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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

December 12, 2015 Dec 12, 2015 12/12/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Wei Hao Lim, presents a script that creates ASCII bar charts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger. Please welcome Wei Hao Lim. Wei is a Microsoft PFE from Australia who works primarily with enterprise customers helping to configure, deploy, maintain, and customize System Center...

Weekend Scripter: Taking JEA for a Spin—Part 2

December 6, 2015 Dec 6, 2015 12/6/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Thomas Rayner explores how to restrict Active Directory management with JEA in Windows Server 2016. Thomas Rayner, Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, continues his two-part series about an exciting new feature in Windows Server 2016, Just Enough Admin (JEA). Today we’ll investigate how JEA can be applied in a situation where a...

Weekend Scripter: Taking JEA for a Spin—Part 1

December 5, 2015 Dec 5, 2015 12/5/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Thomas Rayner explores code promotion with Just Enough Admin (JEA) in Windows Server 2016. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this weekend. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner). I also post my blog bi-weekly: Working Sysadmin—...

Weekend Scripter: Report on Network Level Authentication

November 22, 2015 Nov 22, 2015 11/22/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Windows PowerShell to report on Network Level Authentication. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. I plan to spend this Sunday showing you how you can report on whether your systems are enabled for Network Level ...

Weekend Scripter: The Case of the Disappearing PowerShell Console

November 21, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 11/21/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about fixing a problem where his Windows PowerShell console disappears. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. So there I was, on a two week trip, out of time, with only my laptop, and I needed to use Windows PowerShell. Most of the time, I use the Windows PowerShell console, but I do ...

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