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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

What is Pester and Why Should I Care?

December 14, 2015 Dec 14, 2015 12/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Dave Wyatt introduces a new test framework for PowerShell called Pester. This week we are honored to have one of the authors of Pester here with us on the Hey, Scripting Guys! Blog. It’s Dave Wyatt himself, a Cloud and Datacenter MVP. Dave, tell us all about Pester… Note This ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Keep Servers Correctly Configured

October 24, 2014 Oct 24, 2014 10/24/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: How do I keep my servers configured correctly? (image) I can write Windows PowerShell scripts to configure my machines, but how do I enforce these configurations after the script has finished? (image) This situation is called "configuration drift." You’ve set up your...

Number 1 Reason to Upgrade to PowerShell 4.0: Desired State Configuration

October 24, 2014 Oct 24, 2014 10/24/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Dave Wyatt, says the number 1 reason to upgrade to Windows PowerShell 4.0 is Desired State Configuration. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, Dave Wyatt, is back to share his ideas about upgrading to Windows PowerShell 4.0. Dave is a Microsoft MVP (Windows PowerShell) and a member of ...

PowerTip: Wire Up PowerShell GUI Buttons

August 2, 2014 Aug 2, 2014 08/2/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn to use the OK and Cancel buttons in a Windows PowerShell GUI. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to get my GUI’s OK and Cancel buttons to trigger when the user presses ENTER or Escape? (image) Assign the OK and Cancel button ...

Weekend Scripter: Fixing PowerShell GUI Examples

August 2, 2014 Aug 2, 2014 08/2/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Dave Wyatt, talks about using Windows PowerShell GUI example code. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Dave Wyatt. To read more of Dave’s previous guest posts, see these Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. Dave is a Windows PowerShell MVP and a member of the board of ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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