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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.
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Summary: Look at variables that do not have a description.
(image) How can you look at automatic and user-created variables that have no description?
(image) Use the Get-Variable cmdlet and search for an empty description:
Get-Variable | where description...
Summary: Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, continues his series of guest blogs that detail how to build your own cmdlet.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We have a special week in store for you. Guest blogger and Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, has written a series about building cmdlets. For more about Sean, ...
Summary: Find the last Windows PowerShell command by using an automatic variable.
(image) How can you find the last Windows PowerShell command that was run?
(image) Use the $$ automatic variable.
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Summary: Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, begins a series of guest blogs that detail how to build your own cmdlet.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We have a special week in store for you. Guest blogger and Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, has written a series about building cmdlets. For more about Sean, see his...
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to locate modern apps installed on a computer running Windows 8.
(image) How can you use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find out which modern apps are installed on a computer running Windows 8?
(image) Use the Get-AppxPackage cmdlet:
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