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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Build Multiple Virtual Machines

May 26, 2013 May 26, 2013 05/26/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to build multiple virtual machines with Hyper-V. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the really cool things that I love about Windows 8 is having real-live, honest-to-goodness, Hyper-V built in to the operating system. And of course, that ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Disabled User Accounts

May 25, 2013 May 25, 2013 05/25/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find disabled user accounts in Active Directory. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find disabled user accounts in Active Directory? (image) Use the Search-ADAccount cmdlet from the Active Directory module: Search-ADAccount -AccountDisabled (image...

Change Virtual Machine Network Configuration with PowerShell

May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 05/17/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to change the virtual machine network configuration in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog, I welcome you, and I encourage ...

Get a List of Virtual Machines by Using PowerShell

May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013 05/10/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 to obtain a list of virtual machines. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog, I welcome you, and I encourage you to ...

PowerTip: Easily Obtain the AD DS Default Password Policy

March 19, 2013 Mar 19, 2013 03/19/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to obtain the default password policy for Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2012. (image) How can I easily find the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) default password policy by using Windows PowerShell? (image) Use the Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy&...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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