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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell to Back Up Word Docs

February 16, 2015 Feb 16, 2015 02/16/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to make a backup of all Word documents. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I routinely edit Microsoft Word documents, but because of the changes I make to the file, I like to keep the original file intact. So what I do is open a Word document, ...

PowerTip: Open Fonts Dialog Box with PowerShell

February 15, 2015 Feb 15, 2015 02/15/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to open the Fonts dialog box. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to open the Fonts dialog box so I don't have to mouse around trying to find it? (image) Use the Show-ControlPanelItem cmdlet: Show-ControlPanelItem fonts (image...

Weekend Scripter: German PowerShell Community Conference

February 15, 2015 Feb 15, 2015 02/15/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Tobias Weltner, talks about the Windows PowerShell Community Conference in Germany. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I'm drooling today because of the information in this blog post. Teresa and I love to go to Germany. Our last two major vacations have started and ended there. Tobias Weltner is ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Start a Bunch of Processes

February 14, 2015 Feb 14, 2015 02/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to start a bunch of processes by using Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to start a whole bunch of processes for testing purposes on one of my systems?(image) Use a Windows PowerShell range operator, such as 1..10, to specify how many ...

Weekend Scripter: Control Processes with PowerShell

February 14, 2015 Feb 14, 2015 02/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to control processes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am made a pot of Masala Chai. I found a pretty good recipe when I was doing a Bing search: Indian Masala Chai. One of my pet peeves is when people refer to it as Chai tea, ...

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