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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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Using PowerShell and WMI to Find Folders by File Type

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to use PowerShell and WMI to find file folders by type in this article by PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks.

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Testing URIs and URLs with PowerShell

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Learn how to test URIs and URLs with PowerShell in this how-to article by Windows PowerShell Microsoft MVP Jeff Hicks.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: How to Pull Data from Log Files using PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows us how to pull data from log files using PowerShell and the Get-Content and Import-CSV cmdlets.

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An IT Pro Perspective on Lenovo Superfish

Last Update: Jun 30, 2025

Crapware and bloatware has been making PC user experiences horrible for decades. Jeff Hicks explains why the Superfish fiasco carries some lessons for PC makers and IT pros as well.

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How to Create a PowerShell Module

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks wraps up his system uptime clock article series by showing you how to create a a PowerShell module.

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A PowerShell Script to Find System Uptime: Formatting Results

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks continues his PowerShell journey by looking at a script that finds system time and provides tips for formatting results.

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Building a Ping Sweep Tool with PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this article, Jeff Hicks shows us how we can create a PowerShell tool that can ping a range of IP addresses.

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Find Disabled, Inactive Active Directory Users Accounts with PowerShell Revisited

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

As an alternative to his first article, Jeff Hicks shows how you can whip up a PowerShell script to find disabled and inactive Active Directory user accounts with PowerShell.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Get Local Active Directory Group Members with PowerShell

Last Update: Jun 04, 2025

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows off several techniques for grabbing Active Directory group members with PowerShell.

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Use PowerShell to Find Folders with Specific File Types

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks shows us how to easily find folders with specific file types with PowerShell.

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Using PowerShell to Find Disabled or Inactive User Accounts in Active Directory

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us a way to find disabled or inactive user accounts in Active Directory with the help of the Search-ADAccount cmdlet.

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Grouping PowerShell Objects with Group-Object

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to group PowerShell objects using the Group-Object cmdlet in this how-to by Contributing Editor Jeff Hicks.

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