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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell to Create Job that Runs at Startup

May 14, 2014 May 14, 2014 05/14/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating a job that runs at startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the needs that never seems to change is the need to run a startup script. In the old days, that meant placing a .bat or .vbs file in a startup folder, or listing it in the RUN key in the user folder...

What Happens to PowerShell Scheduled Job After Reboot?

May 13, 2014 May 13, 2014 05/13/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his discussion about Windows PowerShell scheduled jobs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last night was the Expo floor meet-and-greet at TechEd in Houston. It was a crazy time, and we had literally thousands of people stopping by to say "hi," and to meet up with other...

Introduction to PowerShell Scheduled Jobs

May 12, 2014 May 12, 2014 05/12/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, introduces the Windows PowerShell scheduled job feature. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In all the hubbub about all the great features introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0, one (actually more than one) feature was somewhat overlooked. With Windows PowerShell 3.0 bringing ...

Create a PowerShell Scheduled Job

September 18, 2012 Sep 18, 2012 09/18/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to create a Windows PowerShell scheduled job. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, the Scripting Wife and I are about to straighten up the scripting house after the Windows PowerShell Saturday luau we had on Friday and the scripting slumber party we had over the weekend. Frankly, it is an awful lot of work to ...

Weekend Scripter: Use the Windows Task Scheduler to Run a Windows PowerShell Script

August 11, 2012 Aug 11, 2012 08/11/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Create a scheduled job to run a Windows PowerShell script that creates an HTML Server uptime report Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The amount of emails that are generated when attempting to organize and to arrange an event such as PowerShell Saturday is amazing. Every day, it seems, there are nearly a dozen email ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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