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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

July 7, 2015 Jul 7, 2015 07/7/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of unique process names. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain a list of all the unique process names running on my system? (image) Use the Get-Process cmdlet, pipe the results to the Select-Object cmdlet, and specify the Name property &...

A PowerShell Script Is…

July 7, 2015 Jul 7, 2015 07/7/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating and using a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon, it is raining—actually more like a thunderstorm because there is lightning and thunder. In the afternoon in central Florida, there is a really good chance that for 10 or 15 ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Time in 24-Hour Format

July 6, 2015 Jul 6, 2015 07/6/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the current time in 24-hour format. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the current time in 24-hour format? (image) Use the Get-Date cmdlet and the –UFormat parameter with %R: Get-Date -UFormat %R (image...

PowerShell Scripting: The Terms

July 6, 2015 Jul 6, 2015 07/6/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell scripting terminology. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! So I am confused, and I am not afraid to admit that I am confused. In the old fashioned VBScript days, I wrote scripts. I could also write subroutines or functions. And that was about it. Pretty simple, and it ...

PowerTip: Get Time with PowerShell

July 5, 2015 Jul 5, 2015 07/5/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get the current time. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to get the current time? (image) Use the Get-Date cmdlet and specify a –DisplayHint of Time: Get-Date -DisplayHint time (image...

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