PowerShell: Scan a Subnet for Used and Unused IPs
A newer version of this script is available here. function scanForAvailableIPs{ param( $cidrBlock=$( $interfaceIndex=(Get-WmiObject -Class…
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How to Change a Disk Signature using Diskpart
Application: to potentially resolve issues with duplicate disk signature in a Windows Virtual Machine Symptom:…
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1-Liner to Find Host of Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
PS C:\Users\testAdmin> (get-item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters").GetValue("HostName")hyperv01.intranet.kimconnect.com
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Some Useful Windows Commands to Troubleshoot Networking on Windoze
# Check this computer's trust relationship to its domain controllers$domainName="intranet.kimconnect.com"PS C:\Windows\system32> nltest /SC_QUERY:$domainNameFlags: 0Trusted DC…
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PowerShell: Quickly Start Services that were Set to Auto
Quick Liners: # Command to checkGet-WmiObject -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "StartMode='Auto' AND State<>'Running'" | Format-Table -Auto…
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PowerShell: Trigger Azure AD Sync on Remote Server as a Domain Admin
# Trigger-AD-Sync.ps1# Requirements: https://blog.kimconnect.com/powershell-install-rsat/## This script does these things:# a. Obtain Domain Admin credential# b.…
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PowerShell: How to Logoff an User RDP Session
# logOffUser.ps1 $servername=$env:computername $userName='brucelee' function logOffRdpSession{ param( $serverName=$env:computername, $username ) $username=if($username -match '\\'){[regex]::match($username,'\\(.*)$').captures.groups.value[1] }else{ $username.tostring()…
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PowerShell: How to Call a Batch File to Run-As Administrator
Step 1: Create a Batch File and place it inside C:\scripts @echo off powercfg.exe -x…
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PowerShell: Manually Create Failover Cluster SMB Shares
# Set three variables$shareName="someShare"$smbServer="someClusteredVServer"$sharePath="S:\Shares\someShare"# Generate Domain Admins label$subdomain=(net config workstation) -match 'Workstation domain\s+\S+$' -replace '.+?(\S+)$','$1'$domainadmins="$subdomain`\Domain…
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PowerShell: Grant Domain Admins Access to Directories
Snippet: # Messing around$shareDrives=@("E","F","G","I","J","N",'O','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','Z','Y');$subdomain=(net config workstation) -match 'Workstation domain\s+\S+$' -replace '.+?(\S+)$','$1';$domainadmins="$subdomain`\Domain Admins"; $shareDrives | %{"Add-NTFSAccess…
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PowerShell: Microsoft Clustered Disks Creation Script v 0.10
Code: <# Microsoft_Clustered_Disks_Creation_V0.10.ps1Purpose:This snippet streamlines the process of creating physical disk volumes on a Windows…
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PowerShell: Deploy Certs on Remote Windows Servers
Quick Script for Local Machines: $certPath="C:\kimconnect_cert.pfx" $certPlaintextPassword='PASSWORD' $certEncryptedPassword=ConvertTo-SecureString $certPlaintextPassword -AsPlainText -Force Import-PfxCertificate -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My -FilePath…
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PowerShell: Microsoft Failover Cluster Discovery Version 0.10
<# .Sypnosis: Microsoft_Clusters_Discovery_v.0.10.ps1 What it does: - Installs Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell module on the…
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Disk Partitioning & Formatting Reference
Refer to this table as a reference on sector/cluster size leading to maximum storage per…
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Exchange Email Sending Status code: 550 5.7.133
Error Message: The group <group name> only accepts messages from people in its organization or…
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VMware: How To Mount a USB Thumb Drive as a Data Store
Although USB is not a recommended data store type, it is still possible to mount…
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Windows File System Symlink Settings
Issue: Shortcuts or symbolic links are inaccessible at the destination, after being synchronized (using robocopy,…
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PowerShell: Scheduled Task to Backup Local Files to remote UNC Path
Set Script Execution Policy on Host PS H:\> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSignedExecution Policy ChangeThe execution policy helps…
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PowerShell: Use EMCOPY to Mirror a Directory
# Purpose: this PowerShell snippet is to demonstrate the use of Emcopy$source="C:\Users\tester\Desktop\Clients"$destination="C:\Users\tester\Desktop\Test"#$switches="/o /secforce /s /de…
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PowerShell: File Copying Operation
2/11/20 Update: Version 0.1.8 is available here: https://blog.kimconnect.com/powershell-file-copy-script-using-emcopy-vss-legacy/ Version 0.1.6 <#.Description File_Copy_Script Version: 0.16Purpose: this…
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