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blog really. The great thing is that all of the stuff I normally blog about is pretty easy to integrate into CIPP

app

folders/files in advance, Veronique lays out the entire process using PowerShell PnP in this blog post.

deletion of OneDrive documents found in the searches. While you can remove email using a content search action, Office 365 doesn't includ e a method to cleanup OneDrive documents found by content searches....

First, let's connect to SharePoint Online.

on disk.

you to redirect common (well-known) folders from your PC to OneDrive so that anything created in Documents, Pictures, and the desktop is automatically saved in your OneDrive for Business account. Generally, everything works well, and I have been very happy. Except until the time came to update the Azure Active Directory preview module from 2.0.2.77 to 2.0.2.89.

Business sync client through the SharePoint Online admin center, PowerShell, or GPO. A change in the client now exposes the excluded file types to user view for the first time. Meantime, the OneDrive Personal client also gains support for file type exclusions.

which simply allows you to redirect any local folder (including variable paths!) to any location in a user's Onedrive folder.

can always get it back. I use it for almost everything. Even for my PowerShell projects, which are committed to GitHub, so in theory, I shouldn't need that. But every once in a while, I make some stupid mistake and delete a file that has yet not been committed to GitHub, and that's where the OneDrive comes in handy. Quick restore, and we're back. Unfortunately, sometimes things aren't as I would expect them to work. For example, let's have a look at this nice list of markdown files that are documentation for my module called GPOZaurr.

the cmdlets from the SharePoint Online management module. But accessing OneDrive usage data via the Graph is much faster. And you can include information from other sources, such as user properties, to build out the report. All explained here.

usually involved some gyrations. Then Microsoft updated the Get-SPOSite cmdlet with the IncludePersonalSite switch and things became easier. For instance, a reader asked if it was possible to generate a report listing all the OneDrive for Business sites in a tenant with the storage allocated and used for each site. No problem, we thought, as we scanned the internet to see if people had already solved the problem. As it happens, several example scripts are available, but we ended up writing our own because it was possible to simplify the code . We also store the output in a CSV file as it's a very flexible format for reporting or further analysis (like importing into Power BI).

right-click to download everything. The only downside was that the site collection contained around 250 GB of content.

workforce. For Always On VPN administrators, PowerShell is an indispensable tool for achieving this goal. Not only can PowerShell be used to automate the installation and configuration of Windows Server Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) server

it easier to manage. In this article, I'll cover a few of the ones I've found most useful over the years when it comes to managing Windows Server.

example-based approach to help inspire you to learn the skills you need to wrangle files.

use PowerShell to check if a file exists, along with other file examples, stay tuned.

Get-WinEvent cmdlet can retrieve classic Windows event logs like the System and Application logs, logs generated by Windows Event Log technology, and even Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) logs!

powershell based healthcheck and / Or documentation dashboard. Customers may use this to perform their day to day checks before start of business to ensure the WVD availability. and at the same time be able to keep track of their inventory on WVD.

encryption. Similarly, it doesn't create the configured protectors that are necessary for activating BitLocker. Manage-bde, PowerShell, or the WMI class Win32_EncryptableVolume serve this purpose.

Directory domain to get a nice list in the output.

module in PowerShell, you can add .msu updates, apps, and drivers to a Windows image offline without the need to boot it up.

show you now how to do that and how to access HKCC with PowerShell. Let's get started.

remote network access for Windows clients. However, Always On VPN is provisioned to the user, not the machine as it is with DirectAccess. This presents a challenge for deployment scenarios that require the VPN connection to be established before the user logs on.

(RRAS) for Always On VPN.

Unfortunately this feature isn't built into Windows 10. So... Powershell to the rescue!

Windows services you could fire up the services.msc MMC snap-in for one-off tasks but what if you need to build some kind of automation with PowerShell? Learn how to use PowerShell to get a service, use PowerShell to start a service, use PowerShell to stop a service, and use PowerShell to restart a service in this tutorial!

can make your life better as an IT professional. I have a friend - let's call her Gladys Kravitz. Gladys and I were chatting and she mentioned how tricky it is to pull information out of Windows event logs. If I recall, she was looking at 4625 events in the Security log which represents failed logon attempts.

ways to implement it with a nice and accurate layout.

shows how to deploy this configuration to a Windows 11 machine using PowerShell provided by Bradley Wyatt AKA 'The Lazy Administrator'. PowerShell scripts can be used to configure NON Enterprise or Educational licensed devices.

PowerShell.

Windows Event logs.

script to perform a bulk Windows 11 hardware compatibility check on domain computers.

instances of the same process running on your system. This illuminating technique involves the adept utilization of the Compare-Object cmdlet, revealing insights that might otherwise remain hidden.

hours later I created this. Hope it helps someone else.

automatically accept all EULA prompts for the SysInternals tools. I know there is a command-line switch I can use, but I never remember to use it. Setting the registry key appears to accept EULAs globally. Naturally,...

Manager, or by using command-line tools like subinacl.exe or icacls.exe. In this blog post, I will show you how to set NTFS permissions in two different ways using PowerShell 🙂

using the takeown.exe and icacls.exe commands driven by PowerShell, and the second example is using the takeown.exe and native Get-Acl and Set-Acl PowerShell cmdlets. Credits: Thanks to Gary Blok for showing me the Get-Acl and Set-Acl PowerShell cmdlets.

into Chocolatey. Stephen is a support engineer for Chocolatey and active PowerShell community member.

files to multiple destinations. If you look at help for Copy-Item, which you should, you'll see that the Destination parameter does not take an array. That's ok. I can fix that. However, I have a disclaimer that you should consider this a proof-of-concept and not production-ready code.

points capture important system files, the registry, and drivers. In addition to using the System Properties applet, you can manage system restore points with PowerShell and vssadmin.exe.

Invoke-Command to run PowerShell code in the context of a scheduled task process. This is a fun way to bypass NETWORK logon limitations like the Windows Update API

been missing two things I often use: Notepad and Windows ISE. In this blog post, I will show you how to start Windows Sandbox and automatically install your preferred editors and tools using WinGet and PowerShell.

Windows 11.

with PowerShell.

simple methods for adding drivers and configuring settings in an image. After booting from a customized WinPE, either the OSDCloudGUI or an automated script initiates the installation.

all about Efficiency, Speed, Productivity. Hence we have put together list of all powershell commands that should help you deploy a WVD infrastructure framework in just under 30 minutes! For this to work as claimed.. first! ensure that you have all of the pre-requisites setup and ready to go!

computer involving both servers and workstations, using a variety of techniques. Three of the most common tools in a Windows environment are Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP), VMware Console access, and Microsoft Management Console (MMC), but we can also use SMB shares, PowerShell remoting, and PsExec. This article will you give an overview of the most popular ways gaining remote computer access, along with some tips of what you can do if the remote connection fails.

discuss what chocolatey is, software management automation, and dive into working with choco. Stop deploying software the hard way!

task, I will use PowerShell and especially, the BurntToast module which is a custom module available on GitHub.

paperless environment each day. Unfortunately we're not at that future just yet, so we have to document print servers and their settings.

condition, such as a file being changed on the system. You can 'notify' the handler task, in which case Ansible knows that at the end of your playbook, it will execute that task regardless of where in the playbook you currently are, but **only if the notifying task has caused a change to the system**.

