When you think about Windows PowerShell, you will mostly imagine a console-based graphical user interface that might seem overwhelming to some. However, PowerShell 2.0 introduced a new cmdlet that sends output to an interactive graphical user interface that is easy on the eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Out-GridView cmdlet sends output to an interactive table in a separate window. Since this cmdlet requires a user interface it does not work on Server Core installation of Windows Server. You can Hide<\/strong>, Show<\/strong> and Reorder<\/strong> columns in the output table (right-click and choose Select Columns). You can also sort<\/strong> columns by just clicking on the column headers (keep clicking to toggle between ascending and descending). There is also a Quick Filter<\/strong> which allows you to search for text in a column, search for literals and search for multiple words. The Criteria Filter<\/strong> is very useful for very large sets of data (use the Add criteria drop-down menu). Lastly, you can Copy<\/strong> and Paste<\/strong> from the the Out-GridView using keyboard shortcut keys I find this command useful when the result I am expecting back from a cmdlet is very large to review in the PowerShell window where you would otherwise output to a CSV file. Using this allows you to quickly visualize the resulting data, filter, sort and then copy and paste a narrowed down version of the result to your final output method. I personally find this command very useful in my day-to-day tasks related to Microsoft Office 365 tenant administration, Active Directory reporting and just basic system commands using PowerShell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gets the currently running processes on the local computer and sends it to a grid view window.<\/p>CTRL+C<\/code>. You will be able to paste the copied date into any text or spreadsheet program. You can also type Get-Help Out-GridView -Full<\/code> to get detailed instructions on using this cmdlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSyntax<\/h2>\n\n\n
Parameter<\/span> Set: PassThru\nOut-GridView<\/span> [-InputObject<\/span> (PSObject<\/span>)] [-PassThru<\/span>] [-Title<\/span> (String<\/span>)] [CommonParameters<\/span>]\n\nParameter<\/span> Set: OutputMode\nOut-GridView<\/span> [-InputObject<\/span> (PSObject<\/span>)] [-OutputMode<\/span> {None<\/span> | Single<\/span> | Multiple<\/span>} ] [-Title<\/span> (String<\/span>)] [CommonParameters<\/span>]\n\nParameter<\/span> Set: Wait\nOut-GridView<\/span> [-InputObject<\/span> (PSObject<\/span>)] [-Title<\/span> (String<\/span>)] [-Wait<\/span>] [CommonParameters<\/span>]<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PowerShell<\/span> (<\/span>powershell<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\nExamples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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