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August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Manage Remote Desktop Servers by Logging Off Idle Sessions That Have Certain Inactive Programs

# manageRdsSessions.ps1 # Sequence of workflow: # a. Gather active and disconnected sessions on all…
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August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Find Duplicate RDP Sessions on All Remote Desktop Servers Discovered Within the Domain

There's this module called 'PSTerminalServices' that has a method to collect active sessions on all…
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August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Setting Trace Logging for MS Dynamics CRM

Function 1: Set CRM Tracing # crmTraceLogSettings.ps1 $traceDirectory="L:\crmTraceLogs" $enable=$false $categories='*:\Verbose' $fileSize=10 $resetIis=$true function setCrmTrace{ param…
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August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Move Files Into Zip

# moveFilesToZip.ps1 # Version 0.02 # This little function is to automate the process of…
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August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Resolving LDAPS Connection Errors

Errors: Can not connect to remote server: 5059 ERROR_CERTIFICATE_ERROR (unable to read server certificates from…
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August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Alternative to Test-NetConnection for Legacy Windows

This little snippet is useful as a helper function to quickly determine port connectivity between…
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August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Find a Downloadable File from a Web Page

Although the function below is adequate for simple purposes. It lacks the advanced algorithm to…
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August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Hyper-V: Attach a New Virtual Disk

$vmName='TestVm' $storageLocation='\\FILESERVER06\SHAREXOXO' $newDiskSize='100GB' $dynamic=$true function createNewDisk{ param( $vmName, $storageLocation, $newDiskSize='100GB', $dynamic=$true ) $ErrorActionPreference='stop' try{ write-host…
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August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

WinRM and Trusted Hosts for Non-Domain Computers

Error: [TESTWINDOWS] Connecting to remote server TESTWINDOWS failed with the following error message : Access…
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August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Update Local Windows Machine

This script is meant to be ran on a local computer. To update remote machines,…
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August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Update Remote Windows

This script has been deprecated in favor of a more universal one here. function invokeWindowsUpdate{…
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August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Scan for Available or Unavailable IPs

This function is a demonstration of multi-tasking using PowerShell. The program will ping multiple targets…
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August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Microsoft Dynamics CRM IIS Pool Service Account Configuration

Summary The default CRM installation wizard provides some flexibility in specifying a deployment account. However,…
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August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Monitor a Program Wizard for Its Task Completion

Once upon a time in the realm of SysAdmin endless green pastures, there were rampant…
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August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

SQL: Use PowerShell to Validate if Database Exists

This function may be invoked remotely from a machine that has SQL-PS module installed. The…
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August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

SQL: Use PowerShell to Generate a Database Object From Another Object

Have you ever wondered about the prospect of automating T-SQL executions on Windows? As your…
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July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

SQL: Using PowerShell to Check if a Table, View, or Stored Procedure Exists

#Usage # set variables $sqlServer='sql-server04' $databaseName="Test_Database" $objectType='view' $objectName='[dbo].[Test_View]' $saCred=get-credential # Call function checkDatabaseObject $sqlServer $databaseName…
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July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Taking a Snapshot of a Windows Volume

I have this snippet embedded in various programs. Perhaps, it's useful to be posted as…
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July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Microsoft Dynamics – Selecting an Org

# These two functions are convenient for CRM admins to quickly gather a hosted organization…
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July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: HashMap Enumeration Example – Set Active-X on Internet Explorer

function allowActiveX($zone='Trusted'){ #Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/troubleshoot/browsers/security-privacy/ie-security-zones-registry-entries #Reference table: #Value Setting #------------------------------ #0 My Computer #1 Local Intranet…
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