Microsoft.PowerShell.Management

This section contains the help topics for the cmdlets that are installed with PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell.Management module. The Management module contains cmdlets that help you manage Windows in PowerShell.

Microsoft.PowerShell.Management

Add-Computer

Add the local computer to a domain or workgroup.

Add-Content

Adds content to the specified items, such as adding words to a file.

Checkpoint-Computer

Creates a system restore point on the local computer.

Clear-Content

Deletes the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.

Clear-EventLog

Clears all entries from specified event logs on the local or remote computers.

Clear-Item

Clears the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.

Clear-ItemProperty

Clears the value of a property but does not delete the property.

Clear-RecycleBin

Clears the contents of the current user's recycle bin.

Complete-Transaction

Commits the active transaction.

Convert-Path

Converts a path from a PowerShell path to a PowerShell provider path.

Copy-Item

Copies an item from one location to another.

Copy-ItemProperty

Copies a property and value from a specified location to another location.

Debug-Process

Debugs one or more processes running on the local computer.

Disable-ComputerRestore

Disables the System Restore feature on the specified file system drive.

Enable-ComputerRestore

Enables the System Restore feature on the specified file system drive.

Get-ChildItem

Gets the items and child items in one or more specified locations.

Get-Clipboard

Gets the current Windows clipboard entry.

Get-ComputerInfo

Gets a consolidated object of system and operating system properties.

Get-ComputerRestorePoint

Gets the restore points on the local computer.

Get-Content

Gets the content of the item at the specified location.

Get-ControlPanelItem

Gets control panel items.

Get-EventLog

Gets the events in an event log, or a list of the event logs, on the local computer or remote computers.

Get-HotFix

Gets the hotfixes that are installed on local or remote computers.

Get-Item

Gets the item at the specified location.

Get-ItemProperty

Gets the properties of a specified item.

Get-ItemPropertyValue

Gets the value for one or more properties of a specified item.

Get-Location

Gets information about the current working location or a location stack.

Get-Process

Gets the processes that are running on the local computer or a remote computer.

Get-PSDrive

Gets drives in the current session.

Get-PSProvider

Gets information about the specified PowerShell provider.

Get-Service

Gets the services on a local or remote computer.

Get-TimeZone

Gets the current time zone or a list of available time zones.

Get-Transaction

Gets the current (active) transaction.

Get-WmiObject

Gets instances of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes or information about the available classes.

Invoke-Item

Performs the default action on the specified item.

Invoke-WmiMethod

Calls WMI methods.

Join-Path

Combines a path and a child path into a single path.

Limit-EventLog

Sets the event log properties that limit the size of the event log and the age of its entries.

Move-Item

Moves an item from one location to another.

Move-ItemProperty

Moves a property from one location to another.

New-EventLog

Creates a new event log and a new event source on a local or remote computer.

New-Item

Creates a new item.

New-ItemProperty

Creates a new property for an item and sets its value.

New-PSDrive

Creates temporary and persistent drives that are associated with a location in an item data store.

New-Service

Creates a new Windows service.

New-WebServiceProxy

Creates a Web service proxy object that lets you use and manage the Web service in PowerShell.

Pop-Location

Changes the current location to the location most recently pushed onto the stack.

Push-Location

Adds the current location to the top of a location stack.

Register-WmiEvent

Subscribes to a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) event.

Remove-Computer

Removes the local computer from its domain.

Remove-EventLog

Deletes an event log or unregisters an event source.

Remove-Item

Deletes the specified items.

Remove-ItemProperty

Deletes the property and its value from an item.

Remove-PSDrive

Deletes temporary PowerShell drives and disconnects mapped network drives.

Remove-WmiObject

Deletes an instance of an existing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class.

Rename-Computer

Renames a computer.

Rename-Item

Renames an item in a PowerShell provider namespace.

Rename-ItemProperty

Renames a property of an item.

Reset-ComputerMachinePassword

Resets the machine account password for the computer.

Resolve-Path

Resolves the wildcard characters in a path, and displays the path contents.

Restart-Computer

Restarts the operating system on local and remote computers.

Restart-Service

Stops and then starts one or more services.

Restore-Computer

Starts a system restore on the local computer.

Resume-Service

Resumes one or more suspended (paused) services.

Set-Clipboard

Sets the current Windows clipboard entry.

Set-Content

Writes new content or replaces existing content in a file.

Set-Item

Changes the value of an item to the value specified in the command.

Set-ItemProperty

Creates or changes the value of a property of an item.

Set-Location

Sets the current working location to a specified location.

Set-Service

Starts, stops, and suspends a service, and changes its properties.

Set-TimeZone

Sets the system time zone to a specified time zone.

Set-WmiInstance

Creates or updates an instance of an existing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class.

Show-ControlPanelItem

Opens control panel items.

Show-EventLog

Displays the event logs of the local or a remote computer in Event Viewer.

Split-Path

Returns the specified part of a path.

Start-Process

Starts one or more processes on the local computer.

Start-Service

Starts one or more stopped services.

Start-Transaction

Starts a transaction.

Stop-Computer

Stops (shuts down) local and remote computers.

Stop-Process

Stops one or more running processes.

Stop-Service

Stops one or more running services.

Suspend-Service

Suspends (pauses) one or more running services.

Test-ComputerSecureChannel

Tests and repairs the secure channel between the local computer and its domain.

Test-Connection

Sends ICMP echo request packets, or pings, to one or more computers.

Test-Path

Determines whether all elements of a path exist.

Undo-Transaction

Rolls back the active transaction.

Use-Transaction

Adds the script block to the active transaction.

Wait-Process

Waits for the processes to be stopped before accepting more input.

Write-EventLog

Writes an event to an event log.