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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

PowerTip: Use a regular expression pattern to remove nonalphabetic characters

April 15, 2016 Apr 15, 2016 04/15/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use a regular expression pattern to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string by using Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string? (image) To remove nonalphabetic characters from a string, you can use the -Replace operator and substitute an ...

PowerTip: Create a nested PowerShell custom object

April 5, 2016 Apr 5, 2016 04/5/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to create a nested PowerShell custom object. (image) How do I create a nested PowerShell custom object to store layers (nested) of information? (image) Use a hashtable with the PSCustomObject type accelerator, and specify PSCustomObject as the value to the Property Name (Key): [PSCustomObject]@{ PropertyName = [...

PowerTip: Find your version of PowerShell

March 14, 2016 Mar 14, 2016 03/14/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to find your Windows PowerShell version easily. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to tell me what version of Windows PowerShell I am running? (image) Use the $PsVersionTable automatic variable. To see the major, minor, build, and revision of Windows PowerShell, use the following: $PSVersionTable.PSVersion (image...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to configure BranchCache to run in local mode

March 12, 2016 Mar 12, 2016 03/12/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to configure BranchCache to run in local caching mode. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to configure BranchCache to run in local caching mode? (image) Open Windows PowerShell in an elevated prompt, and use the Enable-BCLocal cmdlet. Here is an example: Enable-BCLocal (image...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to dismount a disk image

March 12, 2016 Mar 12, 2016 03/12/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to dismount a virtual disk or ISO. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to dismount a virtual disk? (image) Use the Dismount-DiskImage cmdlet. It will dismount either an ISO or a virtual hard disk. Specify the path then using -imagepath. Here is an example: Dismount-DiskImage -imagepath...

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