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How to download a file on Windows Core
Windows Core is great. Smaller disk footprint. Less memory usage. Boots up super-fast. But with these benefits comes some caveats — for example, no web browser. So then when you need to download a file or download an installer, how do you do it? The answer is…POWERSHELL TO THE RESCUE!!! Here’s a PowerShell script to download…
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Powershell Script for Hyper-V to Wi-Fi NAT
One of the big hassles when you’re working with Hyper-V on a laptop is networking. Specifically, getting your Hyper-V guest machines to get network access through your laptop’s wifi connection. Well, Ben Armstrong blogged a new feature in Hyper-V that allows you to do NAT over wifi. In his post, he pointed to the documentation on Microsoft’s…
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Learn to Customize TFS2015 Build with Environment Variables
You’ve probably noticed that Team Foundation Server 2015 introduces a new automated build system. One of the great things about this new system is that it’s based on PowerShell. At this point, you’re probably thinking “Ok. PowerShell. Fantastic. Why do I care?” Well, that PowerShell-centric approach allows you to much more easily customize your builds.…