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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Clean Up Your PowerShell History to Remove Error Entries

February 11, 2013 Feb 11, 2013 02/11/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to remove all error commands from your Windows PowerShell command history. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the great things about being involved with a Windows PowerShell user group is all the great people I meet and all the cool ideas that arise. It seems that every ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Obtain Permissions Report for a GPO

February 10, 2013 Feb 10, 2013 02/10/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to obtain a permissions report for a specific Group Policy Object (GPO). (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain a report of permissions for a specific Group Policy Object (GPO)? (image) Use the Get-GPPermission cmdlet, specify the name of the GPO and use &...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find GPOs Without a Description

February 9, 2013 Feb 9, 2013 02/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find GPOs without a description. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to assist in detecting GPOs that do not have a description? (image) Use the Get-GPO cmdlet with the –all switch. Pipe the results to the Where-Object and look for an ...

Weekend Scripter: Playing Around with PowerShell Namespace ApartmentState

February 9, 2013 Feb 9, 2013 02/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about exploring the Windows PowerShell namespace ApartmentState property. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Ah, it is the weekend. It is not that I “live for weekends” or anything like that. It is just that weekends are different. I generally spend more time preparing my...

PowerTip: Easily Find the PowerShell ApartmentState

February 8, 2013 Feb 8, 2013 02/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Easily find the Windows PowerShell ApartmentState. (image) How can I easily find the Windows PowerShell ApartmentState? (image) Use the $host automatic variable, and select the ApartmentState property from the RunSpace object, as shown here. PS C:\> $Host.RunSpace.ApartmentState STA (...

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