Windows Sandbox feature. I think I tinkered with a pre-release version and was intrigued. I normally have a set of Hyper-V virtual machines that I can test with, but I'm always looking for something new to play with. And what is better to play with than a sand box!

employees. This laptop comes with a lot of preinstalled applications (bloatware) so I was looking for some simple but efficient way to silently remove them. And by efficient I mean avoiding the need to manually find an uninstall command for each preinstalled application.

PowerShell and Scheduled PowerShell Jobs.

might want to clear the Windows recycle bin from time to time, to remove unnecessary files and free up space. You can do that using the Windows user interface, or you can empty the Windows recycle bin using PowerShell. The Clear-RecycleBin is a simple PowerShell cmdlet, which removes the file from the Windows recycle bin.

post, I will show you a way to use AppLocker on Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro.

power settings of the network adapters. Since I like to start both my PC and notebook from a remote location or from within the same network, I wrote a little PowerShell function to enable Wake-on-LAN (WoL) again.

small blog post 🙂 I had to export a registry from a client on which regedit tools were blocked. Exporting using PowerShell is an option, but the format isn't that great by default. In this blog post, I will show you how to export it to a friendly format.

me in my environment. But that doesn't mean it is necessarily right for you and your environment. There are plenty of ways to use PowerShell to achieve the same results as my code. This is something you should always keep in mind when looking at someone else's code. But enough caveats. In the previous post I left you with a tease that there is more to be done with PSDrives. Let's look at that today.

thanks to Alex.

Once you identify duplicate files, you can move them to another location, or you might even want to permanently remove all duplicates.

admin or the script will not function correctly. I wish I could find a job where writing these scripts is encouraged. My current customer-facing remote support job does not value these type of scripts. Thanks for all the upvotes 🙂

work on yesterday? Or what files were modified in the last 48 hours?

need to spend any money by building a PowerShell last logon and history script? You can find the last logon date and even the user logon event ID with the Windows event log and a little PowerShell!

your system.

certainly possible that you may intentionally want a 0 length file. But perhaps they are artifacts or accidents that you'd like to clean up. Here's one approach you might take.

process a request. Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is a Windows built-in remote management protocol that helps exchange information between different systems. For instance, you can spot it being used in Exchange, WSUS, and Microsoft Teams, especially when you're running PowerShell scripts and other third-party tools.

called HP Power Manager, in which it tells you the health and status of your battery. Related Posts: This is pretty useful, but sometimes you need to access this information via PowerShell or WMI for scripting or Inventory. I'm going ... Read more

patches installed in the last three months.

make sure they had received the correct task, deployed from a Group Policy. Well, PowerShell to the rescue. Here is a small PowerShell snippet that will return the command line from a give task:

Elasticsearch.

defining an FSLogix App Masking rule set.

rollout of PowerShell v3.0. What's the difference between these management interfaces? Which one should you use, and why?

multiple windows machines where enterprise tools such as WSUS, SCCM and other 3rd party tools are unavailable.

e.g. on a reboot. There's no documented way to determine if a key is volatile so I wrote a PowerShell function that uses the undocumented way

working with. It's quite easy in PowerShell, and without a lot of code, you can reasonably quickly get necessary information about data stored on your desktop or anywhere else for that matter.

PowerShell? Get started controlling Windows updates with the PSWindowsUpdate module in PowerShell!

the same thing with your Toast Notifications.

Restart-Computer and Stop-Computer. Each command can

and which gets automatically deleted after the powershell session ends. Any help is much much appreciated .Thank you

performance on desktops to determine the root cause of desktop performance issues.

Here’s how IT can simplify the process with Chocolatey’s command-line input.

called Quick Access. Many users and administrators unjustly ignore this handy Windows tool

Since PowerShell ties into the .NET Framework, you can change these restrictions with a script. In this post, you’re going to learn how to change registry permissions with PowerShell using the?Get-Acl?and?Set-Acl?cmdlets.

script. 

machine alone, because it looks exactly the same. However, there are several ways to verify it.

if you are planning to install the same programs on your new machine.

update with PowerShell, but where can you download offline update files? Thankfully, the Microsoft Update Catalog site provides offline .msu files for all updates that are released. And, using the MSCatalog module, it's a breeze to download and install these offline updates using PowerShell.

using WPF.

further. In this tutorial, you're going to learn how to use PowerShell to get a computer name in a few different and sometimes unexpected ways.

Sort of like Spotlight, except for your desktop background. Check it out!

currently logged on to a computer. Luckily, you can use PowerShell to get current users on local or remote computers.

up valuable CPU cycles. What do you do? Kill it!

the manager, then removing yourself. Since I've always been the only one using this script, I've hardcoded my username into the script. However, other people will be using this script.

Websites are one of IIS's main features and, using PowerShell, you can easily manage and automate IIS websites with ease!

instead of net.exe. The SmbShare module's cmdlets can display, connect, and disconnect shared drives. PowerShell also supports newer SMB features, such as QUIC and Compression.

preview window. Can I fix that?

we can automate this process allowing you to go home early.

ingesting around 4,000 new files per hour. This job was for a single client, and my company has multiple customers with similar needs. Keeping the data organized and available has been a challenge for over a year, and we have been working toward a solution for some time now.

errors when the target files don't exist or already exist. Lucky for you, there are ways in PowerShell to check if a file exists before doing anything to it.

through the user interface, PowerShell provides several methods for rebooting a computer remotely.

Get-FileHash generates hash values both for files or streams of data. A hash is simply a function that converts one value into another. Sometimes the hash value may be smaller to save on space, or the hash value may be a checksum used to validate a file.

we will look at how to use Windows PowerShell to get or change...

reduced in size from ~2.1 GBs to ~1.1 GBs. Find out what this mean for you as a PowerShell user?

add a local or shared network printer to your Windows installation. In this post, I will also explain how you can list printers, add a printer port, set the default printer, and remove a printer with PowerShell.

users. So here is my first module for Remotedesktop Messaging. If you liked it you may also want to have this cmdlet permanently on your rdserver for notifying your users every time there is a problem or maintenance. I?ve converted the PS Script into a module so that it is much easier to import and use it. In this article I ?ll describe how to install it.

Windows Services much easier. In this article, we will show you how to use MSI Builder to create an installer for your Windows Services.

within the servers I maintain for demos. I actually thought a security update would've removed the browser, but after applying updates for June, July, and August, I realized it would be up to me to remove the browser.

Module to display performance metrics.

launched processes & if a browser (configurable) & is elevated then it will be terminated & written to the event log. Script itself must be run elevated, obviously.

years. But doesn't eyeballing files and contents strain your eyes at some point? Well, lucky for you, PowerShell lets you compare objects the way you want to with the Compare-Object command.

Citrix.

