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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

November 11, 2010 Nov 11, 2010 11/11/10

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to work with the .NET Framework classes and assemblies. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to be able to find information about services that are related to device drivers but I cannot find a Windows PowerShell cmdlet that provides that information. Is there something in the .NET ...

Use PowerShell to Work with the .NET Framework Service Classes

November 10, 2010 Nov 10, 2010 11/10/10

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to work with the .NET Framework service controller classes. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about the .NET Framework. I tried to use a .NET Framework class in a Windows PowerShell script recently, and the script seems to run erratically. Because I am in the middle of ...

Using Windows PowerShell to Determine Service Launch Order

September 2, 2010 Sep 2, 2010 09/2/10

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Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to determine service launch order by using Windows PowerShell and WMI in this helpful step-by-step article. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out the order in which services start on my computer. To properly shut down a computer, the services should stop in reverse order that ...

Use Windows PowerShell to Display Service Dependencies

September 1, 2010 Sep 1, 2010 09/1/10

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display service dependencies on Windows for troubleshooting shutdown problems in Windows 7. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem on my Windows 7 PC. It hangs on shutdown from time to time. I have done some searches on the Internet, and it seems other people have reported similar problems. ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Stop Services?

October 1, 2009 Oct 1, 2009 10/1/09

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(image) (Portions of this blog post previously appeared in the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide.) (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have some services that are running on my computer. I looked them up on TechNet and I do not believe I need them to be running. Is there a way I can write a Windows PowerShell script to ...

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