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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Troubleshooting WinRM—The Video Part 2

October 10, 2015 Oct 10, 2015 10/10/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, presents a video about troubleshooting WinRM (part 2). Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I present part two of my troubleshooting WinRM video. In this video, I talk about five basic commands that are used in troubleshooting WinRM. Note For more information about these ...

Weekend Scripter: That’s Not Very PowerShell-Like

October 4, 2015 Oct 4, 2015 10/4/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about what is Windows PowerShell-like scripting.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Before Internet streaming, before Nabster, before CD-ROMs, before cassette tapes, and before 8-track tapes, there were things called records. Now it seems that all technology related to music (unless ...

Weekend Scripter: Search and Filter Directory Lists with PowerShell

October 3, 2015 Oct 3, 2015 10/3/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to sort, search, and to filter through a directory list. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of my friends on Facebook posted a picture of a bunch of hardwood trees all decked out in fall colors. It was rather pretty. That is the down side to living ...

Weekend Scripter: Parsing the DISM Log with PowerShell

September 27, 2015 Sep 27, 2015 09/27/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about parsing the DISM log with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I like to do on weekends is mess around. So I was intrigued when I found a DISM command that would supposedly export file associations (see DISM Default Application Association ...

September PowerShell Spotlight

September 26, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 09/26/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about events happening in the world of PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the last Saturday of the month again, and the day that the Scripting Wife, Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, takes over the keyboard to share upcoming community events and news. I ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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