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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

PowerShell and BitLocker: Part 2

May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015 05/26/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Stephane van Gulick, continues his series about using Windows PowerShell and BitLocker together. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back Stephane van Gulick for the final part of his two-part series. Be sure you read PowerShell and BitLocker: Part 1 first. Encryption operations A lot of the following ...

PowerTip: Determine Letter a String Begins With

May 25, 2015 May 25, 2015 05/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to determine the letter that a string begins with. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find if a particular string begins with the letter “s”? (image) Use the StartsWith method from the string, for example: PS C:\> "string".StartsWith("S") False PS...

PowerShell and BitLocker: Part 1

May 25, 2015 May 25, 2015 05/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Stephane van Gulick, presents a practical hands-on post that shows how to use Windows PowerShell and BitLocker together. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger, Stephane van Gulick. Stephane was introduced to me by The Scripting Wife, she was browsing the Internet and found his ...

PowerTip: Find Formatting Information for List Views

May 24, 2015 May 24, 2015 05/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Find Windows PowerShell formatting information for list views. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find information about format data for types for list views? (image) Use the Get-FormatData cmdlet and pipe the output to Where-Object., for example: Get-FormatData | ? FormatViewDefinition -Match '...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell for JIT Administration and PAM – Part 2

May 24, 2015 May 24, 2015 05/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, and Microsoft PFE Ian Farr, continues his series about JIT administration with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, welcome back Ian Farr for the conclusion of his two-part blog. Before you dig into today's post, please read Use PowerShell for JIT Administration and PAM – ...

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