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

Packet Sniffing with PowerShell: Looking at Messages

October 14, 2015 Oct 14, 2015 10/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about looking at the message field in a packet log with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday I begin analyzing a packet trace log. Note For more information about setting up and making a packet trace, see Packet Sniffing with PowerShell: Getting ...

Use PowerShell to Parse Network Log

October 13, 2015 Oct 13, 2015 10/13/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse a network trace log.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to talk a little bit about using Windows PowerShell to parse a network trace log. In yesterday’s blog post, Packet Sniffing with PowerShell: Getting Started, I talked ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Windows Home Location

October 9, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 10/9/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get the Windows home location setting. (image) How can I get the Windows GeoID home location setting for the current user account with Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10? (image) Use the Get-WinHomeLocation cmdlet. (image...

Playing with JSON and PowerShell

October 8, 2015 Oct 8, 2015 10/8/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about playing with JSON and Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife has an updated shopping list. It includes a Microsoft Band 2 and a Surface Pro 4. The launch was a mouthwatering event and really well done. One of the cool ...

Backwards Compatibility in PowerShell

September 14, 2015 Sep 14, 2015 09/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about backwards compatibility in Windows PowerShell.(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I wrote a script on a system with Windows PowerShell 4.0 installed. Is there an easy way to find out the earliest version of Windows PowerShell on which it will run?—DH(image) Hello DH,...

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