Quser displays information about logged on users on the local computer and on

PowerShell only.

creating large EFI volumes (984MB) by now, but I keep finding folks who have 100MB and run into issues.

working with items in the recycle bin. You were asked to calculate how much space the recycle bin is using and then restore a file. If you'd prefer, stop reading this post, check out the challenge and see what you can come up with. If you get stuck, this article might get you back on track. Although, I'm sure there are several ways to meet the challenge. My solution is far from the only solution.

lately I've been trying with Windows 10 Sandbox. This is handy when all I need is a Windows 10 desktop. When I setup the system, I have particular settings I need to configure. Naturally I use a PowerShell script to automate the process. One item that I wanted to address was Windows 10 taskbar. When I'm recording a course, I like to have it auto-hide. Sure, I could manually set it. But that's no fun.

operating systems, hardware and of course software. Typically, machines are managed and configured with group policy and SCCM, or perhaps other more modern methods like Chef or Puppet. One of the symptoms of an unhealthy Windows computer is the amount of time it takes to boot up.

Monday, I'm showing off BurntToast. BurntToast is a module for showing notifications in Windows 10. We'll look at how to send basic notifications, show progress bars, buttons and even kick off PowerShell scripts from notifications.

office container have less then 10 % free space

pretty sure it was due to permissions. But that didn't stop me from writing something to monitor them! The script loops through all scheduled tasks and if it finds Tasks that haven't run in a day and aren't disabled, it will log it to a array, and then send off a email HTML Chart with relevant information.

Storage Spaces is becoming more relevant each day, with S2D and larger deployments. Storage Spaces is Microsoft's successor to the classical Windows Software RAID options.

used for. I've tried to describe as much as possible on the github page and the previous blog about it. But one I wanted to talk about real quick is the ability to create Toast notifications.

information in your MSI/MSTs? I?ve developed a Powershell script in which you can configure a template (properties and summary information) and apply it to MSIs, already done MSTs or you can create an MST with this script.

. From nothing to usable in less than 30 minutes thanks to @chocolateynuget , #boxstarter and #powershell.

detail of the version number? Then wanting to know the last time they logged on? PowerShell prov...

pains of windows admin from a console is accessing the windows eventlog. Since they are not simple text files like Linux, special PowerShell CMDLets must be used to retrieve them. Due to the frequency of needing to do it, one of the biggest challenges is tailing an eventlog while waiting for results.

configuration PowerShell script.

tired of my team having to look up the DISM command line (no PowerShell equiv), so I thought I would write a new function to add to the OSD Module

interactive partitioning with a script. Microsoft's examples for this purpose rely on batch files and Diskpart. However, installing PowerShell in Windows PE allows for a much more elegant solution.

On how to deliver what PowerShell can do. Then I saw on some forum people asking BGInfo to expand and allow running PowerShell scripts so that the data on the BGInfo Wallpaper can be gathered from PowerShell rather than VBS. I thought this was a great idea to create BGInfo using PowerShell without the necessity of using BGInfo at all.

system properties.

about PowerShell get file size with various methods and examples. To check the file size using PowerShell, you can use the Get-Item command followed by the .Length property.

techniques.

patching.

tutorial.

Register-LumosScheduledTask cmdlet to automate Light/Dark switch on Sunrise/Sunset based on your locale.

every folder in a particular file share. As an IT Architect I have numerous tools at my disposal that would be able to acquire the data my business partner needed. A few lines of PowerShell was the easiest to implement.

environment and if you want to search for them

safe filenames that include the date and time. If you're just starting this post now, then head over to PowerShell.org to read the beginning of this article. Otherwise, continue reading below.

based on the agressiveness argument. The higher the agressiveness, the more CPU throttling is performed. The number can be between 1 and 10 including decimal places. A duration can be set, in minutes or parts there of, for how long the selected process will be monitored/adjusted but if set to 0 then the process will be monitored/adjusted until it exits. WARNING: This may make interactive applications become sluggish for users if they are targeted.

The goal is to utilize the toolkit in a more consistent and easier to uddate manner

version 5+ and .NET 4.0 are required

Windows systems, such as the type of installation, available disk space, installed applications, kernel build number, uptime, registered owner, and the number of processors.

new command.

Powershell cmdlet to monitor file changes in a directory tree.

always curious about what WinGet will download and how it does the silent install of the specified software. In this blog post, I will show you an easy way of retrieving that data 🙂

you work for!

snippet of code reads the Windows operating system details, for example:

registry based on key timestamps (note that values do not have timestamps).

just about everything.

(https://www.signalwarrant.com/remote-computer-inventory-powershell/) This version uses the Get-CIMInstance CMDlet to get all the information from the WMI classes as opposed to the WMI CMDlets. I have also added some additional information that I thought was relevant. If you can think of anything else that may be good to add let me know, or submit a Pull Request on Github.

sometimes... That's not what you want. You could break your workstation with PowerShell code, and your workstation is not clean with all features installed, or settings enabled that your target systems don't. And that's where Visual Studio Code and its Remote SSH extension come into play. This blog post will show you how to combine that with a Windows Sandbox instance.

wondering what to do with the old stuff left over on the client computers. GPOs make deploying printers a snap, but when it comes to removing them, you are on your own.

files are being marked as read only after being copied from the ISO to a folder. Like the CustomSettings_DC01.ini shown in the below example. The Script To remove the Readonly attribute on all the files, you can [...]

admins to remove them from the image before deployment. However, you should avoid indiscriminately deleting them, as some system-relevant apps may be among them. PowerShell can be used to remove the crapware selectively.

redesigned context menu in File Explorer. However, these modifications are not merely aesthetic - they also restrict its functionality. You can deploy a registry key using Group Policy Preferences to restore the classic context.

deliberate decision to avoid having a dead link if the user uninstalled Windows Terminal. Don't even get me started.

file in Windows Sandbox (EXE, MSI, PS1, VBS, ZIP, Intunewin).

screen screenshot tat can be used both on Windows and on Windows PE.

to do this without GP or Intune.

PSEverything module to search Everything.

the available software on the machine. In the second post I have modified the script so that you can search for a particular application and get the necessary information without having to pass through the whole list. But [...]

PowerShell 7 installations. This should work for most people who install PowerShell 7 with the provided installer. But, as has been pointed out more than once to me, this won't detect any side-loaded or out-of-band installations. I made reference to this in the previous article. I think the best you can do is search the hard drive instances of pwsh.exe. But we don't want to do a brute-force recursive directory search. Instead, I'm going to use Get-CimInstance.

always a good start to pinpoint issues on your system. In this blog post, I will show you how to search, find easily, and export Windows Event Log information.

be such a pain in the ****?

colors are derived from the $env:COMPUTERNAME, so the colors would be different for each computer, but it would be the same color for the same computer name each time the script is ran.

you want to start it with certain options (Connect a folder on your harddrive or start without a network connection) and you have to create a custom configuration file (.wsb) with those options. This blogpost shows you how to start Windows Sandbox using PowerShell with parameters without the need of creating multiple configuration files.

Windows 10 start menu. So they MUST be easy to start. Not so much. They are designed to be started from the start menu only. Even with a shortcut on the desktop you DO NOT have enough information to create the required command line.

