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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

September 20, 2015 Sep 20, 2015 09/20/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the title of the foreground Word document. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the title of the Word document that is currently in the foreground when I have several documents open? (image) The Get-Process cmdlet with the&...

Weekend Scripter: A Way Cool DevOps Conference in London

September 20, 2015 Sep 20, 2015 09/20/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a way cool DevOps conference in London.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Sometimes, things are really crazy, and at other times, things are just normally crazy. One of the cool things about being the Scripting Guy is that I hear from people all over the world, and as time ...

PowerTip: Display Current Time with PowerShell

September 19, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 09/19/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to display the current time by using Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the time with the hour, minute, and seconds? (image) Use the ToString method from the Get-Date cmdlet, and use the long time pattern format &...

Weekend Scripter: PowerShell for "Talk Like a Pirate" Day

September 19, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 09/19/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to translate for International Talk Like A Pirate day. Ahoy mates! Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is one of my favorite holidays of the year—probably my favorite holiday. Yep, it is International Talk Like a Pirate day today. The Scripting ...

PowerTip: Find Effective AppLocker Policy with PowerShell

September 18, 2015 Sep 18, 2015 09/18/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the effective AppLocker policy. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the effective AppLocker policy after considering domain policies and local policies? (image) Open Windows PowerShell with Admin rights, and use the Get-...

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