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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell NetPoint cmdlets to Ease Network Management

December 16, 2010 Dec 16, 2010 12/16/10

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Summary: Learn how to use the NetPoint cmdlets with Windows PowerShell to simplify network management. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! What can you tell me about how to automate network management while using Windows PowerShell? -- MS (image) Hello MS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. We will wrap up guest blogger week with...

Use the PowerShell WMI Event Module to Quickly Monitor Events

December 9, 2010 Dec 9, 2010 12/9/10

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Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell WMI module to create permanent event monitors. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Can you provide some concrete examples of using the Windows PowerShell permanent event consumer module? -- TS (image) Hello TS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today Trevor Sullivan is back...

Use a PowerShell Module to Work with WMI Permanent Events

December 8, 2010 Dec 8, 2010 12/8/10

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Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell module to work with WMI permanent events. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Your posts this week on permanent event consumers have been really cool. I am wondering, if they are so useful, why there is not a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to allow one to interact with them?-- ST (image) Hello ...

Use PowerShell to Monitor and Respond to Events on Your Server

December 7, 2010 Dec 7, 2010 12/7/10

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to monitor and to respond to events on your computer or server without the need to run a script. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in learning how to use Windows PowerShell to create a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) permanent event consumer. Basically, what I need is a ...

Learn How to Use VBScript to Create Permanent WMI Events

December 6, 2010 Dec 6, 2010 12/6/10

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Summary: Learn how to create permanent WMI events using VBScript in this foundational blog post that provides a basis for a monitoring solution. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Over the years, I have read many Hey Scripting Guy! Blog posts. They are usually humorous, easy to read, and possess a certain amount of value. One area...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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