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Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Weekend Scripter: Test Performance of Event Log Queries—The Video

October 25, 2015 Oct 25, 2015 10/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about comparing the performance of various Windows PowerShell event log queries.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I present a video where I talk about examining the performance of various queries from the event log.Note For more information about this technique, see ...

PowerTip: Measure Performance of PowerShell Command

October 22, 2015 Oct 22, 2015 10/22/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Measure how long it takes for a Windows PowerShell command to complete. (image) If I change one command to try to improve the speed of my Windows PowerShell script , how can I see if that command is faster than the one I changed? (image) Use the Measure-Command ...

Weekend Scripter: Using PowerShell to Look for Documents

April 4, 2015 Apr 4, 2015 04/4/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about different approaches to find documents with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is a lovely weekend down here in the deep south USA. I am sipping a nice cup of English Breakfast tea with lemon, lime, orange pith, and Hibiscus flower added. I...

Use PowerShell to Start Random Processes at Random Times

September 16, 2014 Sep 16, 2014 09/16/14

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create random processes at random times. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to start a process that I pick randomly from a list. I would like these processes to start at random times so I can test my monitoring application. Is this something Windows ...

Use PowerShell to Start a Process at Random Times

September 15, 2014 Sep 15, 2014 09/15/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to start a process at random intervals. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a rather unusual request. I am testing a new monitoring application, and I need a script that will start processes at random intervals so I can check the effectiveness of the ...

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