A. The Get-Module cmdlet has a -ListAvailable switch that will list all modules that are available on a computer. The syntax for the cmdlet is simply ...

A. If you pass the name of a module to the Get-Command cmdlet, it will show all the cmdlets that are included with the module. For example, to list all the cmdlets that are part of the FailoverClusters module, run the command...

Try this handy Windows PowerShell script that mimics the way dir works in Cmd.exe

A. With Windows Server 2008 R2, all errors displayed in Failover Cluster Manager/PowerShell related to failover clusters are written to the FailoverClustering-Manager\Admin log which makes it easy to view errors after they occurred, as shown here...

A. To start a PowerShell session, you just need to run the "start powershell" command. However, you can also pass a command through the -Command switch. If you don't want the PowerShell instance to close once the command has run, you can also pass...

A. You can easily use the Get-Counter cmdlet to check the value of a performance counter. If you use the -Continuous switch, the up-to-date value will be displayed. Simply pass the name of the counter you want to view and the server the counter...

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