Use PowerShell to check the Branch Cache hash cache

by Mitch Tulloch [Published on 1 Oct. 2014 / Last Updated on 1 Oct. 2014]

Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to check the Branch Cache hash cache

Here's a tip from my colleague Ed Wilson (the Microsoft Scripting Guy) about how to use PowerShell to check the Branch Cache hash cache:

Question: You want to check the Branch Cache hash cache on several remote Windows 8.1 computers. How can you do this?

Answer: First create a CIM session to the remote computers. Next use the Get-BCHashCache cmdlet to retrieve the information. Feed the Get-BCHashCache the CIM session. An example of this appears here:

$cim = New-CimSession -ComputerName c1,c2,c3 -Credential nwtraders\admin

Get-BCHashCache –cimsession $cim

Mitch Tulloch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization.  For more information see http://www.mtit.com.

Ed Wilson is the bestselling author of eight books about Windows Scripting, including Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. He writes a daily blog about Windows PowerShell call Hey, Scripting Guy! that is hosted on the Microsoft TechNet Script Center; for more PowerTips check out the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog.

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The Author — Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a well-known expert on Windows Server administration and cloud computing technologies. He has published over a thousand articles on information technology topics and has written, contributed to or been series editor for over 50 books.

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