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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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: Configure HyperV on Windows 8 Computer

December 15, 2013 Dec 15, 2013 12/15/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Greg Lindsay, tells how to configure Hyper-V on a computer running Windows 8.1 or Windows 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we welcome a new guest blogger, Greg Lindsay. In Greg’s own words: I am a technical writer for Windows Server. I have written documentation for Network Access ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Clear DNS Cache

December 14, 2013 Dec 14, 2013 12/14/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Clear the client DNS cache by using Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to clear the client DNS cache on my computer running Windows 8.1? (image) Use the Clear-DNSClientCache cmdlet. (image...

Working with Task Scheduler XML

December 14, 2013 Dec 14, 2013 12/14/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Jason Morgan, talks about using XML to work with the Task Scheduler. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am proud to introduce Jason Morgan as the newest guest blogger for the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. I ran across Jason at the first meeting of the Northern Virginia (NOVA) PowerShell User Group meeting...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Connections to Remote Servers

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

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find connections to remote servers. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell while I am troubleshooting my computer to find what connections are made to remote servers via port 80? (image) Use the Get-NetTCPConnection command, specify the remote port of...

Using the PowerShell Contains Operator

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

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Contains operator to work with arrays. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am happy to provide you with an excerpt from my book Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, published by Microsoft Press. (image) Examine contents of an array To ...

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