Store Apps, Windows 10 (OS itself), Visual Studio Community 2019, Chocolatey, Anaconda, MSYS2

control of driver updates. One frustration I've long had with drivers in Windows Update though is the naming - sometimes the names are quite indescript and it can be difficult to know which driver (or driver software) it actually is.

software packages from various sources, such as Winget, Chocolatey, and PowerShell Gallery. Let me show you UniGetUI's features and how it can help you quickly set up a new computer with all the essential software.

or a script. Unfortunately, no method covers all scenarios. PowerShell's package management, for example, is limited to the local computer, while WMI does not recognize all programs.

traditional Win32 applications or modern AppX packages. Since not every Win32 application can be removed without a little extra work, the module was designed to allow instructions for specific applications to be pulled from a JSON file.

tweaked my previous install a bit. One of the things you get when installing Windows again is a bunch of default apps. These apps are coming from the Microsoft Store. And not all of these apps will be used, so I decided to figure out how to de-install them.

drive for troubleshooting. The helpdesk must manually enter the 48-digit recovery password each time. However, this process can be automated by exporting the keys and using a script.

computers to 22H2 using the enablement package. Ninja has been having issues with getting all these computers patched, so wrote this to help bring all devices up to 22H2 which is the last serviced Windows 10 version until EOL.

Windows 10 or 11 media, for both x64 and ARM64 architectures.

Windows. It's not labeled. How do you determine the version of Windows on the installation media?

PowerShell to get a history of USB drive usage.

handful of a specific servers. The ask went something like this: "Hey Mike, can you find all the services configured to run as another user on a specific group of servers?"

various use cases in which you can use PsExec and PowerShell together, working as a team.

data should be handled and moved across. I would like to introduce you to a cheeky PowerShell script with an optional User Interface I created specifically for user profile migrations, but can also be used to backup and restore user.

want to get caught unaware of a 'disk full' situation. We all know where that situation leads - dismounted database, stopped services, inaccessible website, and the list goes on.

test VM for a customer if you want to have it up-to-date before going through the Windows Autopilot process, for example. In this blog post, I will show you how the module works with a few examples of how I use it.

and... It's still there, even in Windows Server 2022. I will show you what it is and how it works in this blog post.

client. Winget is a command line tool that provides a lot of different options

installs and uninstalls the supported (and unsupported) Redistributables. Use for local install, gold image creation and update, or importing as applications into the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Microsoft Configuration Manager or Microsoft Intune. Supports passive and silent installs, and uninstalls of the Visual C++ Redistributables.

should be used in scripts)

recall that I used a PowerShell scheduled job an an event subscriber to monitor for file changes in key folders that I want to back up. I created the scheduled task to run at Windows startup and so far it appears to be working just fine. However, I did catch one instance where the scheduled task stopped. I didn't find any reason, although I didn't dig too deeply either. I simply restarted the scheduled task. But it got me thinking that since I'm relying on this task to log new and changed files, I need to make sure it is watching. In other words, I need to watch the watcher. This is the approach I took.

Zone.Identifier information for downloaded files, on Windows 10, which is stored in NTFS Alternate Data Streams (ADS) on each downloaded file, contains the URL from which the file came. Yes, the whole URL so could potentially be very useful and/or very embarrassing. It's this Zone.Identifier file that Windows Explorer checks when it puts restrictions on files that it deems could be unsafe because they have come from the internet zone.

aswell as perform various other changes to declutter the windows 10 experience.

VDI environment.

but that doesn't mean the device is actually usable.

correctly. Our goal is to make it easier to install software on Windows. We also recently released tab completion in PowerShell, and a feature toggle.

some general disk management concepts.

easier and quicker than before.

huge number of files such as photos and videos and finally a huge amount of storage space. Files are accidentally or deliberately moved from location to location without first considering that these duplicate files consumes more and more storage space. I want to change that with you in this blog post. We will search duplicate files and then move them to a different storage location for further review.

feedback provider plugin for PowerShell that leverages the Windows Package Manager to provide suggestions for packages to install when a native command cannot be found. The command-line predictor feature in PowerShell enables this module to display WinGet packages as predictive suggestions.

commont tasks that most will do anyway after a fresh install.

commont tasks that most will do anyway after a fresh install.

appears on the screen of a Windows device. They are designed to grab the user's attention without interrupting their workflow. The term "toast" is derived from the way these notifications resemble a slice of toast popping up from a toaster. Toast notifications [...]

updates and compress some of the larger updates to free up space on your server. A good way of doing this is to run a Powershell script which will take care of all your cleanup requirements and as we are using Powershell, we can even get it to send us an email once it is complete with the output information on what the script has managed to clean up.

Let's Encrypt and PowerShell Awhile back I was playing around with Let's Encrypt in order to get as much of my home lab working properly with HTTPS and minimal client configuration. I found many Linux resources and Docker containers to [...]

I wanted to put the certificates into Azure KeyVault. Azure KeyVault naturally allows you to store certificates. However, it only lets you upload certificates that are in PFX (PKCS#12) or CER (DER or BASE64 encoded).... keep reading

Working with certificates in Windows is typically one of those extra hats a sysadmin has to take on. Certificates are notoriously complex and hard to understand but in this article, you'll get a chance to discover certificates aren't that scary in Windows!

interesting to provide to all users, who are already familiar with it, a method to export all keys, certs and secrets stored in it once via Powershell.

ATA Learning tutorial!

learn Powershell as beginners.

PowerShell things that happened during the year.

just for system administrators. But what if you don't know what you don't know yet? In that case, this combination of various PowerShell script examples will help jumpstart your PowerShell scripting adventure.

a familiar way to copy files and copy directories with Ansible, but it's definitely not the only way. Are you picking the right method?

netstat is not very complex. The goal of the post was to introduce some parsing strategies that you can use to create a full Crescendo module. In this post, I explain the details of a more complex parsing function that I created for my VssAdmin module.

how his support has helped people on their own speaking journey. We discuss a few of the recent talks he has given, from abstracting code to bettering your home automation.

you to start

transparent WPF form displaying a clock. Shortly after, someone posted a request for a countdown timer. Not an unreasonable request and one I finally got around to implementing.

display information (hostrname, IP addresses, etc)

creating an account on GitHub.

hand, but the time spent trying to figure out what works and what doesn't drive me mad. With the PSWriteHTML module, a lot has changed. With just a few PowerShell lines, I can create feature-rich reports that change how I show data to my Clients. Today I wanted to show you some advanced HTML reporting without actually complicating PowerShell code. In the last few months, I've added many features that create advanced reports without sacrificing readability.

retirement is not big news because it's been coming for a while. If you want to get ahead of the game, you can remove the Kaizala service plans from the Office 365 licenses assigned to user accounts. We explain how to do the job in an example PowerShell script.

🙂

MVP. Then, we hear about all things psconf.eu and what to expect from Christian Ritter and Björn Sundling at PSConf EU. We hear some of the juicy details and key takeaways from their sessions. Then we get an update on some of their projects like PSClippy, AzDM, PSSecretScanner, and much more!

include an amazing feature that many of you may have been waiting for - managing endpoints with a full Chocolatey solution! We are really excited to share with you what Central Management Deployments will offer and how you can get your hands on it!

is at an end. I was on the road a lot this summer and feel I didn't have enough time to enjoy it properly. Maybe next year. In the meantime, let's see what we have to wrap up August.

thing or two. As has been the custom here, let's wrap up with grab bag of tips and suggestions.

helped him in his career. He revealed that he uses his Twitter account as a personal knowledge base, and shared his story on how he got started in coding. He also provided valuable insights on how to ask good questions, the importance of helping others in the community, and how doing so can lead to better career opportunities. Additionally, he discussed error handling in PowerShell and the importance of not getting bogged down by small details.

