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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

April 26, 2015 Apr 26, 2015 04/26/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, talks about his first Windows PowerShell Summit. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Wow! What a week...or part of a week. Windows PowerShell Summit North America 2015 was here in Charlotte, NC this past week. The Scripting Wife and I met a lot of new people and made new friends. One ...

PowerTip: Determine if Property is Member of Object

April 25, 2015 Apr 25, 2015 04/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Determine if a property is a member of an object in Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I determine if a specific property is actually a member of an object in my Windows PowerShell script? (image) Use the Get-Member cmdlet, and cast the response into a Boolean data type by using the [bool] type ...

Weekend Scripter: Scripting Guys Ignite Booth Schedule

April 25, 2015 Apr 25, 2015 04/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about the Scripting Guys booth schedule. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is that time of year again. Conference time. TechEd North America is no more, but Microsoft Ignite is on the horizon. May 4-8, 2015 in Chicago! It is already sold out, but you can see the ...

PowerTip: Roll Back Active PowerShell Transaction

April 24, 2015 Apr 24, 2015 04/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to roll back an active Windows PowerShell transaction. (image) I started a transaction to modify the registry on my computer running Windows 8.1, but something failed, and I want to roll back the transaction. How can I do this? (image) Use the Undo-Transaction&...

Use PowerShell to Move User Files and Update Registry

April 24, 2015 Apr 24, 2015 04/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to move user files and update the registry. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to move a bunch of user files from their local computer to a network share so we can back up the user's data prior to migrating their desktops. I know there are various ...

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