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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Creating a Home Drive with Windows PowerShell: Part 2

June 5, 2013 Jun 5, 2013 06/5/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Create a home drive with Microsoft MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog, I welcome you, and I encourage you to catch up with Sean&...

Creating a Home Drive with Windows PowerShell: Part 1

June 4, 2013 Jun 4, 2013 06/4/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, begins a discussion about home drives and Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog, I welcome you, ...

Use PowerShell to Work with Windows Explorer

April 26, 2013 Apr 26, 2013 04/26/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Chris Wu, talks about using Windows PowerShell to work with the Windows Desktop through the Windows Explorer interface. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have the privilege of welcoming back Chris Wu. Chris is a Microsoft premier field engineer (PFE) in Canada. If you are interested, see his other&...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Clean Out Temp Folders

April 14, 2013 Apr 14, 2013 04/14/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, talks about using Windows PowerShell to clean out temporary folders on desktops following a malware infection. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we welcome back our newest guest blogger, Bob Stevens. Yesterday Bob wrote about a quick script that he developed to pick out comments from a ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Configure a New Laptop

March 17, 2013 Mar 17, 2013 03/17/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to configure a new laptop. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. WooHoo! My new laptop arrived. Oh, no…I now have a lot of work to do to install and configure Windows 8 on it. You see, I never, never simply turn on and use a new laptop—...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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