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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

July 21, 2014 Jul 21, 2014 07/21/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the Filter parameter in the Active Directory module. (image) I was playing with the Active Directory cmdlets and noticed that they seem to need the Distinguished Name. Is there any way to find users instead of supplying this very explicit object each time? (image) Use ...

Transforming the Active Directory Cmdlets: Part 1

July 21, 2014 Jul 21, 2014 07/21/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to translate between ADSI, Quest, and Windows PowerShell cmdlets for creating users in Active Directory. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I've got some older scripts that create users by using the [ADSI] accelerator. Can you show me how they might be rewritten to work with the more modern cmdlets in Windows Server 2012...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Last Boot Time

July 20, 2014 Jul 20, 2014 07/20/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to display last boot up time. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the last time a workstation booted up? (image) Use the WMI Class Win32_OperatingSystem and select the LastBootupTime property. Using the Get-...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Fix Broken Printer

July 20, 2014 Jul 20, 2014 07/20/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to fix a printer that keeps losing its duplexer. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is that if I want to, I can generally use it to solve all of my issues. Sometimes the issue is not sufficient that I want...

PowerTip: Find All PowerShell Profile Locations

July 19, 2014 Jul 19, 2014 07/19/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the hidden properties of $profile to find Windows PowerShell profile locations. (image) How can I find the path to Windows PowerShell profile locations on my computer? (image) Use the –Force parameter from Format-List to display the hidden properties and values: $PROFILE | Format-...

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