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March 29, 2014Mar 29, 201403/29/14Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to change the Internet Start page on his Microsoft Surface .
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is no secret that I love my Microsoft Surface. Just before our trip to Europe,
June 27, 2011Jun 27, 201106/27/11Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys talk about turning three scripts into a single module to configure basic desktop tasks.
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have spent the last several days building a new computer. The following photo shows me working on my new computer.
December 10, 2010Dec 10, 201012/10/10
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to detect the version of Internet Explorer that is running on your computer.
In this post:
Access Environment Variables using a VBS Script
Version Control for PowerShell Scripts
Detect Internet Explorer Versions
October 8, 2010Oct 8, 201010/8/10Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to use Windows PowerShell to identify applications that cause Internet Explorer to crash.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am the network administrator where I work. I do mean the network administrator. I do everything from server configuration and installation,
December 3, 2009Dec 3, 200912/3/09
Hey, Scripting Guy! Awhile back, I visited a really cool Web site (not yours), but I did not save it as a favorite. The site does not show up in my History folder. Is there any way I can use a script to retrieve this information?
October 9, 2009Oct 9, 200910/9/09In this post:
How Can I Change the Internet Explorer Title Bar?
How Can I Create a Password Based on the User’s First Name and Last Name?
How Can I Bail Out a For…Next Loop When the Number 15 Is Reached?
August 14, 2009Aug 14, 200908/14/09
Hey Scripting Guy! Internet Explorer used to be limited to only downloading two items at a time. I found a script that would increase it to 10, but that script does not work on Windows 7. I got accustomed to being able to download 10 things at the same from within Internet Explorer.
March 28, 2009Mar 28, 200903/28/09Determining if SQL Is Installed; How to Read Paired Information into a Dictionary Object
Hey, Scripting Guy! Being an avid reader of your columns for the last several years has been a blast. I wrote you once before but with no success (in terms of a reply,
January 7, 2009Jan 7, 200901/7/09Hey, Scripting Guy! I just found out that Internet Explorer 7 and even Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 allows you to have multiple home pages. This is like soooo cool. I would like to be able to write a script that uses Windows PowerShell to change the start page to the Script Center.
January 3, 2009Jan 3, 200901/3/09How Can I Automatically Open and Monitor Web Sites?
Hey, Scripting Guy! I enjoyed reading your Quick-Hits Friday article that talked about opening multiple Web sites in different browser tabs, and that got me thinking. Our company has a number of Web sites we need to monitor,
