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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use the PowerShell DISM Cmdlets to Manage Windows 8

September 27, 2012 Sep 27, 2012 09/27/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses using the DISM module in Windows 8 to work with desktop settings. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are looking forward to the Central Ohio PowerShell User Group (COPUG) in Columbus, Ohio next week. We have not been back to Columbus since we were ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell Multiple-Line Comments

September 26, 2012 Sep 26, 2012 09/26/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell multiple-line comments in your script or from the console. (image) How do you type a multiple-line comment? (image) Begin the comment with the <# tag, and end the comment with the #> tag: <# this is a comment &...

Learn How IT Pros Can Use the PowerShell AST

September 26, 2012 Sep 26, 2012 09/26/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Bartek Bielawski, shows how to use the Windows PowerShell AST. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Not only do we have a special guest today as our guest blogger, it is a special day in the Scripting House because it is the Scripting Wife’s birthday. So Happy Birthday, Scripting ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Send a Web Request

September 25, 2012 Sep 25, 2012 09/25/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the Invoke-WebRequest Windows PowerShell cmdlet to easily send a web request. (image) How can you easily send an HTTP or HTTPS request to a web service by using Windows PowerShell 3.0? (image) Use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet. For example, the following code returns links from the Hey, ...

Use PowerShell to Automatically Download TechEd 2012 Sessions

September 25, 2012 Sep 25, 2012 09/25/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to download TechEd 2012 session content. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blogger, Windows PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw. For more from Marco, read his other Hey, Scripting Guy! guest blogs. Here’s Marco… I wrote a ...