PowerShell.

professionals and system administrators deal with every day.

life that you could use powershell to automate away?

plan without creating a new plan from scratch. This is particularly useful when the same basic plan is used on multiple occasions. In this article, Sean Mcavinue shows you how to do this with some PowerShell Automation!

PowerShell code required to build a scalable solution.

automate his tweets from his cmd prompt.

of work was sunk into this effort. Somewhere last year I made a post about a better partner portal. This was super well received and I got a lot of amazing feedback on it.

PowerShell Module. If you're not familiar yet I've blogged about the module and warranty reporting before here. Most of the module has been left the same so you can reference that blog for more information.

contributions on your computer.

contributions on your computer and then migrate them to your GitHub (if needed).

Bossman, to dive into the heart of the PowerShell community and what it truly means to "be the community." We discuss the excitement building around PowerShell Saturday NC and the invaluable learning opportunities it offers. Phil shares his expertise on exploring event logs and how to harness their power for PowerShell automation, providing practical insights for both beginners and seasoned pros. Join us as we celebrate Phil's journey to becoming an MVP and gain inspiration from his dedication to the PowerShell community.

coding at The Experts Conference in Atlanta on September 19, 2023. Competitors will need a working knowledge of Microsoft 365 PowerShell, including Exchange Online, Teams, and Azure AD. Being able to think on your feet and come up with working solutions to problems is possibly a more important attribute than coding genius.

of PowerShell Universal. Adam shares exciting insights into the upcoming features and improvements in PowerShell Universal, giving us a sneak peek into what's on the horizon.

his exciting experiences at PSConf.EU, where he attended for the first time and embarked on a new journey into public speaking. Harm shares his thoughts on receiving the prestigious Microsoft MVP award and delves into his recent projects, including creating a TCP/UDP listener for testing firewall ports and using a Pi-hole to block ads on his home network. We also explore his perspectives on automation in the MSP world, the power of Microsoft Graph, and why he hasn't yet adopted AI tools. Tune in for an engaging conversation filled with insights, tips, and highlights from PSConf.EU!

known as the Lazy Administrator. We explored his inspiring journey from college dropout to becoming a 5x Microsoft MVP and how he transformed his personal knowledge base into a globally recognized blog that serves as a vital resource for IT professionals. Bradley shares the lessons he's learned along the way, his passion for automation, and the impact of his work on the PowerShell community.

help desk software solution? We'll sift through the good, the bad, and the necessary. Our PowerShell MVP, Andrew, will show us his favorite PowerShell modules.

from being a PowerShell developer to securing Azure DevOps repositories. With a passion for speaking seeded from his first year at PSConfEU 2015, his road to the podium wasn't easy. The podcast was peppered with a detailed discussion on the automated scanner project PSSecretScanner. Offering insights into development technologies, this episode is a whirlwind tour of community involvement and encompasses his love of sharing knowledge.

talk about PSConfEU and the importance of community. Christian shares his blogging secrets and insights into his growth in PowerShell over the years. From using Microsoft Graph to teaching PowerShell at work, this episode has all that and more!

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Kevin shares managerial insights, valuable lessons from the Summit, and the workings of Azure Durable Functions. The conversation shifts to the power of Pair Programming and Call for Presentations (CFP) and how this involved Andrew. We explore the usage of the .vscode folder and Plaster for workspace customization and conclude with Kevin's intriguing thoughts on AI applications. A powerful blend of knowledge, experience, and technology.

aficionado Justin Grote. They delve into an issue in the Az.Accounts 3.0.0 module, with Justin offering insights and a workaround (use an earlier version of the module). Justin also discusses his innovative ModuleFast project, explaining its architecture and his approach to writing PowerShell scripts and modules. The conversation highlights Justin's passion for APIs and celebrates his contributions as an official PowerShell project contributor. Listeners get a glimpse into Justin's workflow working at a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and how he writes to much PowerShell. He offers valuable advice for those early in their careers. Additionally, Justin shares updates on his PowerHTML (1.2m downloads) project, which originated from a GitHub pull request, showcasing his continuous contributions to the PowerShell community.

his inspiring journey from being jobless to landing his dream job. He describes how he planted seeds through his public work and the role that played in his job search. Along the way, Adam shares his experience with working from home. We also hear his thoughts on the future of PowerShell and how it can be used to automate more tasks.

demonstrate how to protect it, but what if we're not on Azure? I know you can run the Az functions anywhere with Arc for Kubernetes but here, I wanted to create something quick and simple for my demos.

and AI. This powerful tool leverages the latest OpenAI models using my PowerShell module PSAI to search the web, gather information, and generate comprehensive research reports in seconds.

Github star, community-builder, and more. We explore imposter syndrome and where Chrissy gets her confidence from. We talked about creating DBATools, becoming an author, how awesome Lee Holmes is, and even the fediverse. We also get to hear the legendary story of Big Perms. Last, Jordan derails the conversation to talk about food and has no regrets.

TUIs in PowerShell scripting. Justin takes us through his impressive collection of PowerShell modules-ModulePath, GallerySync, and ModuleFast-and how they enhance the PowerShell experience. We also explore the advantages of .NET's Common Language Runtime (CLR) in PowerShell, using Spectre.Console as a prime example. Finally, Justin shares his thoughts on transitioning from Windows PowerShell to PowerShell 7 and the performance and feature benefits that come with the upgrade.

of them to the foreground and resize them to all fit perfectly on the screen so I can see all of them at once.

exhausted. We cover many subjects but veer off course several times. Not to worry, Jordan finds a way to talk food again. We also find time to talk about some PowerShell, including making music with system beeps, ChatGPT, and what we think the best way to dive into making modules the first time is. Join us to see how weird it gets when we are only semi-coherent.

opportunities throughout his career. We discuss how imposter syndrome can prevent you from even trying for a fantastic opportunity and how much growth can come from being brave in those moments. We learned the reasons behind his PowerShell course, pwshop, and why he has made it free. We also cover, cross-domain learning, documentation, biggest mistakes, and more.

removable "feature on demand" (FOD), and sometime in 2027 is expected to be turned off

tips, learnings and a look back at how PowerShell has grown into this amazing IT automation technology it is today.

customize Windows Terminal in many ways, and in this blog post, I will show you how to change the background in your Profiles to a fixed or randomly selected one.

Test-DbaBuild from the dbatools PowerShell module. But the result was always the same - it never returned a Service Pack or Cumulative Update target. I glossed over it because I knew what the right answer was already, but recently I decided that wasn't good enough. We need a reliable report to give to other people.

Coronavirus pandemic. Our keynote speaker, delivering what is one of the most endearing keynotes ever seen, is Jeffrey Snover--who prerecorded the Keynote itself but surprised us all by doing a live Q&A afterwards!

organization. With the help of a PowerShell script, you can install Chrome managed extensions in your network either through Intune or any RMM software that supports scripts.

tab completion insights and more on the preshow. Andrew is joined by special guest Mark Wragg to delve into the world of DevOps and PowerShell. Mark, a longtime user of the cloud, and shares his observations of how things have changed over the years. The discussion covers common tasks and responsibilities in DevOps, along with Mark's innovative AzCostTools module, which provides a comprehensive solution for monitoring and managing cloud costs using PowerShell, complete with visually appealing graphs. Additionally, Mark shares his passion for Pester testing, infrastructure testing, and Infrastructure as Code, offering valuable advice and expertise to listeners. Tune in for a captivating conversation filled with practical tips and expert insights!

