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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Weekend Scripter: Working with Windows Libraries

November 11, 2012 Nov 11, 2012 11/11/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE Chris Wu writes a guest blog article about using Windows PowerShell to work with Windows Libraries. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we welcome guest blogger and Microsoft PFE Chris Wu back to the keyboard. Read more about Chris and his previous guest blogs here. The keyboard is yours, Chris. ...

PowerTip: Start a Process in a Minimized Window by Using PowerShell

November 10, 2012 Nov 10, 2012 11/10/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to start a process in a minimized window by using Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I start a new process in a minimized window? (image) Use the Start-Process cmdlet and specify a window style of minimized, as shown here. &...

Weekend Scripter: The Greatest SharePoint 2010 Cmdlet

November 10, 2012 Nov 10, 2012 11/10/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger Microsoft PFE Chris Weaver talks about the greatest SharePoint 2010 Windows PowerShell cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This weekend is going to be a guest blogger weekend. Today we have back with us Microsoft PFE Chris Weaver. Read more about Chris and his previous guest blog posts here. Take it...

PowerTip: Identify Virtual Switches by Using PowerShell 3.0

November 9, 2012 Nov 9, 2012 11/9/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use a single cmdlet to identify the existence of Hyper-V virtual switches. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 to identify Hyper-V virtual switches? (image) Use the Get-VMSwitch ...

Automatically Create Hyper-V Virtual Machines from VHD

November 9, 2012 Nov 9, 2012 11/9/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to automatically create Hyper-V virtual machines from VHD by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. As the Scripting Wife and I get ready for our European Scripting Tour, I need to make sure my Windows 8 laptop is in top-working order. Good thing I ...