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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

September 25, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 09/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get event log events that occur on a specific day. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to get application event log events that occur only on Sept. 24, 2015? (image) Use the Get-EventLog cmdlet and specify the log name and the before and the after dates, for example: Get-EventLog -...

A Tale of Two PowerShell Cmdlets

September 25, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 09/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore classic event logs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. When you get to version five of anything, you already begin to see signs on strain and pain. I mean, take Windows NT 5.0, for example. Oh yeah. That one was delayed for about five years, ...

PowerTip: Get Specific Service Information with PowerShell

September 24, 2015 Sep 24, 2015 09/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to get specific service information. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find information about services, if I do not want to include any service that has a name that begins with the letter “s”? (image) Use the Exclude&...

The Death of PowerShell Scripting

September 24, 2015 Sep 24, 2015 09/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the reduced need to use Windows PowerShell scripting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you already know that my new book, Windows PowerShell Step by Step, third edition, is on its way to the printers. I am not going to talk about that ...

PowerTip: Get Week of Year with PowerShell

September 23, 2015 Sep 23, 2015 09/23/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to get the week of the year. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find how many weeks are left in the current year—without doing lot of math or calendaring stuff? (image) Use the Get-Date cmdlet but specify a –uformat&...

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