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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

April 19, 2013 Apr 19, 2013 04/19/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to copy files from one location to another. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to copy a file to a new location? (image) Use the Copy-Item cmdlet and specify the path to the original file and a destination for the copy. In this example, file 20110314.log in the&...

PowerTip: Get Windows PowerShell Online Help

April 17, 2013 Apr 17, 2013 04/17/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Get-Help and a switch to show the latest Windows PowerShell online Help in your browser. (image) How can I open and view the Windows PowerShell online Help in my Internet browser? (image) Use the Online switch with the Get-Help cmdlet: Get-Help Get-Process -Online (image...

PowerTip: Find the PowerShell Version

April 16, 2013 Apr 16, 2013 04/16/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Easily find the installed version of Windows PowerShell.(image) How can I find the installed version of Windows PowerShell?(image) There are two easy ways.1. Use the automatic $PSVersionTable variable:PS C:> $PSVersionTableName ...

PowerTip: Get a List of Installed BPA Models

April 15, 2013 Apr 15, 2013 04/15/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to obtain a list of all installed Best Practice Analyzer models. (image) How can I get a list of all the Best Practice Analyzer models that are installed on my server? (image) Use the Get-BPAModel cmdlet with no parameters: Get-BPAModel (image...

Installing WSUS on Windows Server 2012

April 15, 2013 Apr 15, 2013 04/15/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, talks about installing WSUS on Windows Server 2012 via Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back today to Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox. Without further ado, here is Boe… In a previous Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post, Introduction to WSUS and PowerShell, I ...

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