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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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: Use PowerShell to Create System Restore Point

March 31, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 03/31/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create a system restore point. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a system restore point for my computer? (image) Open the Windows PowerShell console with Admin rights in Windows 8 or Windows 7 (use Windows PowerShell 3.0 or Windows PowerShell 2.0). Use CheckPoint...

Weekend Scripter: Managing Dell AppAssure with Windows PowerShell

March 31, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 03/31/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Mike Robbins, talks about using Windows PowerShell to manage Dell AppAssure. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest blogger, Mike Robbins, returns today to share his experience. You can also read previous blogs by Mike. (image) Mike Robbins is a senior systems engineer with almost 20 years of professional ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Calling Assembly

March 30, 2013 Mar 30, 2013 03/30/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find the calling assembly. (image) How can I find the name of a calling assembly from within Windows PowerShell? (image) Use the GetCallingAssembly static method from the [system.Reflection.Assembly] class: [system.reflection.assembly]::GetCallingAssembly() (image...

Weekend Scripter: Run C# Code from Within PowerShell

March 30, 2013 Mar 30, 2013 03/30/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to execute C# programs from source without a compiled binary by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today guest blogger, Ingo Karstein, is back with us to share his knowledge. You can also read previous guest blogs by Ingo. Take it away Ingo… Some time ago, I created a script called ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Non-Inherited Access to a Folder

March 29, 2013 Mar 29, 2013 03/29/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find non-inherited access rights to a folder. (image) How can I find non-inherited access rights to a folder by using Windows PowerShell? (image) Use the Get-Item cmdlet to select the folder, and pipe it to the Get-ACL cmdlet. Choose the Access property, ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

March 2013 - Scripting Blog [archived]