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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell to Find Installed Software

November 15, 2013 Nov 15, 2013 11/15/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Marc Carter, reprises his popular blog post about locating installed software. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Marc Carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post... Looking back a couple years ago to my previous post, Use PowerShell to Quickly Find Installed Software, I find it interesting ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Details about Setup Log

November 14, 2013 Nov 14, 2013 11/14/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get detailed information about the setup log. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find information about the status of the setup log on my computer? (image) Use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet, select the setup log, and then pipe the output to the Format-List cmdlet: Get-...

Use PowerShell Objects to Simplify Script Output

November 14, 2013 Nov 14, 2013 11/14/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to simplify creating script output. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. All of the sessions for Windows PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte are pretty much set. The big question is whether we will have a really cool special guest, or a really, really cool ...

PowerTip: Enable PowerShell Remoting with Public Network

November 13, 2013 Nov 13, 2013 11/13/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to enable Windows PowerShell remoting on a network adapter that has a public network profile. (image) How can I enable Windows PowerShell remoting on my system if the network adapter has a public firewall profile? (image) Beginning with Windows PowerShell 3.0, you can use ...

Use PowerShell to Simplify Collecting Computer Information

November 13, 2013 Nov 13, 2013 11/13/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to simplify collecting information from multiple Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, it is cool and crisp outside. I decided to make a pot of English breakfast, but I also put a spoonful of Darjeeling tea in it. ...

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