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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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: Change Output Object Property Names with PowerShell

October 10, 2013 Oct 10, 2013 10/10/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to change output object property names. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to change the property names of my output objects? (image) The easiest way to achieve this to use Select-Object and a calculated field: Get-WmiObject -Class win32_OperatingSystem -ComputerName webr201 | select...

The Admin’s First Steps: Testing Service Health

October 10, 2013 Oct 10, 2013 10/10/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate health tests across your server estate. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting using Windows PowerShell to administer my systems, and I’ve been asked to test the service health on my servers. How can I do that? —GK (image) Hello GK...

PowerTip: Find What Various Windows Features Do

October 9, 2013 Oct 9, 2013 10/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to discover what features do in Windows 8. (image) I found five different Hyper-V features on my Windows 8-based computer, and I want to know how I can use Windows PowerShell to discover what they do. (image) Use the Get-WindowsOptionalFeature cmdlet and select the feature name ...

Use PowerShell to Create Virtual Switches

October 9, 2013 Oct 9, 2013 10/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily create virtual switches in Hyper-V. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are really looking forward to going to Atlanta to Windows PowerShell Saturday 005. It will be held at the Microsoft Office in Alpharetta, Georgia on October 26, 2013. There are still ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find System Committed Memory

October 8, 2013 Oct 8, 2013 10/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find total system committed memory. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the total system committed memory on my computer? (image) Use Get-WmiObject (or Get-CimInstance), query the Win32_Operatingsystem WMI class, choose the ...

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