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of hands-on learning with PowerShell and the numerous benefits of learning by doing. Jeff challenges the community with a scripting challenge, encouraging active participation. The episode also features a showcase of some outstanding community blogs, including topics like PowerShell performance testing, web scraping, and module development. Jeff shares insights into his own remarkable modules, and the hosts delve into noteworthy community projects. Don't miss Jeff's scripting challenge and be sure to check out the community blogs and links discussed in this episode!

PSAIAgent to create AI agents with memory, contextual knowledge, and tool integration. We'll dive into practical steps for building these advanced agents, ensuring each one is reliable, robust, and ready for real-world application.

today I found a neat way to do it, so thought I would document it here for easy recall next time I need to do it.

minute demos. And be sure to submit your own demos.

hours later I created this. Hope it helps someone else.

DLConversionV2, his latest project, and to talk all things around challenges with hybrid identity.

Nokia RTTTL ringtones in PowerShell

but how do I find it again moments. Converting from Windows and Unix timestamps with PowerShell.

proprietary note taking tool you are using? Nothing beats clear text, right? Read on!

in the PowerShell community? Check out this awesome intro to Regex

number of files with a specific extension within a directory and its subdirectories. This method is highly useful for system administrators and IT professionals who need to manage and analyze large volumes of files efficiently.

Microsoft MVP, and Mike F. Robbins, renowned Azure PowerShell writer. Together, they delve into the essential non-PowerShell skills necessary for a thriving career in IT. The conversation extends to the invaluable experiences gained from the OnRamp program at PowerShell Summit, highlighting the significance of passing on knowledge to the next generation. They also explore various community projects, recommend insightful books that capture the essence of the Summit experience, and stress the importance of fostering curiosity in one's journey. Tune in for a wealth of wisdom and inspiration from these industry experts!

taking away your focus. You can try using the script in this blog post to keep focused on your task, when the count-down timer is done your programs will be available again

wanted to create a simple test exam quiz for myself with multiple-choice questions. This blog post will show you how to do that using an Excel file with questions and A, B, C, and D answers including the correct answer to check on.

"%systemdrive%%year%%monthname%blah-%hour%.%minute%-y%.%month%.%year%.log"

even before ChatGPT existed. In this video, I will show you how you can get access to your own ChatGPT from the PowerShell command line in less than 5 minutes, WITHOUT having to write a single line of code!!!

you do as well. Even though I have the typical clock running in the Windows taskbar, I have an ultrawide monitor so it isn't always easy to read.

command in real time. Often, I am sharing code and commands I've already written. Instead, over the course of the next several weeks, I don't know exactly since I haven't written anything yet, I want to share my experiences creating a PowerShell weather command based on free Open-Meteo weather API. The development process will hopefully expose you to new techniques and concepts.

little thing. Maybe I should have asked Github Copilot, but I'm old skool, so I wrote it myself. (I also haven't gotten used to having a virtual assistant!)

with PowerShell.

we created the sudo function body:

Frank Lesniak, who shares insights from his recent talk at PowerShell Saturday NC. Frank explores some unique use cases for PowerShell across different platforms and opens up about his interests beyond the scripting language.

McClellan, who shares his recent promotion from Jr. Sysadmin to SysAdmin II. Drew talks about how he uses PowerShell in his daily role, tackling new software implementations and projects, and his approach to continuous learning. We also dive into how the OnRamp experience at PowerShell Summit helped prepare him. As a bonus, Drew, a chef for 10 years, dishes out some recipe recommendations to Andrew!

sharing stories about his beginnings in the Powershell world and addressing his brave decision to move across the globe for his dreams. He unravels the complex world of DevOps, recounts experiences from his first talk on "DevOps, Desktop, and Odd Socks," and offers valuable insights into building effective mentoring relationships. At the heart of the episode is his take on driving cultural change within organizations and his compelling comparison of technical versus social skills in the tech industry. This episode encapsulates numerous nuggets of wisdom from Glen, adding value and insights for listeners at all stages of their tech career.

without having to climb a learning curve.

how his experience as a developer. He shared insights into the challenges of growing a business while developing new features and how he manages all the tasks on his plate. We also learn more about his personal life, including his numerous travel mishaps, Iron Man competitions, and even building your own cryptocurrency. We covered all that and much, much more.

mailboxes a night. He took the time to learn PowerShell and developed a process to do this efficiently. In 2017, he attended a 5-day PowerShell training course taught by Jason Helmick, which he considers to be the best experience of his career. Dan believes that all departments should care about digital experience and that PowerShell is the most important tool for this. He is also interested in the potential of AI and how it could be integrated into Microsoft products.

April 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM. And come see me presenting on test infrastructure with Pester.

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get the question, how can I download a script or a file from a Git repository using PowerShell. There are a couple of ways to you can obviously do this. You could use git and do a git clone of the repository and then run the script. In many cases however you don't have git installed on the machine or it would be too much to clone the whole repo. So you can simply download the file or script from GitHub using PowerShell using the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet.

to query and update CVAD configuration via the Citrix Cloud REST APIs using PowerShell, without the need for any Citrix PowerShell modules

the PowerShell team at Microsoft. Our enlightening discussion revolved around his instrumental role in the progression from DSC 2.0 to 3.0, largely influenced by invaluable customer feedback. Greene's key involvement in co-authoring the Infrastructure Release Pipeline whitepaper with Steven Murawksi was another topic of conversation. Catapulting to being a Product Manager, he shared his journey, highlighting the importance of being accessible, empathetic, and staying focused on the community. Furthermore, the conversation took an intriguing turn toward the future, debating the possibilities of AI and terminal experiences in the future.

teaching. We take a deep dive into his educational journey, from academia to course creation at Pluralsight, eventually leading him to his role as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. We delve into the significant role of positive feedback, and contemplate how the process of teaching can reveal profound self-insights. Lastly, we discover the origin story of his podcast, 'Wired for Hybrid'.

utilizing the same foundation as our auto-generated modules for NSX...

community blogs in this episode, with lots of great conversation all throughout. We discussed how helpful contributing to PowerShell docs can be. We learned about Emil's evolution with PowerShell and how the industry has changed in his 10+ years of experience. Emil and Andrew revisited their early IT days of grappling with upgrades from Windows XP to Windows 7, making all of us a bit nostalgic. We also had a fair bit of discussion around what the PowerShell community is all about.

Powershell-Modules, but they can modify environment variables on load and restore the old environment state on remove. The functionallity was inspired by the Linux program modulecmd.

for several months. We also talk about the latest on ChatGPT as it pertains to PowerShell, and the PowerShell Global Summit coming up in April

+ DevOps Global Summit 2023 in Bellevue, WA.

OnRamp program here at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit in Bellevue, Washington.

member of the PowerShell community and a Microsoft MVP.

