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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

PowerShell Jobs Week: Introduction to PowerShell Jobs

March 2, 2014 Mar 2, 2014 03/2/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Richard Siddaway introduces you to Windows PowerShell jobs. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I have some long running tasks to perform. What’s the best way of running these tasks? —LJ (image) Hello LJ, Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Clear the Trusted Hosts File

November 29, 2013 Nov 29, 2013 11/29/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to clear the trusted hosts file.(image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to clear all values from my trusted hosts file?(image) The trusted hosts file is part of the WSMAN configuration, and the easiest way to clear it is to use Clear-Item:£> Get-Item -Path WSMan:localhostClientTrustedHosts...

Remoting Week: Non-Domain Remoting

November 29, 2013 Nov 29, 2013 11/29/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Richard Siddaway explains how to use Windows PowerShell remoting to access machines that aren’t in your domain. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I understand how to use it as a scripting language and shell on the local machine. How do I work with remote machines? —...

PowerTip: Remove PowerShell Web Access Authorization Rules

November 28, 2013 Nov 28, 2013 11/28/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to remove Windows PowerShell Web Access authorization rules.(image) How can I remove Windows PowerShell Web Access authorization rules that are no longer required?(image) If you can identify the rule, use Remove-PswaAuthorizationRule from the PowerShellWebAccess module:Remove-...

Remoting Week: Remoting Security

November 28, 2013 Nov 28, 2013 11/28/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Richard Siddaway explains how to secure Windows PowerShell remoting sessions. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I understand how to use it as a scripting language and shell on the local machine. How do I work with remote machines? —AP (image) Hello AP, Honorary ...

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