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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Keep Up-to-Date with the 2013 Scripting Games

April 22, 2013 Apr 22, 2013 04/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to help you stay up-to-date with the 2013 Scripting Games. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain an RSS feed of all 2013 Scripting Games content from the Scripting Guys? (image) Use the Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0 and specify the uri for the Scripting Guys ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find WMI Classes with a Specific Property

April 21, 2013 Apr 21, 2013 04/21/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find WMI classes that contain a specific property. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to help find a WMI class that contains a specific property? (image) Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0, and use the specific property name or a wildcard pattern to help you find the ...

Weekend Scripter: Two Way-Cool PowerShell Text File Tricks: Tail and Wait

February 24, 2013 Feb 24, 2013 02/24/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about two way-cool new Windows PowerShell parameters: Tail and Wait. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some things in Windows PowerShell are just so cool that I get all carried away with them and lose focus on whatever I am supposed to be doing. It happens that way sometimes. ...

PowerTip: Turn Off PowerShell Module Autoload

February 20, 2013 Feb 20, 2013 02/20/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to turn off Windows PowerShell module auto-loading. (image) I want to disable the Windows PowerShell 3.0 module automatic loading of modules. How do I do this? (image) Set the value of the $PSModuleAutoloadingPreference automatic variable to none, as shown here. $...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 Cmdlet to Find PowerTips and Links

February 13, 2013 Feb 13, 2013 02/13/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell 3.0 cmdlet to find PowerTip articles and the associated links. (image) How can I use a Windows PowerShell 3.0 cmdlet to find PowerTip articles and associated links to those articles? (image) Use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet and specify the URI for the Hey, Scripting Guy! ...

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