Use Double-Quotes in Quoted Expressions with ASCII Codes in Windows Powershell
While scripting, you may encouter the problem that you have an expression that uses double-quotes as tags and therefore cannot use any double-quotes inside these tags. You can circumvent this problem...
View ArticleSend Mails Via Remote Server With VBScript (Windows)
You can use MS Windows’ VBScript to write a script that is able to log into a remote mail server such as googlemail or any other with your account data and send mails from that server. This can be used...
View ArticleWrap VBScripts into .exe Format
To convert your VBScript to an .exe file, or rather make them look like one, there is a native Windows tool called IExpress which you can access through your menu’s searchbar. Select Create new Self...
View ArticleAutomatically Delete Older Folder Contents with Powershell on Windows 7
The aim of this guide is to create a folder whose content is deleted if the contained files have not been accessed longer than a specific time (this process is applied to single files, not the whole...
View ArticleRemove Desktop Clutter On Windows 7 With PowerShell
All of us know the habit of using the desktop as temporary working directory for all kinds of tasks, afterwards leaving most of the files there thinking you might still need them the next day. The day...
View ArticleWindows Powershell Script to Sort Music From Folder to Library
The aim of the following script was to take music from a single folder with unsorted but tagged audio files and sort them into the music library according to artist and album. It often happens that you...
View ArticleWindows Powershell Script to Export and Import Sound Schemes
Windows 7 offers the possibility to switch between preinstalled sound schemes and also create new ones and delete those again. What it does not provide however is a way to export and import those...
View ArticleHow to Execute PowerShell Scripts Without Pop-Up Window
PowerShell scripts are hard to run without any kind of popup. Without a small workaround, it may even be impossible, even if you specify the -WindowStyle Hidden switch – this will only result in the...
View ArticleMonitor Processes With Windows PowerShell
Maybe you have already come across applications that require you to rearrange things on your desktop for optimal visibility or which you only use in combination with other programs or items – an...
View ArticlePowerShell script for toggling network configuration between dynamic and...
Changing network configuration can be a real pain if you use your computer, a notebook for example, in more than one different network where you need a static configuration instead of a dynamic....
View ArticleHow to Write a Batch Script in Windows 10
If you are a regular Windows 10 user, then you must be familiar with the power of the Command Prompt. However, some people do want to use the wonders of Command Prompt but they do not like its dull...
View ArticleMessages, Loops and Pauses with Visual Basic Script
Visual Basic Script is a simple scripting language you can use in Windows to compile executable .vbs files. They can be created with a notepad document, save the script by choosing All files in the...
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