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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

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

PowerTip: Find PowerShell Help Topics for Active Directory

November 24, 2014 Nov 24, 2014 11/24/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Find the Windows PowerShell help_about topics for Active Directory. (image) Where are the Windows PowerShell help_about topics for Active Directory?(image) If you have Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Active Directory Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) ...

Active Directory Week: Get Started with Active Directory PowerShell

November 24, 2014 Nov 24, 2014 11/24/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft premier field engineer (PFE), Ashley McGlone, discusses the Active Directory PowerShell cmdlets. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we start a series about Active Directory PowerShell, written by Ashley McGlone... Ashley is a Microsoft premier field engineer (PFE) and a frequent speaker at events like ...

Use PowerShell to Search Active Directory for High-Privileged Accounts

November 15, 2014 Nov 15, 2014 11/15/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Ian Farr, provides a Windows PowerShell function that searches for Active Directory users with high-privileged memberships. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have another guest blog post from Microsoft premier field engineer (PFE), Ian Farr. Take it away, Ian… As a youngster, I loved watching...

PowerShell and Active Directory Recycle Bin

September 29, 2014 Sep 29, 2014 09/29/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Alan Kaplan, talks about using Windows PowerShell with the Active Directory Recycle Bin. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post written by Alan Kaplan. I met Alan several years ago when the Scripting Wife and Jim Christopher started the Windows PowerShell User Group in Charlotte, ...

PowerTip: List All Parameters for a Cmdlet

July 25, 2014 Jul 25, 2014 07/25/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn to provide a parameter list for a cmdlet in a viewable table. (image) I am trying to work with cmdlets with so many parameters that I am having a hard time reading them in Get-Help. Is there a way to list them in a single table? (image) Access the Parameters ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

Active Directory - Scripting Blog [archived]