Setting Up Python on a Windows Machine
# Install Visual C++ 14choco install vcredist2017 -y# Install Python 3.8choco install python --version=3.8 -y#…
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Dev Environment Technitium DNS Server
Windows: $technitiumPortableDownload="https://download.technitium.com/dns/DnsServerPortable.zip"$tempDir="C:\Temp"; $extractionDir="C:\Technitium" $destinationFile = "$tempDir\DnsServerPortable.zip"; try{[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12}catch{} New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $tempDir…
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PowerShell: Quick 1-Liner to Check Status of URL
The kommand: Invoke-WebRequest "https://blog.kimconnect.com" -MaximumRedirection 0 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object StatusCode,StatusDescription Sample Result: StatusCode StatusDescription----------…
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PowerShell: Generate a CSV Report of O365 Exchange Online Mailboxes
# Office 365 Global Admin Credential$username="[email protected]"$password=ConvertTo-securestring "PASSWORD" -AsPlainText -Force$cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username,$passwordfunction…
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PowerShell: Connect to Office 365 Exchange Online
function disconnectExchangeOnline{ <# manually check sessions PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-PSSession Id Name ComputerName ComputerType State ConfigurationName…
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PowerShell: Get Executable Version and File Location
# Quick method to obtain computernames of all nodes in a cluster and adjoin result…
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PowerShell: Add System Backup Privileges
function addSystemPrivilege{ param( [String[]]$privileges=@("SeBackupPrivilege","SeRestorePrivilege") ) function includeSystemPrivileges{ $win32api = @' using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace…
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PowerShell: Deleting a Single File Safely
# Name your file$item="\\FILESHERVER007\someweird folder names with long paths\ fmmkklghhbb-yj-yuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy p-hphlfiles\whatup.exe - Shortcut.lnk" #item could…
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Active Directory GPO Practical Examples
Fonts Distribution---------------------------------A. Create an SMB share on an Intranet accessible directory \\SOFTWARE\FONTS\Kim-Connect.ttfB. Create a new…
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PowerShell: Increase Default Windows 260-Character Paths Limit
Problem: Error when trying to rename files manually:'The source files name(s) are larger than is…
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PowerShell: Windows Systems State Backup Daily
# Windows-Systems-State-Backup-V0.1.ps1## What this script does:# 1. Create a Windows Scheduled task on an Active…
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PowerShell: How to Properly Delete a Msol User Account
# Set the user ObjectID attribute variable$msolUser="6f2fcfcd-...."# Move user account to Recycle BinRemove-MsolUser -ObjectId $msolUser#…
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PowerShell: Play with Time
1. Constructor: $timer=[System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() 2. Accessing a property $totalSeconds=$timer.Elapsed.TotalSeconds 3. Output Time (Usage): $hours=[math]::round($totalSeconds/3600,2)write-host "It has…
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PowerShell: Accessing the Reflection Assembly Class to Retrieve User Context
Step 1: Accessing Reflection Assembly namespace to call method Load with Windows Account Management as…
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PowerShell: Detect Antivirus Name on a Windows Machine
function getAntivirusName { $wmiQuery = "SELECT * FROM AntiVirusProduct" $antivirus = Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root\SecurityCenter2" -Query…
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PowerShell: How To Add Additional Sub-Directories to an Existing SMB Share
Business Use-Case: There's an existing logon script or Group Policy that maps users toward a…
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PowerShell: Synchronize Files Between Different Domains
<# File_Copy_Script_UNC_to_Local_V0.1.ps1Purpose: connect to an external domain to copy files onto a Intranet server.Features:- Synchronize…
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PowerShell: Benchmark Disk Speed
Contrary to previous iteration, this version returns an object with multiple properties describing statistical analysis…
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Bash Shell: Old School Migration of ESXi Guest Virtual Machines
Step 0: Preparations Estimate file-copying duration for cut-over:- Sustained storage transfer speed using a 1GB…
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