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  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Decrypt LSA Secrets from the Registry

    Summary : Guest blogger, Niklas Goude, talks about using Windows PowerShell to decrypt LSA Secrets from the registry to gain access to domain admin rights. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the exciting conclusion to the Security Week blogs by Niklas Goude. Niklas Goude...
    on6 Jul 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Find the History of USB Flash Drive Usage

    Summary : Microsoft premier field engineer, Jason Walker, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to get a history of USB drive usage. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I was talking to Jason Walker at the Charlotte Windows PowerShell User Group the other day. I asked him what cool things...
    on18 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Easily Modify Registry Property Values

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows to use the PowerShell registry provider to easily modify registry property values. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is finally the weekend. It seems like it has been a rather long week. Of course, each week is only 168 hours long,...
    on12 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Enumerate Registry Property Values

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to enumerate all the properties and their values under a registry key. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a question. It seems that getting the property values under a registry key is a tedious process. It looks like I need...
    on11 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Create New Registry Keys on Remote Systems

    Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create new registry keys on remote systems by using remoting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to create registry keys on a number of remote servers. I do not want to use the Registry Editor to do this because the servers all have the firewall enabled, and...
    on10 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Easily Create New Registry Keys

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create new registry keys on local and remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am often required to create new registry keys on our computers. One of the reasons for this is for occasional system configuration. You...
    on9 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Back Up System State Prior to Making Changes

    Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to back up system state prior to making changes to the registry. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in using Windows PowerShell to work with the registry, but everything I see talks about backing up the registry first. Is it possible to use Windows PowerShell...
    on8 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Use the PowerShell Registry Provider to Simplify Registry Access

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use the Windows PowerShell registry provider to simplify access to registry keys and properties. Hey, Scripting Guy! I know that I am not supposed to mess around with the Registry on my computer, but the simple fact is that many times there...
    on7 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Find and Remove Remote Registry Entries

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to find and remove registry entries from remote systems. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It seems that weekends go faster and faster these days. For one thing, spring has definitely sprung down here in Charlotte...
    on18 Mar 2012

  • Blog Post: Edit the Registry on Multiple Remote Computers with PowerShell

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to edit the registry on multiple remote computers with one command. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The PowerShell Essentials for the Busy Admin series was a huge success. Not only were there a lot of people...
    on17 Mar 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Edit the Registry on Remote Computers

    Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to edit the registry on remote computers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In Wednesday’s PowerShell Essentials live meeting presentation, one of the questions revolved around working with the registry...
    on16 Mar 2012

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Quickly Find Installed Software

    Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Guest Blogger Weekend concludes with Marc Carter. The Scripting Wife and I were lucky enough to attend the first PowerShell User Group meeting in...
    on13 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Find User Profiles on a Computer

    Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find all user profiles on a computer, and to display the date when each profile was last used. Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to find a good way to see which profiles exist on my laptop. I found a Hey, Scripting Guy! post to do this, but it uses...
    on10 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: BATCHman Foils the Fowl Ping Win and Repairs the Registry

    Summary : In this episode, superhero BATCHman foils the fowl villain Ping Win and repairs the registry. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today is Episode 5 of the BATCHman series by Sean Kearney. Note You can read all gripping, engaging, informative, and downright funny BATCHman episodes...
    on3 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Create a Custom File Extension by Using PowerShell

    Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create a custom file extension to store code snippets. Weekend Scripter: Creating a .snip file type Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. After I created the Get-CodeSnippet function yesterday , I decided that it might be useful to have my own...
    on5 Feb 2011

  • Blog Post: How Do I Install PowerShell on Windows 7 and Other Questions

    Summary: Learn how to install Windows PowerShell on Windows 7, how to detect 32-bit PowerShell, or how to read an offline registry. In this post: Install Windows PowerShell on Windows 7 Detect 32-bit PowerShell Read an Offline Registry Working with Security Logs Install...
    on7 Jan 2011

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Detect Version of Internet Explorer

    Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to detect the version of Internet Explorer that is running on your computer. In this post: Access Environment Variables using a VBS Script Version Control for PowerShell Scripts Detect Internet Explorer Versions ...
    on10 Dec 2010

  • Blog Post: Reuse PowerShell Code to Simplify Script Creation

    Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys describe how to reuse Windows PowerShell code to simplify script writing and retrieve reliability information. Hey, Scripting Guy! I really enjoy reading your stuff. It is generally both fun and informative. The thing I appreciate the most is that your writing...
    on7 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Use PowerShell to Check for WMI Dependencies on Windows 7

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to check for WMI dependencies on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am very excited about using the WMI reliability classes for monitoring purposes. As you mentioned in your previous articles, it is not automatically enabled on Windows...
    on6 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Write to the Registry with Windows PowerShell 2.0?

    Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it very difficult to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to write to the Windows registry? We have a mixture of Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP on our desktop computers. I was thinking that if it is not too tough, I would like to use the registry to help in performing desktop audits...
    on31 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using the Get-ACL Cmdlet to Show Inherited Permissions on Registry Keys

    Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was sitting in the kitchen waiting for my pot of English Breakfast tea to steep when my mind began to wander back over the week that was nearly completed. One of these days I will write a script to count the number of words in all the documents in a folder. That...
    on23 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Configuring W32Time Service Logging

    Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, yesterday I wrote a script that configured my domain controller with an external time source. After doing that, I thought it would be a good idea to have the ability to enable and disable diagnostic logging for the W32Time service. I ran across a pretty good knowledge...
    on9 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Configuring an Authoritative Time Server in Windows Server

    Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I finally had a chance to sit down and catch my breath from the 2010 Scripting Games. I reviewed some awesome scripts, and learned many new tricks. I happened to notice that my desktop computer clock was about five minutes slow. I checked and the domain controller...
    on8 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Hey, Scripting Guy! The Scripting Wife, Windows PowerShell, and the Registry

    This week we will be following the Scripting Wife as she pushes ahead with her preparations for the 2010 Scripting Games . You can catch up with her progress by reviewing the articles in the archive . Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was working on a Windows PowerShell script for Microsoft...
    on20 Apr 2010

  • Blog Post: Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (3/19/10)

    In this post : What's the Status of VBScript and Windows Script Host? Can I Promote UAC in Windows PowerShell? Help Me Customize This Script How Can I Find the Last Logged-On User on a Windows Vista Computer? What's the Status of VBScript and Windows Script Host? Hey, Scripting...
    on19 Mar 2010
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