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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

December 8, 2013 Dec 8, 2013 12/8/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Bill Stewart, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find administrators. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Hello everyone. It is the weekend, and guest blogger, Bill Stewart is going to share his time and knowledge today. Bill is a scripting guru and a moderator for the Official Scripting Guys Forum... As ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Subtract Timespans

December 7, 2013 Dec 7, 2013 12/7/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Subtract timespans by using Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to subtract 2 days and 14 hours from 12 days and 1 hour to determine the amount of time left on a project? (image) Create two timespans using the New-Timespan cmdlet, and then subtract them from each other: (New-TimeSpan -Days 12...

Weekend Scripter: Create an HTML Server Report with PowerShell

December 7, 2013 Dec 7, 2013 12/7/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Matthew Kerfoot, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create an HTML server report. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I would like to welcome a new guest blogger, Matthew Kerfoot… (image) I'm a Windows PowerShell enthusiast with strong interests in automating systems administration. I write a...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Network Adapter Bindings

December 6, 2013 Dec 6, 2013 12/6/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display network adapter bindings. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8 to display network adapter bindings? (image) Use the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet to retrieve your network adapter, and pipe it to Get-NetAdapterBinding: Get-NetAdapter -Name ethernet | Get-...

Solving Office Holiday Gift-Giving Conundrums with PowerShell

December 6, 2013 Dec 6, 2013 12/6/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a project to assign secret pals at work. He ropes one of the managers into the project. During my one-on-one last week with my manager, Adina, she mentioned doing something to help people who work from remote locations feel more like part of the team. Because I work remotely, I was ...

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