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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Exploring the PowerShell PSDiagnostics Module

November 23, 2012 Nov 23, 2012 11/23/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about exploring the Windows PowerShell PSDiagnostics module. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Let’s see, so today is November 23, 2012, which means that the Scripting Wife and I are in The Netherlands, and today, we are at the day-long Dutch PowerShell Group meeting. We get ...

Weekend Scripter: Get Detailed PowerShell Command Lifecycle Information

September 16, 2012 Sep 16, 2012 09/16/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using a preference variable to provide detailed Windows PowerShell command lifecycle information. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This has certainly been an interesting Windows PowerShell week. Yes indeed, it has been a fine Windows PowerShell week. The week began with a ...

Use the Debugger in the Windows PowerShell ISE

November 24, 2011 Nov 24, 2011 11/24/11

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Learn how to use the debugging tools in the Windows PowerShell ISE to speed development of scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to talk a little bit about using the Windows PowerShell ISE to debug a script. This is actually the third article this week in which I talk about using Windows PowerShell to ...

Use the PowerShell Debugger to Troubleshoot Scripts

November 22, 2011 Nov 22, 2011 11/22/11

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell script debugger to troubleshoot problems with scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the fun things about traveling, especially to warm places when it is winter back home, is calling to talk to friends and relatives. When they say things like, “It snowed yesterday,&...

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