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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Why Are All These Services Starting?

September 12, 2014 Sep 12, 2014 09/12/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using WMI to find out how services start. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking at the processes on my workstation, and I see lots of things running. I suspect many of these are actually services. But I am wondering how I can use Windows PowerShell to find services that start ...

Use PowerShell and WMI to Glean Basic Operating System Information

September 11, 2014 Sep 11, 2014 09/11/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to obtain basic operating system information. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to check on computers on my network to find out the operating system, service pack level, and whether the computer has been rebooted in the last 30 days. Can you help ...

Use PowerShell to Provide Startup Information

September 9, 2014 Sep 9, 2014 09/9/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find startup information. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that my laptop running Windows 8.1 takes forever to start lately. I don’t really even know where to begin with this. I haven’t added anything that I know of, but still it is ...

Use PowerShell to Detect Activation Status

September 8, 2014 Sep 8, 2014 09/8/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI to display Windows activation status. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! The previous network administrator at my company was not attentive to his work. I am not sure what he actually did for a living, but it certainly was not network administration. I ...

PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014: Answer 4

August 21, 2014 Aug 21, 2014 08/21/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Here is the answer to Problem 4 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is time for the answer to Problem 4 in Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Last week, I posted the complete Problem 4 description and task outline. Problem 4 synopsis Your manager tasked you with what he considers to...

Scripting Blog [archived]

operating system - Scripting Blog [archived]