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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

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

Use PowerShell to Check Your Server’s Performance

February 1, 2011 Feb 1, 2011 02/1/11

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches you how to use Windows PowerShell to check your server’s performance. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell to collect performance information from my servers, but I also would like to parse the data after it is collected. Is that something I can do with Windows...

Weekend Scripter: Create a Holiday Greeting Using PowerShell and WPF

December 26, 2010 Dec 26, 2010 12/26/10

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Summary: Microsoft PFE Chris Bellee from Australia shows how to use Windows PowerShell and WPF to create a holiday greeting. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is almost the end of the year and we have decided to devote some posts to the holiday season. We even have guest bloggers from around the world to share some...

A Windows PowerShell Carol: Ebenezer Script Creates Text Files

December 23, 2010 Dec 23, 2010 12/23/10

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Summary: A Windows PowerShell Carol in which Ebenezer Script learns how to create and to delete text files using PowerShell. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Will Ebenezer Script ever see how easy it is to use Windows PowerShell to work with text files? -- SK (image) Hello SK, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is almost the...

A PowerShell Carol in which Ebenezer Script Learns WMI

December 20, 2010 Dec 20, 2010 12/20/10

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Summary: A Windows PowerShell Carol in which Ebenezer Script learns how easy it to use WMI to check disk space usage. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if Ebenezer Script will learn how easy it is to work with WMI from inside Windows PowerShell. -- CS (image) Hello CS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create Holiday Wish List

December 18, 2010 Dec 18, 2010 12/18/10

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create a holiday wish list Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is almost the end of the year and we have decided to devote some posts to the holiday season. We even have guest bloggers from around the world to share some holiday spirit. Today we have Jeffery Hicks. ...

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