Just go with the flow…. WorkFlow that is with Windows PowerShell
Doctor Scripto returns again with our good friend Joel Vickery, PFE who is going to touch on the use of Workflows In PowerShell. Take it away Joel! Following up on my original post Parallel Processing...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify Completed PowerShell Jobs with Data yet to be Received
Summary: Doctor Scripto quickly shows how to identify Completed Jobs in PowerShell which have yet to have the data Received Hey Doctor Scripto, How can I identify jobs which already completed but I...
View ArticleParallel Processing with jobs in PowerShell
Hello everyone! Doctor Scripto is elated to present some more great content from Joel Vickery, PFE , today he discusses using jobs in PowerShell. Stay tuned in the upcoming weeks for some amazing...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use Windows PowerShell to display all Environment variables
Summary: Doctor Scripto demonstrates how to use [System.Environment] to show all currently set environment variables Question: Hey Doctor Scripto, I remember in DOS if I wanted to see the values of all...
View ArticleTesting RPC ports with PowerShell (and yes, it’s as much fun as it sounds!)
Summary: Using PowerShell to identify RPC ports in use by capturing content from Dos Commands like PortQRY.exe We’d like to introduce you today to one of our newest bloggers! It’s a froopingly awesome...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify if CredentialGuard is enabled with Windows PowerShell
Summary: Easily identify if Credential Guard is enabled using the Get-ComputerInfo Cmdlet in Windows 10 Question: Hey Doctor Scripto, how can I tell if CredentialGuard has been enabled on my Windows 10...
View ArticleUse PowerShell to Identify Unassociated Azure Resources
Summary: Save costs by Identifying Unassociated Resources left behind after deletions in Azure Q: Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I quickly identify un-associated resources in my Azure subscription? A: Hi...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify which Platform PowerShell is running on
Summary: Using $PSVersionTable to identify if you are on Windows or Unix Hey, Doctor Scripto! I’m working on my PowerShell scripts and I need to be able to identify if I’m working on Windows or Linux....
View ArticleCreating a Platform Independent Function in PowerShell
Summary: Creating a Function in PowerShell and the power of the $PSVersionTable to make code more portable Q: Hey, Doctor Scripto! I saw that post last week on converting Here-String into an array. I...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify if you are running on PowerShell Core
Summary: Pulling up the properties of $PSVersionTable to identify your PowerShell edition Hey, Doctor Scripto! I want to write my modules and scripts to be more portable. How can I tell if I am...
View ArticleMaximizing the Power of Here-String in PowerShell for Configuration Data
Summary: Discovering some of the awesome and neat ways to leverage a Here-String in a Script or function Q: Hey, Doctor Scripto! I used to write scripts with supporting configuration files that never...
View ArticlePowerTip: Read a JSON configuration file as a PowerShell object
Summary: Using the ConvertFrom-Json Cmdlet in PowerShell to read a JSON formatted file Hey, Doctor Scripto! I’ve seen a lot of JSON files in use in Azure. I’m not very good with editing JSON properly....
View ArticleConfiguring Startup Settings in Microsoft Teams with Windows PowerShell
Summary: Using the ConvertFrom-JSON and ConvertTo-JSON Cmdlets to edit a configuration file Q: Hey, Doctor Scripto! I need to be able to change the Startup settings in Teams (like the Auto launch...
View ArticlePowerTip: Using PowerShell to Convert raw Text to a Comma Separated columm
Summary: Using PowerShell and a very simple Regular Expression to convert Random counts of spaces to a Comma Hey Doctor Scripto! I have some string based output from a non PowerShell application. The...
View ArticleAutomating Quser through PowerShell
Summary: Using PowerShell to automate Quser to identify users to Logoff systems in Windows Hey Doctor Scripto! I need to log a user off every computer they’re logged into. The problem is, I don’t know...
View ArticlePowerTip: Identify if SQL Servers are configured to best practices
Summary: Using the features of the SQLServer PowerShell module to run assessments of your servers How can I easily check that my SQL Servers are all configured to meet best practices? You can use SQL...
View ArticlePowerTip: Using Set-ADUser with multi-valued attributes
Summary: Using the -Replace parameter with Set-ADUser to take an array to populate multi-valued attributes Question: Hey Doctor Scripto, how can I use Set-ADUser to populate multivalued attributes in...
View ArticleCopy multi-valued Active Directory attributes from one user to another with...
Summary: Using -Replace parameter with Set-ADUser to copy Active Directory multi-valued attributes Q: Hey, Doctor Scripto! We are in the middle of an Active Directory migration and need to copy the...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use New-Alias to make Cmdlets easier to remember
Summary: Using New-Alias to create easier to remember shortcuts to Cmdlets in PowerShell Hey, Doctor Scripto. I know I can use Install-Module to download a DSC Resource, but is there some way to build...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to View and Remove Wireless Profiles in Windows 10 – Part 4
Summary: Using Windows PowerShell to purge Wlan profiles with NetSh.exe. Last week we had a way with a Regular Expression to run one Netsh.exe command and show only the profile names as a PowerShell...
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