August, 2010

Summary : The Scripting Guys discuss using Windows PowerShell to change a user's Active Directory password in this how-to article. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to change a user’s password by using Windows PowerShell. In the VBScript...

Summary : The Scripting Guys discuss three different approaches to finding disabled user accounts in Active Directory Domain Services by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to use Windows PowerShell to search Active Directory...

Summary : When writing a Windows PowerShell script, code reuse can speed up the process. Ed Wilson discusses best practices for reusing code. Hey, Scripting Guy! I often write Windows PowerShell scripts, and when I need to use a function that I...

Summary : The easiest way to deploy a Windows PowerShell script to users is to create a Group Policy logon script. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Oh…my eyes feel like they are glued to my eyelids. I am not a night owl , unlike the...

Summary : Pausing execution of a Windows PowerShell script to receive keyboard input can be as simple as using the Read-Host cmdlet. But other methods are available. Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to pause a Windows PowerShell script and wait...

Summary : Sorting lists of data in VBScript often involved writing complex code. The Sort cmdlet in Windows PowerShell makes that task easier. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell to list the members of a group in Active...

Summary : By using Windows PowerShell splatting, domain users can be added to a local group. This script includes a function to convert a CSV file to a hash table. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell to add domain users...

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to Query Active Directory for computers and then run WMI commands on the remote machines. The Scripting Guys show you how.   Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a major problem at my company. We have a standard corporate...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell to work with dates. Dates have always been a difficult thing to work with, and I just dread scripting anything that has to do with dates. It seemed that VBScript had a dozen functions that...

Summary : Query Active Directory and ping each computer in the domain by using Windows PowerShell. The Scripting Guys show you how. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am THE IT person at my company. I am also a chemical engineer who has daily production responsibilities...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to add and subtract dates so that I can use the results in custom queries for various Windows event logs using Windows PowerShell . Is doing this type of date manipulation easy or hard to do with Windows PowerShell...

Summary : With Windows PowerShell cmdlets, it is easy to mask passwords used when scripting remote applications. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to mask a password when running a Windows PowerShell script. I am attempting to convert my VBScript...

Summary : Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell [adsiSearcher] type accelerator to search Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to get in touch with my inner programmer. The problem is that our company has cut...

Summary : Using a script containing Windows PowerShell functions can be as simple as dot-sourcing the script. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking in the Script Center Script Repository for Windows PowerShell scripts, and I found one that was really...

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, the hotel we are using this weekend has free wireless access points setup throughout the facility. I decided to take my laptop with me as I headed downstairs to get some breakfast. The horse show does not begin...

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to retrieve the power plan settings for your computer. The Microsoft Scripting Guys show you how. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to have a way to easily retrieve the power plan settings for the active power plan on my...

Ever wonder what the most popular scripts in the Script Repository are, but are tired of paging through to see them all? Hey, how about a list? Here you go! The #1 script was written by Windows PowerShell MVP and all-around good guy, Sean Kearney....

Summary : Learn how to search Active Directory Domain Services from Windows PowerShell by using the DirectorySearcher .NET class. Hey Scripting Guy! I am curious about searching Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) from Windows PowerShell...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell to be able to parse dates. We have dates that are displayed in different ways. Some are day/month/year, others are month/day/year, and still others are year/month/day. I need to be able to express...

Summary : Find the active power plan on remote servers by using Windows PowerShell and WMI information. The Microsoft Scripting Guys show you how to do it. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a real problem. It seems that both Windows 7 and Windows Server...

Summary : Learn how to change colors used by the Windows PowerShell ISE to customize your scripting environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the things that is kind of lame about Charlotte is that there is not a good computer...

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to create a formatted report from data stored in XML files. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is still dark outside, and the lights of the neighborhood are slowly beginning to come on. It is really humid...

Summary : Customize colors and fonts in the Windows PowerShell ISE. The Microsoft Scripting Guys show you how to script the script editor. How meta! Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In just about two weeks it will be my birthday, and I have...

Summary : See how to change the fonts used by the Windows PowerShell ISE in the Script pane and Output pane. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The summer is rapidly drawing to a close, although the summer heat and humidity will more than likely...

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It may seem like a “well duh” thing for a Scripting Guy to say, but I love writing scripts. In particular, I love writing Windows PowerShell scripts. One problem with sharing everything I write is that...