Helmick, Sydney Smith, Steven Bucher, and Danny Maertens. This is a do not miss episode as there is some GREAT news about what's to come with PowerShell!!!

his incredible journey from working as a forklift driver to becoming a PowerShell and security expert. We dive into his insights on certificates, security best practices, and the importance of identity in modern IT. Evgenij also shares his experiences with cross-platform PowerShell, highlights from his recent talks, and the value of community events like PowerShell Saturday. Along the way, we discuss his unique career path, his passion for the PowerShell community, and tips for those looking to grow in IT.

Bruce Payette. Bruce enlightened us on various topics, from the key design principles that spurred PowerShell's success to captivating anecdotes from its inception. We dove into parts of PowerShell that Bruce prides himself on, underlining its growth and capabilities. Bruce's influential book, "PowerShell in Action," was also a subject of our discussion. Lastly, stepping beyond PowerShell, Bruce introduced us to 'Braid,' his intriguing new programming language.

Protocol and its impact on simplifying data center hardware management, drawing insights from his talk at PowerShell Saturday, NC. We explore how Redfish is reshaping IT systems at scale. I also speak with Danny Stutz, who dives into the intersection of PowerShell and Data Science, covering topics like AI, data analysis, and K-means clustering, all applied to real-world use cases using PowerShell. Whether you're managing hardware or looking to integrate advanced data science techniques into your scripts, this episode has something for everyone!

from locally saved HTML files or live web pages and convert them into usable PowerShell objects. So it is not a new function but I think it deserves a standalone post because it can be quite handy.

LeMaire, a double Microsoft MVP and GitHub star as we bid a fond farewell to Jordan. Chrissy's wealth of expertise in the PowerShell, GitHub, and AI realms adds a unique perspective to the discussion. We talk about creating personalized chatbots with ChatGPT, uses for AI. Chrissy shares news about her upcoming AI book and the life-changing moment that got her to embrace AI. All that, and more! Don't miss this insightful conversation with a true powerhouse in the tech community.

on and some were used only once 😉 In this blog post, I will show you my current list of modules and tell you why I use(d) them...

do you write your own?

which username that was configured to run the task. While the Get-ScheduledTask and Get-ScheduledTaskInfo cmdlets does retrieve detailed information about schedule tasks, they don't reveal the information about the username. Good old schtasks.exe to the rescue. The Script This [...]

police have recorded it and it has been registered on this API then it should show you the information about the crime.

prompt from the fish shell, so I wrote a little script to do it! It's my first Powershell script, and I'm amazed by how easy it is to script things; it's just like C#!

when it comes to running PowerShell in Jupyter Notebooks and many other things. He has over 200 GitHub repos for you to explore and learn from.

touch base after PowerShell Summit, hear about tracking airplanes with ADS-B and raspberry pi's. Frank talks about classes and how they almost caused him to fall out of love with PowerShell. We also recount what most be the most brutal display of athleticism, curling.

that I started writing or updating but then got pushed to the back of the line. One of these projects is a PowerShell module I wrote as a teaching tool. The idea was to create short...

little fun. Here is a collection of PowerShell one-liners, all celebrating 13. And maybe you'll even pick up something new about PowerShell. Manage and Report Active Directory, Exchange and Microsoft 365 withManageEngine ADManager Plus -...

come up with 13 PowerShell related tidbits which I hope you'll find fun and maybe even a little educational. Manage and Report Active Directory, Exchange and Microsoft 365 withManageEngine ADManager Plus - Download Free Trial Exclusive...

an enlightening conversation covering a wide array of security-related topics. Jake shares insights from his journey transitioning into security from a background in operations and administration. The discussion delves into OpSec practices, approaches to toolmaking, and the critical importance of Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) security. Jake also sheds light on tabletop exercises for security, the fallacy of security through obscurity, and the dangers of clicking on phishing emails. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of security and PowerShell with Jake Hildreth!

and PowerShell enthusiast. Jeff takes us on a journey spanning nearly two decades of his prolific blog writing, revealing how it shaped his career trajectory. Delving into the importance of certifications, Jeff emphasizes their role as a structured pathway for acquiring new skills and advancing in the tech industry. We explore Jeff's transition from Azure Engineer to the dynamic realm of DevOps, uncovering valuable insights along the way. Join us as Jeff shares his wealth of experience, offering invaluable advice and perspectives for aspiring IT professionals and seasoned experts alike.

PowerShell stuff like Out-ConsoleGridView and the -PassThru parameter. Harm also gave us the lowdown on when to quit the cloud and spilled the beans on running his blog. Plus, he shared how he keeps up with the quick mojo of the tech world. Tune in for a fun and laid-back tech talk!

his journey transitioning from an engineer to a manager. Mike candidly shares the valuable lessons learned, from navigating newfound responsibilities to embracing a mentoring role. We delve into the pivotal role community involvement played in his managerial growth, touching on how insights from successful teams and best practices informed his approach. The discussion also unveils exciting changes ahead for the Research Triangle PowerShell User Group, which Mike leads. As a bonus, we get an insider's look into Mike's favorite PowerShell modules. Join us for an insightful conversation packed with lessons, community impact, and a sneak peek into the evolving PowerShell landscape.

into the world of PowerShell tips and contributions as Daniel shares insights into his tiPS module and how listeners can get involved. Daniel also reflects on his experience as a podcast listener, detailing how the show inspired him to take significant steps in his professional journey, such as applying to speak at PowerShell Summit-a journey that culminated in being accepted. The episode takes a technical turn as we glean advice on GitOps, explore techniques for visualizing large-scale systems, and gain valuable insights into the current statistics of DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering. Join us for a conversation packed with practical tips, personal reflections, and expert advice from Daniel Schroeder.

we delve into the world of PowerShell development with Jordan, exploring some of his exceptional modules that have made waves in the community. Jordan shares his unique perspective as a Python developer using PowerShell and highlights the benefits of binary modules. Dive into the details of Jordan's experience within the PowerShell community Discord, and gain insights into his journey to Red Hat, where Open Source played a pivotal role. As a bonus, discover the surprising answer to the question: If PowerShell was a song, what would it be? This episode is packed with coding wisdom, community adventures, and a touch of musical revelation.

can then process the array to do useful ...

show you how to get one each time you start a new PowerShell session.

open the curtains or look outside the window.

monitors. And many of our user can't look at the back of the monitor to see the brand or model and even harder to see the serial number of the monitor. Also we wanted to know if the monitor was inside the warranty period or not.

project management. While MigrationWiz has numerous capabilities built directly into the tool itself, using scripts to help manage users, adjust project settings, and monitor status is an easy way to step outside the UI and automate additional components of your project.

display in grid view to filter on a specific task and see when/if it returned a fail

information for easier digesting.

information.

collection of Windows servers.

stumbled across a cmdlet I was not familiar with: Invoke-Item. His tips page included a one liner that stated:

offers you an easy way to do it. Adam explains how to get started here.

