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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create Office 365 Reports

June 23, 2013 Jun 23, 2013 06/23/13

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Summary: Guest blogger, Alan Byrne, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create Office 365 reports. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I would like to welcome guest blogger Alan Byrne. (image) Alan is the cofounder of Cogmotive Reports, an Office 365 Reporting and Analytics web application that offers a range of automated ...

PowerTip: Find System Uptime via PSCX PowerShell Cmdlet

June 22, 2013 Jun 22, 2013 06/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use a cmdlet from the PSCX module to get your system uptime. (image) How can I easily find my system uptime if I have the Windows PowerShell community extensions (PSCX) installed? (image) Use the Get-Uptime cmdlet from the PSCX module: Get-Uptime Note For more information about the Windows PowerShell ...

Weekend Scripter: Getting Started with Microsoft Azure and PowerShell

June 22, 2013 Jun 22, 2013 06/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft senior technical evangelist talks about getting started with virtual machine’s in the cloud by using Microsoft Azure and Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have as a guest blogger, Keith Mayer. (image) Keith Mayer is a senior technical evangelist at Microsoft. He focuses on the ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Add Disks to a Live Virtual Machine

June 21, 2013 Jun 21, 2013 06/21/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to add disks to a live virtual machine on Hyper-V. (image) How can I easily add disk drives to my virtual machine while it is live? (image) Use the Add-VMScsiController and Add-VMHardDiskDrive cmdlets. First, stop the virtual machine, add the SCSI controller, then start the virtual machine: STOP-VM "...

Create a New Virtual Machine with PowerShell: Part 2

June 21, 2013 Jun 21, 2013 06/21/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, continues his series about using Windows PowerShell to create a virtual machine. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to ...

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