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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

July 12, 2015 Jul 12, 2015 07/12/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about debugging Windows PowerShell scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about central Florida is there are lots of farmers markets… especially (I am told) this time of the year. This is great, because I prefer organically grown, locally sourced ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Disk Drive Overview

July 11, 2015 Jul 11, 2015 07/11/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to obtain a disk drive overview. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to get a quick overview of my disk drives? (image) Open Windows PowerShell with Admin rights, and use the Get-Disk function to retrieve the disk number, operational status, ...

Weekend Scripter: The Big Decision about Scripts

July 11, 2015 Jul 11, 2015 07/11/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about if you should write Windows PowerShell scripts or do something else. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the weekend, and once again, it is a beautiful sunny morning in central Florida. I am sitting outside with my Windows Surface Pro 3, and taking the time to do a little ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Obtain Unique List of Process Names

July 10, 2015 Jul 10, 2015 07/10/15

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 and the&...

Understanding PowerShell Modules

July 10, 2015 Jul 10, 2015 07/10/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell modules. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about Windows PowerShell modules, but I do not know what they really mean. Is it something that comes with Windows PowerShell, or is it something I have to buy or download? I don’t get it. Can you shed ...

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