PowerShell: Automating Process of Setting Up a New Windows Machine
# Step -2: Creating a New Virtual Machine # Example A: Hyper-V # Compulsory variables…
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PowerShell: Activate Remote Windows
$remoteWindows="SHERVER01","SHERVER02"$licenseKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"function activateWindows{ param( [string]$key ) $licensingService = get-wmiObject -query "select * from SoftwareLicensingService" -computername $env:computername;…
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PowerShell: 1-liner to obtain SSID and Password of Wireless Profiles on a Windows Machine
$profileName='Frontier0000'netsh wlan show profile "name=$profileName" key=clear|select-string "Key Content"# Sample outputKey Content : somepassword PS C:\Windows\system32>…
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PowerShell: Execute as System Elevated Session with a Domain Administrator account
Part 1: Relaunch script in the context of Elevated System privileges: ############# Ensure that Program…
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PowerShell: Update Windows Computers
There's a more updated version available. <# Update-Windows-Computers-v0.11.ps1 # # Purpose: trigger Microsoft Updates on…
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PowerShell: Change IP of Remote Windows
# Change-IP-Remote-Windows.ps1$oldIP="192.168.40.135"$newIP="192.168.40.136"$netmask="255.255.255.0"$gateway="192.168.40.1"$dnsServers=@("10.10.8.1","10.10.18.1")function changeIpRemoteComputer{ Param ( [string]$oldIP, [string]$newIP, [string]$newSubnetMask = "255.255.255.0", [string]$newDefaultGateway, [array]$newDNS = @("8.8.8.8","4.4.2.2") )…
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PowerShell: Kill Processes Remotely
# This function requires 2 parameters: -computerName and -processName function killRemoteProcess{ [cmdletbinding()] param( [string]$computerName=$env:COMPUTERNAME, [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]…
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PowerShell: removing elements of an immutable “fixed size” array
By default, PowerShell's Array is an object class; hence, its length a "fixed size" as…
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PowerShell: How To Bypass Double Hop Problems
# This is a working example of hoping without delegation. Fresh creds can be passed…
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PowerShell: Reset Failover Clustering Quorum
# Adding Prerequisite Microsoft ClusterFunction installFailoverClustersModule{if (!(get-module -Name "FailoverClusters") ){#Install-WindowsFeature Failover-Clustering | out-null;Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-Clustering-MGMT |…
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PowerShell: Create Daily VSS Snapshot of Volumes on Local Windows Machine
<# Daily-VSS-Snapshot-Windows-Standalone-FileServer.ps1 Functions: 1. Dynamically detect all volumes on local machine 2. Take snapshots of…
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Procedure to Recreate a Microsoft Clustered Role
1. Delete cluster role 2. Validate that the DNS entry has been purgeda. Check DNS…
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PowerShell: Check Servers on Domain to Locate A Domain Account Being Set to Run Services and Scheduled Tasks
# Obtain the name of the default domain Administrator account (this account is expected to…
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PowerShell: Windows Servers Systems Inventory
Version 0.03 <# Systems-Inventory.ps1Version: 0.03 -- deprecated 12/24/2019Purpose: to generate a CSV spreadsheet with information…
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How to Implement Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) on Windows
Overview LAPS or Local Administrator Password Management is a good solution for local administrator account…
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Changing SMB Caching on Windows
# To turn OFF caching $rolesWithNoCaching="SHERVER01","SHERVER02" $rolesWithNoCaching | %{$shares=Get-SMBShare -scopename "$_"; foreach ($share in $shares){if(!($share.Name…
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How to Expand a Windows NTFS Volume as a LUN of HPe Nimble Storage
1. Take volume off synchronous mode - Pre-emptively avoid this error: "Failed to update the…
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Updating SSL Certificates on Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) Server
Scripted Version Notes: Part 1: Adding Cert to ADFS Server # Import Cert and get…
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PowerShell: List All IPs Used by Cluster
Snippet: # Obtain IPs of resources in clusterfunction getResourceIPs { $resourceIPs=Get-Cluster | Get-ClusterResource | ?{$_.ResourceType…
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PowerShell: Setup Windows Scheduled Tasks
Outdated script. Use something else by searching this blog further. # scheduledTasksRemote_V0.0.2.ps1# Purpose: to add…
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