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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Weekend Scripter: Create an HTML Server Report with PowerShell

December 7, 2013 Dec 7, 2013 12/7/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Matthew Kerfoot, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create an HTML server report. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I would like to welcome a new guest blogger, Matthew Kerfoot… (image) I'm a Windows PowerShell enthusiast with strong interests in automating systems administration. I write a...

Security Series: Using PowerShell to Enable BYOD–Part 1

December 6, 2013 Dec 6, 2013 12/6/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger and security expert, Yuri Diogenes, talks about using Windows PowerShell to enable BYOD. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s guest blogger is Yuri Diogenes, who is bringing us the beginning of a new security series. Yuri is a senior knowledge engineer, and he is a coauthor of the book Windows ...

Weekend Scripter: Determine Process that Locks a File

December 1, 2013 Dec 1, 2013 12/1/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Adam Driscoll, talks about using Windows PowerShell to determine which process is locking a file. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blogger, Adam Driscoll... It’s quite common to run into the issue where a process is locking a particular file. Attempting to delete or open the file ...

Weekend Scripter: WMF, PowerShell, and Exchange Server Compatibility

November 30, 2013 Nov 30, 2013 11/30/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE and guest blogger, Mike Pfeiffer, talks about Windows PowerShell and Exchange Server compatability. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blogger who we haven’t seen for a while. Mike Pfeiffer is a premier field engineer for Microsoft. Since we last had Mike as a guest blogger, he has ...

PowerTip: Find Missed Runs on Scheduled Task or Job

November 23, 2013 Nov 23, 2013 11/23/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the number of missed runs on a scheduled task or scheduled job.(image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the number of missed runs on a scheduled task or scheduled job? (image) Use the scheduled task cmdlets:PS C:> Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName MyScheduledJob | Get-...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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