PowerShell: Obtain Domain Admin Credential
function obtainDomainAdminCredentials{ # Legacy domain binding function function isValidCred($u,$p){ # Get current domain using logged-on…
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VSS Error: Snapshots were found, but they were outside of your allowed context
Error: PS C:\Windows\system32> vssadmin delete shadows /for=c: /allvssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative…
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PowerShell: Automating Microsoft Failover Cluster Maintenance – FileServer, SQL AlwaysOn, Hyper-V Guest VMs, Disks Operations
##################################################################################################### # MsClusterMaintenance_v0.0.2.ps1 # Author: KimConnect.com # License: GPLv3 # Description: this program automates the…
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PowerShell: Set Application CPU Affinity on Remote and Local Computers
# setProcessNameToCpuNumber.ps1$computerName =$env:computername$processname="Chrome";function getProcessors{ param( $computerName=$env:computername ) [int]$processors = 0; $cpuObject = Get-WmiObject -computername $computerName…
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PowerShell: File Copy Script using EmCopy & VSS (Legacy)
The script below is for informational purposes. Here is a better version <#.Description FileCopyScript_v1.1.8.ps1 Note: this…
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PowerShell: Add Windows TrustedHosts Remotely
<# AddTrustedHostsRemote.ps1Solves this problem:enter-pssession : Connecting to remote server REMOTESHERVER failed with the following error…
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PowerShell: Optimize RAM on Remote Computers
# simultaneousExec_v0.01.ps1# Requirement: must run as Administrator$computerNames="SHERER1","SHERER2"function installEmptyStandbyList{ $emptyStandbyListAvailable=(Get-Command EmptyStandbyList.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue); if(!($emptyStandbyListAvailable)){ # Set…
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PowerShell: Function to Execute Function Remotely
Function this function that - this quick snippet is to invoke those func things remotely...…
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PowerShell: Synchronize Directories with File Signature Comparisons
<# fileCompare_v0.01.ps1- Requires that the source and destination paths are hosted on Windows machines, not…
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PowerShell: Add Quorum to Clusters
# SetClusterQuorum.ps1$clustersAndQuorums=@();$clustersAndQuorums+=[PSCustomObject]@{ClusterName='CLUSTER1';Quorum='\\FILESHERVER007\CLUSTER1$'};$clustersAndQuorums+=[PSCustomObject]@{ClusterName='CLUSTER2';Quorum='\\FILESHERVER007\CLUSTER2$'};function getViableNode{ param($nodes) foreach ($node in $nodes){ $bingo=Test-NetConnection $node -InformationLevel Quiet; if($bingo){return $node} }}…
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PowerShell: Some Tricks in Using the Here-String to Declare Blocks of Code
Trigger COMMAND CLI from within PowerShell # Fastest way to list all files in a…
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PowerShell: Remove an A-Host Record within Active Directory Integrated DNS Domain
Warning: this code is NOT 'production ready'. Please review and test on DEV environments carefully…
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PowerShell: Add Accounts into Local Administrators Group
# addAccountToLocalAdmins.ps1# Requires: PowerShell Version 4.0+$accountToAdd='ServerAdmins'$groupName="Administrators"$servers=@( "CONCU1", 'CONCU2', 'CONCU100', 'CONCU80665', 'CONCU6547354', 'CONWHAT989', 'CONCU3')$servers|%{ $session=new-pssession $_…
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PowerShell: Setting WSUS Registry Setting On/Off for Client Windows
# setWsusOnOff.ps1function setWsus{ param( [switch]$on, [switch]$off ) function wuRegistryIsOn{ # Check if this machine has…
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PowerShell: Special Parameter datatype [switch]
# Demo of a simple function to turn lights on and offfunction setLight{ param( [switch]$on,…
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PowerShell: Check DotNet Framework on Windows
function checkDotNetVersions{ # General info: # - Powershell 2.0 latest SSL version support is TLS…
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PowerShell: Fix Clustered Disk Errors
# fixClusterDiskErrors.ps1function selectClusterName{ param($domainName=$env:USERDNSDOMAIN) write-host "Now scanning $domainName for all available cluster names. This may…
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PowerShell: Generate Report of Users and Computers That Have Not Logged On for X Days
# AccountsNotLoginXDays.ps1# Set days$lastLogonDaysExceeding = 120# Gather Users$daysRange = (get-date).adddays(-$lastLogonDaysExceeding)$users=Get-ADUser -properties * -filter {(enabled -eq…
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PowerShell: Change Windows Autolock
# Disable_AutoLock.ps1function changeAutoLock{ param ( [Switch]$disable, [Switch]$enable ) $registryHive = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization" $registryKey="NoLockScreen" $keyItem = Get-ItemProperty…
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Windows 2012: How To Install DotNet Framework 2.0 & 3.0
If there're HTTPS/TLS issues, run this function: https://blog.kimconnect.com/powershell-enable-tls-1-2-on-legacy-servers/ Toggle WSUS registry key to off prior…
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