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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Upload a New File Version to SharePoint

April 28, 2013 Apr 28, 2013 04/28/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Niklas Goude, talks about using Windows PowerShell to upload a new version of a file to SharePoint. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Niklas Goude is our guest blogger. You can read more from Niklas in his past Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts. Take it away Niklas… In a previous post, ...

Use PowerShell to Perform an Orderly Shutdown of a Server Running Hyper-V

February 21, 2013 Feb 21, 2013 02/21/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to shut down all virtual machines on a server running Hyper-V prior to shutting down the server. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! From time to time I need to shut down one of our servers that is running the Hyper-V role. The problem is that these servers have ...

Use PowerShell to Find Servers that Need a Reboot

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

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find servers that need to be rebooted. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! My boss is a Falstaff sort of character, but every once in a while he does actually have a good idea. When he recently logged on to a server console (don’t ask me why my boss ...

PowerTip: Identify Virtual Switches by Using PowerShell 3.0

November 9, 2012 Nov 9, 2012 11/9/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use a single cmdlet to identify the existence of Hyper-V virtual switches. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 to identify Hyper-V virtual switches? (image) Use the Get-VMSwitch ...

Automatically Create Hyper-V Virtual Machines from VHD

November 9, 2012 Nov 9, 2012 11/9/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to automatically create Hyper-V virtual machines from VHD by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. As the Scripting Wife and I get ready for our European Scripting Tour, I need to make sure my Windows 8 laptop is in top-working order. Good thing I ...

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