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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

New Feature in PowerShell 5: Compress Files

August 13, 2015 Aug 13, 2015 08/13/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the compressing files feature in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the sun is shining, the air is dead calm, and I am sitting outside under a gigantic old oak tree with my Windows Surface Pro 3 that I upgraded to Windows 10. I am ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Virtual Hard Disks

March 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 03/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find virtual hard disks on your system. (image) I notice that my disk space appears to be disappearing at a rapid rate, and I suspect someone is creating virtual hard disks (VHDs) and forgetting about them. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find all the ...

Use PowerShell to Explore Old Windows VHDs

March 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 03/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore old Windows VHDs. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! It is time for spring clean-up around our datacenter. I am not talking about chasing out dust bunnies, although that is part of it. What I am talking about is trying to determine what can be safely ...

Use PowerShell to Create Archive and Send Email

March 12, 2015 Mar 12, 2015 03/12/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive and email it. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of files that I would like to archive on a regular basis to a .zip file. I need to email that .zip file as an attachment. I do this every week, and it takes me like nearly 15 ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Copy Source to Multiple Destinations

March 11, 2015 Mar 11, 2015 03/11/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to copy a source directory to multiple destinations. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to make multiple backup copies of a source directory without wasting a lot of time mousing around? (image) Copying a single source directory to multiple destinations ...

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