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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

December 14, 2012 Dec 14, 2012 12/14/12

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to compare two objects to view differences and similarities. (image) How can I compare two objects and see the values that differ and exist in both? (image) Charlotte Windows PowerShell User Group member Brian Wilhite says: There is a cmdlet that will make life easy for you. The cmdlet is ...

PowerTip: Adjusting the Case of a String

December 13, 2012 Dec 13, 2012 12/13/12

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to adjust the case of an entire string. (image) How can I adjust the case of an entire string? (image) Charlotte PowerShell User Group member Brian Wilhite says: One way to adjust the case (upper or lower) of an entire string object is to call the ToUpper or ToLower methods ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 to View IP Address Info

December 12, 2012 Dec 12, 2012 12/12/12

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Summary: View detailed IP address information for non-virtual network adapters. (image) How can I obtain detailed IP address information from a non-virtual network adapter? (image) Charlotte PowerShell User Group member Brian Wilhite says: Luckily, there is a cmdlet that does this very thing. The Get-...

PowerTip: Query Running Scheduled Tasks

December 11, 2012 Dec 11, 2012 12/11/12

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to query running scheduled tasks. (image) How do I query “running” scheduled tasks on my computer? (image) Charlotte PowerShell User Group member Brian Wilhite says the following: With Windows PowerShell 3.0, we have a ton of new cmdlets, and we’ll see one of ...

Check for Daylight Savings Time by Using PowerShell

October 23, 2012 Oct 23, 2012 10/23/12

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Summary: Brian Wilhite, guest blogger, discusses a function to check for transition to daylight savings time. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have a guest blogger. Brian Wilhite has been a guest in the past, and you can see his previous posts here. Brian is speaking at the Atlanta Windows PowerShell Saturday event (...

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