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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

PowerTip: Hide a PowerShell ISE add-on

February 7, 2016 Feb 7, 2016 02/7/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to programmatically hide a Windows PowerShell ISE add-on. (image) How can I use code to hide one of the Windows PowerShell ISE add-ons? (image) Use the Windows PowerShell ISE object model, and set the IsVisible property of the add-on to False, for example: $psISE.PowerShellTabs.VerticalAddOnTools.Item(0).isvisible = $...

PowerTip: Display Windows PowerShell ISE add-ons

February 7, 2016 Feb 7, 2016 02/7/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Display the Windows PowerShell ISE add-ons that are available. (image) How can I programmatically display the Windows PowerShell ISE add-ons that are available and show their status? (image) Use the Windows PowerShell ISE object model to display the VerticalAddonTools collection from the PowerShellTabs collection: $psISE....

PowerTip: List all scripts open in Windows PowerShell ISE

February 6, 2016 Feb 6, 2016 02/6/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: List all the scripts that are open in the Windows PowerShell ISE. (image) How can I find which scripts are open in the Windows PowerShell ISE and if they are saved? (image) Use the ISE object model and display the Files collection from the PowerShellTabs collection: $psISE.PowerShellTabs.Files (image...

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