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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Inventory Drive Types by Using PowerShell

September 10, 2014 Sep 10, 2014 09/10/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to detect drive types. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a number of workstations in our network. Many of the users bring USB keys from home to transfer their files. Others have large external USB drives attached to their machines, and others have ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Investigate File Signatures—Part 2

March 23, 2014 Mar 23, 2014 03/23/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, concludes this two-part series about investigating file signatures with Windows PowerShell and the .NET Framework. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Boe Prox, for the conclusion of the two-part series he started yesterday. Also read Use PowerShell to Investigate...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Investigate File Signatures—Part 1

March 22, 2014 Mar 22, 2014 03/22/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, talks about investigating file signatures by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This weekend we have a two-part series from guest blogger, Boe Prox… When you work with File Server Resource Manager (FSRM), one of the cool things that you can do is block files...

Use PowerShell to Find Files that Have Not Been Accessed

February 7, 2014 Feb 7, 2014 02/7/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find files that have not been accessed for some time. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! On our server, we have tons of files. Unfortunately, many of them haven’t been accessed for years. I know the cost of storage is coming down, but the management ...

Use PowerShell to Find Metadata from Photograph Files

February 6, 2014 Feb 6, 2014 02/6/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to obtain metadata from photo files. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I have thousands of photo files on my computer. I need to bring some order to them. I know that I can use Get-ChildItem from Windows PowerShell, and I can find the size of ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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