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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

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Jul 26, 2015

PowerTip: Open Temporary Copy of PowerShell Profile

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Open a temporary copy of your Windows PowerShell profile. How can I look at a temporary copy of my Windows PowerShell profile to ensure that I don’t accidentally make any changes? Copy your Windows PowerShell profile to a temporary file, and then open it in the ...

Jul 26, 2015

Weekend Scripter: Back Up Your PowerShell Profile

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about automatically backing up your Windows PowerShell profile. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. My rule for making backups is that when the loss of the item would cause me grief, it is backed up. Otherwise, there is not too much need for a backup. This includes things that are not rela...