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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find File or Folder

April 13, 2015 Apr 13, 2015 04/13/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find a file or a folder. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if a variable contains a path that leads to a file or folder? (image) Use the Test-Path cmdlet to test the path stored in the variable, and then specify the PathType parameter, &...

Working with Volumes in CIM

April 13, 2015 Apr 13, 2015 04/13/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about working with volumes with Windows PowerShell and CIM. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t understand CIM at all. I mean, I thought it was basically WMI, but when I use WMI to look at volumes, I see different stuff. Can you help me? —AB (image) Hello AB, Microsoft ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Files in Wrong Folder

April 12, 2015 Apr 12, 2015 04/12/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find files that are in the wrong folder. (image) I have a folder for documents and another folder for images. But at times, I discover images in the documents folder. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily detect this situation? (image) Use the&...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Work with Embedded Objects

April 12, 2015 Apr 12, 2015 04/12/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to work with embedded objects. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I have my Zune 1.0 cranked up, and I am listening to some tunes. I have a nice cup of English Breakfast tea, and a warm croissant beside me. I also was able to score some ...

PowerTip: Find Stats with PowerShell

April 11, 2015 Apr 11, 2015 04/11/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find stats of objects. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the minimum, maximum, and average values of a specific property in a series of objects? (image) Pipe the objects to the Measure-Object cmdlet, specify the property you seek, ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

April 2015 - Page 8 of 13 - Scripting Blog [archived]