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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

November 10, 2013 Nov 10, 2013 11/10/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE and guest blogger, Clint Huffman, talks about scientific notation and Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have another guest blogger from the past—Clint Huffman. The keyboard is yours Clint… In Performance Monitor, if a number in a field is too large to display, ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Syntax for a Cmdlet

November 9, 2013 Nov 9, 2013 11/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the syntax of a Windows PowerShell cmdlet.(image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to look at the syntax of a cmdlet without the distraction of a lot of additional information? (image) Use the Get-Help cmdlet, and choose only the Syntax property. &...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Back Up SharePoint Installation

November 9, 2013 Nov 9, 2013 11/9/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft SharePoint MVP and guest blogger, Todd Klindt, talks about using Windows PowerShell to back up a SharePoint environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Please welcome back guest blogger, Todd Klindt. Todd also has a blog at http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/default.aspx and you can find him on Twitter @...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Determine System Stability

November 8, 2013 Nov 8, 2013 11/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to determine the stability of your system. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 on my laptop running Windows 7 to find out how stable my system is? (image) Use the Get-CimInstance cmdlet to query the Win32_ReliabilityStabilityMetrics, and pipe &...

Leveraging PowerShell to Help Minimize Risk While Performing Administrative Tasks

November 8, 2013 Nov 8, 2013 11/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Marc Carter, talks about learning to use Windows PowerShell and reducing security risks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have back with us guest blogger, Marc Carter. Take it away Marc… Despite it becoming more and more of a necessity, I’m always surprised whenever I hear about ...

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