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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

July 21, 2015 Jul 21, 2015 07/21/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to find the name and location of various Windows PowerShell profiles. (image) How can I find the name and location of various Windows PowerShell profiles? (image) Use the $profile automatic variable to see what profiles are available for your particular Windows PowerShell &...

I Have a PowerShell Profile—Now What?

July 21, 2015 Jul 21, 2015 07/21/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the what to add into a Windows PowerShell profile. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It was a beautiful sunny weekend in central Florida. The Scripting Wife and I headed to Tampa, where we met up with various Windows PowerShell peeps. It is good to get together and talk about ...

PowerTip: Determine If You Have PowerShell Profile

July 20, 2015 Jul 20, 2015 07/20/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to determine if you have a local Windows PowerShell profile. (image) How can I find if I have a Windows PowerShell profile? (image) Use the Test-Path cmdlet, and check for the existence of $profile, for example: test-path $PROFILE (image...

All About PowerShell Profiles

July 20, 2015 Jul 20, 2015 07/20/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell profiles. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am heading back to the basics. Why? Because my hard disk drive died, and I had to order a new drive to replace it. It gave me a good chance to reinstall Windows 8.1. Now, my laptop is really fast. It ...

PowerTip: Find Tangent of 45-Degree Angle with PowerShell

July 19, 2015 Jul 19, 2015 07/19/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Find the tangent of a 45-degree angle with Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain the tangent of a 45-degree angle? (image) Use the Tan static method from the [math] class, for example: [math]::tan(45) (image...

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