Recently Microsoft invested heavily in OpenAI, and now there is an Azure version available called Azure OpenAI. I have written a guide on how to take advantage of this service by using PowerShell and Rest API calls.

doesn't have to be that way! If you are struggling with SSL certificates for your webpages and servers, keep reading.

app, and make your first API call using PowerShell.

allows you to access various properties related to the timezone, such as the timezone ID, display name, and standard time offset. Follow the simple steps provided in this blog post to retrieve the timezone information for your Windows system. This information can be useful for troubleshooting, system administration, or scripting tasks. Give the Get-TimeZone command in PowerShell a try next time you need to retrieve the timezone in Windows.

clone. It made it easy to play/pause music and play explosions and triumph sounds over the music without interrupting or clipping.It serves absolutely no purpose in my day to day, but it's a fun little project and sometimes it's the side quests that feed your soul. If you have any desire to work with sound asynchronously in PowerShell, here it is

creating an account on GitHub.

JavaScript for my DevOps projects.

#GOGGalaxy Of cause i've created a #powershell Script

and inspiration from the PowerShell community. Steven shares his experiences overcoming the hurdles of live demos, recounts the highlights of PowerShell Saturday NC, and reveals the story behind his iconic bling and love for puns. He delves into the importance of "practice makes progress," encouraging listeners to embrace growth through consistent effort. Kevin Laux joins the conversation to discuss his journey with PowerShell, his role with the Research Triangle PowerShell User Group (RTPSUG), and the impact of community involvement.

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powerful, flexible open source command line.

spelling bee that does what I want it to do, so I've attempted to make my own by piecing together things I've found online for text-to-speech and creating forms in PowerShell - both of which I have no experience with. While it's ugly, I think it does everything I want it to do now. I'm starting with words.csv which has the word, how it's spelled, and a sentence:

Robbins) about the success of docathon at Summit. We then talk about the value of contributing to docs, and all of the ways the barriers are being lowered for contributing. Last, we find out that Mikey will spend his weekends creating documentation on unrelated products, so he can come in fresh writing documentation for his job.....true dedication. A lot of links in this one. We encourage you to click away. In an unsurprising twist, the experts of docs have relevant docs for everything we talked about.

parses the history file for download history, returning the file path, timestamp, and size of the downloaded item.

Gilbert Sanchez. We dive into the world of PSScriptAnalyzer and use it as a gateway to explore and understand the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) in PowerShell. Gilbert walks us through a live demo and highlights some powerful ways to leverage the AST to analyze and improve our PowerShell code. As a special holiday treat, Gilbert comes bearing gifts-several awesome PowerShell modules that listeners can start using today.

(effectively your own PowerShell Gallery). This will let you share PowerShell modules and scripts amongst other systems and colleagues from an internal resource, using cmdlets from the PowerShellGet module e.g. Install-Module, Install-Script, Find-Module, Find-Script etc.

Bash/Python/Linux compared to Powershell ? Have you met some devs who are just as good in Powershell as in C# since PS could be said to be C# in a shell in a way... or you feel C# skills don't translate to shell skills etc I talked with some senior Linux Sysadmin and they all hate Powershell and won't use it to manage their environment why is that if PS improve all the time ? Fear ? Lack of knowledge ? Stubborn ? Something else ? Do you feel with the Cloud being more and more popular we will need less and less PS for managing OS since everything will be automated/preconfigured in the cloud ? and we will use more stuffs like Terraform Ansible IAC etc

suggest using PowerShell as it provides different methods to check. In this tutorial, I will explain how to check if a file has been modified in the last 24 hours using PowerShell with examples.

source control, build artifacts, and pipelines. However, some scenarios are not related to software development where the only resources that I have immediate access to are folders and the files contained, and also the same ones but

tricky because Jira is quite customizable and therefore there is no universal PowerShell function that will work for everybody.

downloading files from the web regularly, you will probably want to automate the task. Why not use PowerShell to download files?

PowerShell text editor may come in handy in such situations. You wouldn't need to fire up an external editor. Instead, you can edit the file without leaving PowerShell. How cool is that?

alert me the instant it showed "In Stock" online. After finally getting alerted and purchasing online, within one minute they were already sold out. Just picked it up today. Gotta be smarter than the competition.

make your scripts more efficient and powerful.

through installing the essential tools on your macOS system, if that's your preferred operating system. You'll learn to install PowerShell version 7, Visual Studio Code, and the PowerShell extension for VS Code to ensure your system is prepared for the event.

reference and conceptual content for various versions and modules of PowerShell. Contributing to this repository is a great way to learn Git, Markdown and PowerShell, as well as to help improve the quality and accuracy of the documentation.

and Linux system. One of the common tasks that you may need to perform is moving files from one location to another. In this blog post, I will show you how to use PowerShell to move files with different ...

can pipe just string AFAIK)

feature using the REST API landed soon after (unlike this blog post!). Like datasets, you can refresh your dataflows using the API.

wondered how to run esxcli commands from PowerCLI? Maybe you don't want to enable SSH on your hosts, or perhaps you need to run an esxcli command in a PowerShell script. The Get-EsxCli cmdlet from the VMware.PowerCLI PowerShell module is the answer!

luck. In this article, you're going to learn how to manage scheduled tasks using PowerShell.

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What do you think? Any improvements I should do?

ChatGPT as an application using OAuth2.0. I ended up just making my API key in the OpenAI GUI.

challenge for you:Tell me one thing to make me hate less or love more #Microsoft's weird language PowerShell.

API in an intuitive user friendly way.

making a Minesweeper clone, called Buttonsweeper. I used System.Windows.Forms and System.Drawing for the GUI. The script will attempt to create a file called scores.csv in the same directory, and you will receive errors if one is unable to be created - though the game will still work.

sound-effects. I listened to the original, figured out what notes made up the sound effects, then used this table to convert those tones to their corresponding frequencies. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

so I can search thus

Adil Leghari to delve into the intricacies of IAM (Identity and Access Management). Together, they explore the fundamentals of IAM and its significance in the broader realm of IT. Additionally, Andrew announces the PowerShell Podcast MVP awards, celebrating community excellence. Adil shares invaluable insights on career transitions, the anatomy of a login box, and common cyber attacks. He also sheds light on the flaws of passwords and emphasizes the importance of empathy and honest postmortems in the IT landscape. Tune in for a captivating discussion filled with wisdom and expertise!

partially on Linux and should work on macOS, except for charts. That means it's partially cross-platform, but the end goal is to make it work fully on all platforms. So what can this module do?

wonderful world of PowerShell - where tech and community coalesce. We highlight some splendid community projects, highlighting their large impacts and innovative approaches. As we recall our podcast journey, we revel in a nostalgic look back while also envisioning a powerful future. From personal anecdotes revealing how PowerShell has shaped our tech lives to a thought-provoking expose on error handling, the episode is a wholesome tableau of learning, reflection, and connection. It's a delightful mix of the cerebral and the personal - with plenty to be thankful for!

journey into PowerShell, from his early days learning the language to his current projects. We dive into the story behind his Microsoft Cluster Management module, discussing what motivated him to create it and how it helps sysadmins. Micah also shares how learning PowerShell opened the door for him to start using C#, blending scripting with development to elevate his technical skills. We wrap up the conversation with insights into his career goals and aspirations for the future.

times everyday worldwide to perform automated tasks towards Office 365 and SharePoint. He is also a Microsoft MVP and well-known public speaker, and technology evangelist. As Chief Technolgy Officer he shapped products and services at Valo, Staffbase and Rencore. Currently he is Head of Product at MondayCoffee.