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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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: Use PowerShell to List Time Zones Defined on System

August 4, 2014 Aug 4, 2014 08/4/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list time zones that are defined on a system. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to produce a list of all the time zones that are defined on my system? (image) Use the System.TimeZone .NET Framework class, and call the GetTimeZones static method: [System.TimeZoneInfo]::...

Use PowerShell to Create Bulk Users for Office 365

August 4, 2014 Aug 4, 2014 08/4/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating bulk users in Office 365. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I spent a bit of time talking to my mentee. It is really cool, because yesterday I spent some time talking to my mentor. So it is sort of like the circle completing itself. I have been getting ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Square Root of Number

August 3, 2014 Aug 3, 2014 08/3/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the square root of a number. (image) How can I figure out the square root of a number when I am writing a Windows PowerShell script? (image) Use the Sqrt static method from the System.Math class. This example obtains the square root of the number 9: [math]::Sqrt(9) (...

Weekend Scripter: A Hidden Gem in the PowerShell Ocean: Get-PSCallStack

August 3, 2014 Aug 3, 2014 08/3/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Jeff Wouters, talks about using the Get-PSCallStack Windows PowerShell cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Windows PowerShell MVP, Jeff Wouters, is back with another guest blog post. To read more of Jeff's previous guest posts, see these Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. And now, ...

PowerTip: Wire Up PowerShell GUI Buttons

August 2, 2014 Aug 2, 2014 08/2/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn to use the OK and Cancel buttons in a Windows PowerShell GUI. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to get my GUI’s OK and Cancel buttons to trigger when the user presses ENTER or Escape? (image) Assign the OK and Cancel button ...

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