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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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The Answer to Your PowerShell Question: Working with Objects

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks teaches you how to use objects in the pipeline to solve a scripting challenge.

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Moving to PowerShell 5.0

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks makes the jump to PowerShell 5.0 and explains why you should too.

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PowerShell 5.0 Tutorial: Working with Zip Files

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks takes a look at the new Compress-Archive cmdlet in PowerShell 5.0.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Process Performance Reporting

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows how to build a custom performance object and shares tips on measuring performance through reporting.

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A Tip for Writing Better Scripts with PowerShell’s Read-Host cmdlet

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shares a new command that adds functionality to PowerShell’s Read-Host cmdlet to help you make better scripts.

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Domain Controller Status Lights via PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Sometimes you need to display PowerShell information in a more colorful format. Learn how to display domain controller service statuses that light up.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Process Performance Counters

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Get processes using the most CPU with PowerShell and performance counters.

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Prompt Answers in PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks explores a new way to prompt for input in your scripts and functions.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: More Processor Performance

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to use PowerShell to get processor utilization values with WMI and performance counters.

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A Workaround for Using PowerShell’s Get-Service with the ComputerName Parameter

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jeff Hicks shows us a way to use PowerShell’s Get-Service cmdlet to work with the commonly used ComputerName property.

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Check Domain Controller Services with PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to check the status of critical services on your Active Directory domain controllers, along with tips for managing at scale with PowerShell.

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Scaling WMI with PowerShell and Remoting

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to scale out WMI commands in PowerShell by using PowerShell remoting.

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