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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Using the PowerShell CIM cmdlets for fun and profit

February 10, 2016 Feb 10, 2016 02/10/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use CIM cmdlets for better speed, security, and data return as opposed to the WMI cmdlets in Windows PowerShell. The other day, Windows PowerShell MVP, Richard Siddaway, posted Should I use CIM or WMI with Windows PowerShell? Today, I would like to continue that discussion a little bit. You should read Richard’s blog ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to get only the date

February 9, 2016 Feb 9, 2016 02/9/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to find only the date by using the Get-Date cmdlet. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily display only the date (not the time)? (image) Use the Get-Date cmdlet and specify a display hint of date, for example: Get-Date -DisplayHint date (image...

PowerTip: Use Get-Command to resolve PowerShell alias

February 9, 2016 Feb 9, 2016 02/9/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use the Get-Command cmdlet to resolve an alias to a Windows PowerShell command. (image) How can I find if a Windows PowerShell command is an alias? (image) Use the Get-Command cmdlet, for example: gcm gwmi Note: gcm is an alias for Get-Command. (image...

PowerTip: Find schema of a WMI class

February 8, 2016 Feb 8, 2016 02/8/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how use Windows PowerShell to find the schema of a WMI class. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to look at the schema of a WMI class? (image) Use the Get-CIMClass cmdlet, for example: Get-CimClass win32_bios (image...

Should I use CIM or WMI with Windows PowerShell?

February 8, 2016 Feb 8, 2016 02/8/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Richard Siddaway explains the differences between the CIM cmdlets and the WMI cmdlets, and details use cases. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Should I use the WMI cmdlets or the newer CIM cmdlets? —NR (image) Hello NR, Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. The ...

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