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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell to Change IP Behavior with SkipAsSource

January 24, 2013 Jan 24, 2013 01/24/13

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Summary: Microsoft support engineer James Kehr talks about using Windows PowerShell to change IP behavior by implementing SkipAsSource. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have guest blogger James Kehr, a support engineer here at Microsoft. Take it away, James … When James was asked to write a guest blog post for the...

PowerTip: Use a PowerShell Function to Determine DirectAccess Connection Status

January 23, 2013 Jan 23, 2013 01/23/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function on Windows 8 to determine DirectAccess connection status. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell on my computer running Windows 8 to determine the status of my DirectAccess connection back to work? (image) Open the Windows PowerShell console and use the Get-...

PowerShell Workflows: Restarting the Computer

January 23, 2013 Jan 23, 2013 01/23/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway continues with part five of his awesome Windows PowerShell workflow basics articles. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have the fifth in a series of guest blog posts written by Windows PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy Richard Siddaway dealing with Windows PowerShell...

PowerTip: Use a PowerShell Function to Find Scheduled Task Info

January 22, 2013 Jan 22, 2013 01/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function to find running scheduled tasks on your computer running Windows 8. (image) How can I find information about running scheduled tasks on my computer running Windows 8? (image) Use the Get-ScheduledTask function and pipe the resulting list to the Where-Object&...

Use a .NET Framework Class to Open a File Dialog Box

January 22, 2013 Jan 22, 2013 01/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFEs Adam Haynes and Shubert Somer talk about using a .NET Framework class to open a file dialog box. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have part 5 of 5 guest blogs written by Adam Haynes with help from his friend Shubert Somer. If you have not read parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, you will want to go back and read...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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