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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

November 22, 2013 Nov 22, 2013 11/22/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to rename files in bulk. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Matt Tisdale is back today with another solution to a situation at work… I received a call from a gentleman named Cristofer this afternoon. He had a business need and he heard from someone that Windows PowerShell could help...

Use PowerShell to Remove Data from CSV File

November 21, 2013 Nov 21, 2013 11/21/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Matt Tisdale, talks about using Windows PowerShell to remove data from a .csv file. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Matt Tisdale… Last night a geoscientist told me that he has almost 900 .csv files, and he needs to remove two columns of data from them. He has used Windows ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Go Back in Time

July 7, 2013 Jul 7, 2013 07/7/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Matt Tisdale, talks about mounting a previous version of Active Directory to see what has changed. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week, guest blogger, Matt Tisdale contributed the following posts: Let’s finish off the weekend with more from Matt… On occasion, I am asked questions ...

Weekend Scripter: A Little PowerShell Help Here…Please?

July 6, 2013 Jul 6, 2013 07/6/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Matt Tisdale, talks about adding Help text to Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday I introduced Matt Tisdale as the guest blogger. Guess what? He’s back today! Dude!! Sweet!!! Here is Matt’s post from yesterday: Optimize Performance of AD DS Queries via ...

Optimize Performance of AD DS Queries via PowerShell

July 5, 2013 Jul 5, 2013 07/5/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Matt Tisdale, talks about using the Measure-Command cmdlet to optimize an AD DS query. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I love to attend events where I can meet new people and get reacquainted with those I have previously met. I especially love meeting people and hearing how they use Windows PowerShell...

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