The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

PowerTip: Create a Record of Your PowerShell Commands

August 21, 2012 Aug 21, 2012 08/21/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Start-Transcript to create a record of Windows PowerShell commands. (image) How can I create an audit file of all commands that I typed during a Windows PowerShell session? (image) Use the Start-Transcript command: Start-transcript (image) How can I provide a custom name and location for my Windows ...

Use PowerShell to Check the License Status of Windows 8

August 21, 2012 Aug 21, 2012 08/21/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell and WMI to determine the number of days remaining on an evaluation copy of Windows 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool features in Windows 8 is that it has Hyper-V built-in to it. This means that I can use the cool new Hyper-V cmdlets to manage things. For example, I can type the ...

PowerTip: Using Credentials in PowerShell

August 20, 2012 Aug 20, 2012 08/20/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to find Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers that support credentials. (image) How can I find which Windows PowerShell cmdlets support the credential parameter? (image) Use the Get-Command cmdlet with a command such as: Get-Command -ParameterName credential (image) How can I find ...

My Five Favorite PowerShell 3.0 Tips and Tricks

August 20, 2012 Aug 20, 2012 08/20/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares his top five Windows PowerShell 3.0 tips and tricks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today marks a red letter day. No, we have not yet sold out Windows PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina (but we are really close). And no, the Scripting Wife and I have not sold ...

PowerTip: Create a Transcript of Commands in PowerShell

August 19, 2012 Aug 19, 2012 08/19/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to create a transcript of all commands and associated output from within Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I create an audit file of all commands typed during a Windows PowerShell session? (image) Use the Start-Transcript command: Start-transcript (image) But I tried to use Start-Transcript ...

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