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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

September 30, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 09/30/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to show Control Panel items in Windows 8. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to display applets from within the Control Panel? (image) Use the Show-ControlPanelItem cmdlet to display an applet, and use the Get-ControlPanelItem cmdlet to obtain a list of all applets. The...

Domain Migration: Why We Need the Script

September 30, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 09/30/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: An anonymous blogger shares a domain migration script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s guest blogger will remain anonymous due to privacy considerations at his company. This does not mean that his knowledge needs to remain undisclosed. Without further ado, here is a really nice guest blog… We are a ...

PowerTip: Examine PowerShell Runspace Initial Session State

September 29, 2013 Sep 29, 2013 09/29/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the .NET Framework to examine the initial session state of a Windows PowerShell runspace. (image) How can I see the initial session state of the default Windows PowerShell runspace? (image) Use the RunSpace class, and examine the InitialSessionState property from the default Runspace object: &...

Weekend Scripter: Max Out PowerShell in a Little Bit of Time—Part 2

September 29, 2013 Sep 29, 2013 09/29/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, talks about improving performance of Windows PowerShell by using runspaces. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Jason Walker is back with us today for the conclusion of his two-part weekend series. Be sure to read yesterday’s post before you read today’s: Weekend Scripter: Max Out ...

PowerTip: Find Information about Default PowerShell Runspace

September 28, 2013 Sep 28, 2013 09/28/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the .NET Framework to find information about the default Windows PowerShell runspace. (image) How can I find information about the default Windows PowerShell runspace? (image) Use the DefaultRunspace parameter from the Runspace class: [System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Runspace]::...

Scripting Blog [archived]

September 2013 - Scripting Blog [archived]