Fiddler: A HTTPS Debugging Tool
An application support specialist would find this tool useful to intercept HTTPS traffic on a…
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How To Link Containers Using Docker Compose
This yields several advantages:1. Direct linking between containers is architectually efficient to direct traffic between…
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PowerShell: Maintain Windows Services Remotely via WinRM
# maintainServices.ps1 # FQDN of each computer name (required) $computerList=@' testWindows.intranet.kimconnect.com testWindows.dmz.dragoncoin.com '@ $serviceNames=@( 'windows_exporter',…
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PowerShell: Kill a Windows Service Forcefully
# killService.ps1 $serviceName='vmms' function killService($serviceName='Spooler',$restart=$false){ $processId=Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name LIKE '$serviceName'"|Select-Object -ExpandProperty ProcessId if($processId.count…
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How to Install PowerShell Module on An Offlined Computer
# Download the desired module onto a 'jump host' (an intermediary computer that has access…
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PowerShell: Uninstall Program Using Its Name
# uninstallProgramUsingId.ps1 $appName='Virtual Machine Manager Agent' $uninstallStringRegPaths='HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall' $uninstallStrings=Get-ChildItem -Path $uninstallStringRegPaths $uninstallString=($uninstallStrings|Get-ItemProperty|Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match $appName}).UninstallString if($uninstallString.count…
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PowerShell: Get Connected Port by Process Name
# getProcessConnectionPort.ps1 $computerlist=@' SQL1 SQL2 '@ $computernames=@($computerList -split "`n")|%{$_.Trim()} $processname='sqlservr' $state='Established' $results=@() foreach ($computername in…
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PowerShell: Quickly Test Connectivity from a List of Sources toward a Destination on a Specific Port
# testRemotePort.ps1 $connectFrom=@' windows1 windows2 '@ $connectTo=@' \\servername\sharename '@ $testPort=445 $sources=@($connectFrom -split "`n")|%{$_.Trim()} $destinations=@($connectTo -split…
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How To Recover SQLSERVER Service from Being Unable to Start
# startSqlService.ps1 # special provision to deal with SQL Server not starting up due to…
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How to Search for Installed Application by Name in PowerShell
One can search using the known Vendor or application Name as illustrated below: [testwindows]: PS…
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PowerShell: Create Registry Keys within Windows Localhost
# createRegKey.ps1 $regKeys=@( @{ hive='REGISTRY::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome'; name='ChromeCleanupEnabled'; value=0 } @{ hive='REGISTRY::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome'; name='ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled'; value=0 } ) function…
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Windows: How to Map Network Drive for All Users of a Local Machine
# Mapping file share using legacy commands (more effective than newer PowerShell equivalents in certain…
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Use DISM To Install Windows Features
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command-line tool that can be used to…
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Upgrade Virtual Hardware Version in VMM
The following script will upgrade all guest virtual machines from a lower version to the…
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PowerShell: Get Available RAM Slots
# getRamSlotsAvailable.ps1 $computername=$env:computername function getRamSlotsAvailable{ param($computername=$env:computername) write-host "Computer name: $computerName" $slots = Get-WmiObject -Class "win32_PhysicalMemoryArray"…
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Use PowerShell to Get GeoLocation of a Computer’s Public IP
Method 1: Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ('http://ipinfo.io/'+(Invoke-WebRequest -uri "http://ifconfig.me/ip").Content) Method 2: function getIPGeolocation($ipAddress) {$request = Invoke-RestMethod -Method…
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How To Add or Remove a Path in Windows Environmental Paths
There are 2 functions to Add and Remove, at your convenience: # addEnvironmentalPath.ps1 $pathToAdd='C:\Scripts' $pathToRemove='C:\Scripts'…
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PowerShell: Find Windows RDS Roles and Their Licensing Servers
# Get TS Licensing Servers (Enterprise or AD Registered) $termLicenseServers=Get-ADGroupMember -Identity "Terminal Server License Servers"…
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PowerShell: Install App Using MSI on Remote Computers Via WinRM
# installMSiRemoteComputers.ps1 # version 0.0.1 $computernames='REMOTEPC001','REMOTEPC002' $thisMsiFile='C:\Temp\something.msi' $appName='testapp' $desiredVersion='1.0' $maxWaitSeconds=120 function installMsiOnRemoteComputers($computernames,$msiFile,$appName,$desiredVersion,$maxWaitSeconds){ function installMsiOnRemoteComputer{ param(…
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PowerShell: Move Guest VM to Different Cluster in Hyper-V
# Assumptions: # - Guest VM files are stored at a single location # -…
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