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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

PowerShell Workflows: Nesting

January 9, 2013 Jan 9, 2013 01/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway talks about nesting Windows PowerShell workflows. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the third in a series of guest blog posts written by Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway dealing with Windows PowerShell workflow. Note The first article, PowerShell Workflows: ...

PowerTip: Find Records that Do Not Exist in DNS Cache

January 8, 2013 Jan 8, 2013 01/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find records that do not exist in the client DNS cache. (image) How can I easily find records that do not exist in the DNS client cache on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 (or Microsoft Surface)? (image) Use the –Status property of the Get-DNSClientCache&...

Replace NSLookup with a Built-in Windows 8 PowerShell Function

January 8, 2013 Jan 8, 2013 01/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his discussion about using Windows PowerShell on Windows 8 to troubleshoot DNS issues. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday, I talked about using some of the functions from the DNSClient module to troubleshoot networking issues. Specifically, I talked about looking ...

PowerTip: Find Parameter-Specific Help Information

January 7, 2013 Jan 7, 2013 01/7/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: In Windows PowerShell 3.0, see how to find detailed Help information for a specific Windows PowerShell parameter. (image) How do I find detailed Help information for a specific parameter of a Windows PowerShell cmdlet? (image) Use the –Parameter parameter and specify the parameter name. An ...

Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot Client DNS

January 7, 2013 Jan 7, 2013 01/7/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot client DNS. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It seems that when I travel invariably at some point on the trip I end up in a hotel that has DNS issues. In the past, that meant opening up the CMD prompt and typing a bunch of cryptic ...

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