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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Locale-Specific Date

August 19, 2013 Aug 19, 2013 08/19/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to display the date in locale-specific format. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the day, month, and two-digit year in locale specific format? (image) Use the Get-Date cmdlet and the –uformat parameter: get-date -UFormat %x (image...

PowerShell Workflow for Mere Mortals: Part 1

August 19, 2013 Aug 19, 2013 08/19/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, begins a five-part series about Windows PowerShell Workflow. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! What is up with Windows PowerShell Workflow? Everyone acts like it is some deep, dark mystery—similar to trying to understand neutrinos. So come on…it is Windows PowerShell, so how hard ...

PowerTip: Display All PowerShell Modules and Cmdlets

August 18, 2013 Aug 18, 2013 08/18/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to display all Windows PowerShell modules and cmdlet names. (image) How can I get output that shows Windows PowerShell module names and the cmdlets or functions that are contained inside the modules? (image) Use the Get-Module cmdlet, and then for each module, display the name and use Get-Command&...

Weekend Scripter: Understanding PowerShell in Windows 8

August 18, 2013 Aug 18, 2013 08/18/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about understanding Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is an exciting and great day! I have been working a bit to solidify the editorial calendar for the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. I can say that there are some absolutely awesome posts...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Write BitLocker Recovery Key to Text File

August 17, 2013 Aug 17, 2013 08/17/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to write your BitLocker recovery key to a text file. (image) If I forgot to save my BitLocker recovery key when I enabled BitLocker on my laptop, how can I use Windows PowerShell to write it to a text file so I can copy it to a USB key for safe keeping? (image) From an elevated Windows PowerShell ...

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