Windows 8.1 Archives - Thomas Maurer Cloud and Datacenter Blog focusing on Microsoft Azure Thu, 07 May 2020 13:59:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-icon1024-32x32.png Windows 8.1 Archives - Thomas Maurer 32 32 71605618 Open website from PowerShell https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2017/02/open-website-from-powershell/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2017/02/open-website-from-powershell/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:23:21 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7649 If you want to directly open a website from the PowerShell console, you can use the Start-Process cmdlet. This will open the website in the default browser:   Start-Process "https://www.thomasmaurer.ch" You can also use “Start” which is an alias for Start-Process:   Start "https://www.thomasmaurer.ch" Yes this is a very short post, but I hope this …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2016/05/windows-sysprep-for-virtual-machines/feed/ 7 7880 Basic Networking PowerShell cmdlets cheatsheet to replace netsh, ipconfig, nslookup and more https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2016/02/basic-networking-powershell-cmdlets-cheatsheet-to-replace-netsh-ipconfig-nslookup-and-more/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2016/02/basic-networking-powershell-cmdlets-cheatsheet-to-replace-netsh-ipconfig-nslookup-and-more/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:57:26 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7797 Around 4 years ago I wrote a blog post about how to Replace netsh with Windows PowerShell which includes basic powershell networking cmdlets. After working with Microsoft Azure, Nano Server and Containers, PowerShell together with networking becomes more and more important. I created this little cheat sheet so it becomes easy for people to get …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2016/02/basic-networking-powershell-cmdlets-cheatsheet-to-replace-netsh-ipconfig-nslookup-and-more/feed/ 15 7797 How to create Windows Server bootable USB media for deployment on UEFI based systems https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/12/how-to-create-windows-windows-server-bootable-usb-media-for-deployment-on-uefi-based-systems/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/12/how-to-create-windows-windows-server-bootable-usb-media-for-deployment-on-uefi-based-systems/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:07:39 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7101 When you were create a USB media for PCs, notebooks and servers which were using BIOS you could use several tools to do this. Now most of the tools do not really create a USB media drive which can be used to boot and install Windows or Windows Server on a UEFI based system such …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/12/how-to-create-windows-windows-server-bootable-usb-media-for-deployment-on-uefi-based-systems/feed/ 4 7101 My Microsoft Surface 3 Review https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/08/my-microsoft-surface-3-review/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/08/my-microsoft-surface-3-review/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:20:20 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7341 A couple of weeks ago I got myself a Microsoft Surface 3 as a secondary device to my Surface Pro 3. While I am totally happy with my Surface Pro 3 as my daily driver on the road, in the office or at home, I wanted a secondary device for home tablet use and to …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/08/my-microsoft-surface-3-review/feed/ 1 7341 Windows 10 Editions and upgrade paths https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/05/windows-10-editions-and-upgrade-paths/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/05/windows-10-editions-and-upgrade-paths/#respond Tue, 19 May 2015 21:58:57 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7138 Last week Microsoft announced the different editions of Windows 10. As in the past Microsoft offers Windows in different editions that are tailored for various different use cases and scenarios. Windows 10 will power an broad range of devices – everything from PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and Surface Hub. It will also …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/05/windows-10-editions-and-upgrade-paths/feed/ 0 7138 Troubleshoot Windows InstantGo (Connected Standby) https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/01/troubleshoot-windows-instantgo-connected-standby/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/01/troubleshoot-windows-instantgo-connected-standby/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:01:25 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6882 In Windows 8 Microsoft released a feature called InstantGo (formerly know as Connected Standby) which should bring smartphone like Power Management features to your Windows tablet or notebook. Devices such as the Surface Pro 3 do offer this feature. This post should help you troubleshoot issues with InstantGo or Connected Standby. InstantGo requires the following: …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/01/troubleshoot-windows-instantgo-connected-standby/feed/ 2 6882 First Impressions of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/09/first-impressions-of-the-microsoft-surface-pro-3/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/09/first-impressions-of-the-microsoft-surface-pro-3/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:26:39 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6639 Over a week ago, I finally got my Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and I will try to cover my first impressions in this blog post. Two years ago, I replaced my notebook with the Surface Pro, and one year later, I replaced the Surface Pro with the Surface Pro 2. I have used both devices as …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/09/first-impressions-of-the-microsoft-surface-pro-3/feed/ 1 6639 My next work machine – Surface Pro 3 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/05/my-next-work-machine-surface-pro-3/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/05/my-next-work-machine-surface-pro-3/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 20:57:46 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6487 I am a Surface Pro user since the first hour, the Surface Pro replaced my laptop. After I got my Surface Pro 2 I replaced my Surface Pro it started to become my daily work machine, which I use for my work, university and at home. With the release of the Surface Pro 2 Microsoft …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/05/my-next-work-machine-surface-pro-3/feed/ 1 6487 More about PowerShell OneGet https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/04/more-about-powershell-oneget/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/04/more-about-powershell-oneget/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 09:36:10 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6443 As already posted and as you can see on my blog, I really like the new feature called OneGet. With the Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview, Microsoft released a new PowerShell module which is called OneGet. OneGet is a new way to discover and install software packages from around the web. The way how this …

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