Thomas Lee
Blogs, Articles, and Posts
Background Jobs in PowerShell 7
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
With PowerShell 7, you have the option of running a job using either PowerShell 7 (ie the default)
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 15 2022
With PowerShell 7, you have the option of running a job using either PowerShell 7 (ie the default)
or using Windows PowerShell 5.1.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 15 2022
Configuring PowerShell 7 With Group Policy
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
Group policy is a feature of Windows Server Active Directory which automagically deploys groups of
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Group policy is a feature of Windows Server Active Directory which automagically deploys groups of
policies to users and computers. A policy is some computer setting you wish to enforce, such as which screen saver to use, what desktop background to use, or what the default execution policy should be.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Fun with Get-Content
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
Most IT Pros know and use the Get-Content to get the contents of a file into a variable/array. You
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Mar 3 2023
Most IT Pros know and use the Get-Content to get the contents of a file into a variable/array. You
can then process the array to do useful ...
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Mar 3 2023
How to Preview PowerShell Scripts In PowerShell
(devblogs.microsoft.com)
When I use Windows Explorer and select a PowerShell script file - I do not see the script in the
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
When I use Windows Explorer and select a PowerShell script file - I do not see the script in the
preview window. Can I fix that?
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Open Sourcing of PowerShell Documents is Awesome
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
TL;DR to me is that with the open sourcing of PowerShell documentation, errors need not persist. You
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
TL;DR to me is that with the open sourcing of PowerShell documentation, errors need not persist. You
can fix them easily. Or just report and let the community do the work.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Question for PowerShell twitter:
(twitter.com)
what are some cool and fun PS Gallery modules?
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
what are some cool and fun PS Gallery modules?
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Saving PowerPoint Deck as a PDF – with PowerShell 7
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
This week, I got into a twitter discussion about a presenter posting their slides for delegates. My
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
This week, I got into a twitter discussion about a presenter posting their slides for delegates. My
personal preference is to always share the slides. Often, especially when I was working for an employer, I'd share a PDF of the file rather than the slides. Some decks had had a LOT of effort put in (some by inhouse graphics guys) and giving those animations away was sub-optimal for IP reasons.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Under The Stairs: Creating a PowerShell Cmdlet Using C#
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
As part of a book I am writing, I wanted to show how simple it could be to create your own cmdlet in
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
As part of a book I am writing, I wanted to show how simple it could be to create your own cmdlet in
C#. This was to be a part of an advanced look at the things you can do with PowerShell 7 and DotNet Core.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Under The Stairs: Setting up an SMTP Relay using SendGrid
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
Setting up both IIS and the email relay service which SendGrid provides are straightforward to set
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 15 2022
Setting up both IIS and the email relay service which SendGrid provides are straightforward to set
up. In this blog post, I'll show you how to do this.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 15 2022
Viewing PowerShell Files in Preview within Windows Explorer
(tfl09.blogspot.com)
Windows Explorer has a nice feature that shows the contents of a selected file. Click on a file and
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Windows Explorer has a nice feature that shows the contents of a selected file. Click on a file and
in the right pane you can see the contents. This is a great feature, except it does not work for ALL filetypes out of the box. So would you wish to view a .PS1 file this way - you are out of luck. By default
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Books, Media, and Learning Resources
Amazon.com: Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook
(amazon.com)
Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks, 4th Edition
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks, 4th Edition
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
PowerShell 7 for IT Professionals
(amazon.com)
PowerShell 7 for IT Pros is your guide to using PowerShell 7, the open source, cross-platform
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
PowerShell 7 for IT Pros is your guide to using PowerShell 7, the open source, cross-platform
version of Windows PowerShell. Windows IT professionals can begin setting up automation in PowerShell 7, which features many improvements over the early version of PowerShell Core and Windows PowerShell. PowerShell 7 users can enjoy the high level of compatibility with the Windows PowerShell modules they rely on today. This book shows IT professionals?especially Windows administrators and developers?how to use PowerShell7 to engage in their most important tasks, such as managing networking, using AD/DNS/DHCP, leveraging Azure, and more.
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022
