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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell to Explore Windows Audio Drivers

March 1, 2013 Mar 1, 2013 03/1/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore Windows audio drivers. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem with one of my computers—the audio driver is causing me fits. I would like to know if I can use Windows PowerShell to explore this issue. I think it would be really ...

Use PowerShell to Explore Process Threads in Windows

February 28, 2013 Feb 28, 2013 02/28/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore process threads in Windows. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. On our system, every once in a while, we have this application where the threads go crazy. I need an easy way to check threads. Can you help? —BC (image) Hello BC, ...

Use PowerShell to Find Installed Video Codecs on Windows 8

February 22, 2013 Feb 22, 2013 02/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find installed video codecs on Windows 8. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Dude, I am in trouble. Big time! Last week, I installed Windows 8 on the laptops used by all our department heads and front-line supervisors. I thought the responsiveness and...

Use PowerShell to Perform an Orderly Shutdown of a Server Running Hyper-V

February 21, 2013 Feb 21, 2013 02/21/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to shut down all virtual machines on a server running Hyper-V prior to shutting down the server. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! From time to time I need to shut down one of our servers that is running the Hyper-V role. The problem is that these servers have ...

Use PowerShell to Find Non-Starting Automatic Services

December 18, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 12/18/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot non-starting automatic services. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this server in a remote office that is running SharePoint. I do not know what version, but I am not certain that is a problem because it used to work. The problem is the ...

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