how to find how much processor time processes are consuming with PowerShell and WMI.

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Compound Filtering with WMI and PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to create a compound filtering query with WMI and PowerShell, and learn advantages of early and late filtering.

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Creating a Better PowerShell Module

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks revisits his Uptime module and enhances with new properties and parameters.

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Tell Me More: Expanding Objects and Properties in PowerShell

Last Update: Jun 05, 2025

PowerShell MVP and IT veteran Jeff Hicks discusses a common problem for beginners and explains how to expand objects and properties in PowerShell.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Processor Loads

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn the best way to get the average processor utilization for a remote server with some quick PowerShell help.

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Getting System Drive Alternatives

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Compare different PowerShell techniques for getting system drive information using WMI.

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Validating Computer Lists with PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Follow these tips and tricks for validating your list of computer names for a better PowerShell experience.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Getting Process Details

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to find hidden object properties in PowerShell and use them to get details about running processes on your servers.

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Checking System Drive Free Space with WMI and PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Use PowerShell and WMI to dynamically get disk information for the system drive even when you don’t know what it is.

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PowerShell How To: Building Effective Lists with Active Directory and DNS

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Additional techniques and tips for building lists of computer names including querying Active Directory or DNS with PowerShell.

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Create Better Lists with PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to effectively create and use lists of computernames in your daily work with PowerShell.

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