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July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: How To Stop and Start Palo Alto Cortex XDR Traps

$trapsAdminPassword='PASSWORDHERE', $trapsBin='C:\Program Files\Palo Alto Networks\Traps' function stopXdr{ param( $trapsAdminPassword, $trapsBin='C:\Program Files\Palo Alto Networks\Traps' ) echo…
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July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Maintaining Processes on Remote Servers

# maintainProcess.ps1 # version 0.0.1 $computernames=@( 'server1', 'server2' ) $processName='cmd' $processPath='C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' $minutesToDefineCrashed=1 # this marker…
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July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

How to Disable Disk Checking on Windows Bootup

Run CMD or PowerShell as Administrator Issue this command to exclude checking of Systems volume…
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July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Find Duplicate Mac Addresses of Guest VMs in Virtual Machine Manager

Here's a quick snippet to check whether you have any duplicate mac addresses on existing…
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July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Running Commands on Remote Computers

# runCommandsOnRemoteComputers.ps1 # User defined variables $computernames=@( 'SERVER001', 'SERVER002' ) $expectedExecutable='racadm.exe' $expectedInstallPath='C:\program files\Dell\SysMgt\iDRACTools\racadm' # Execution…
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July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Installing a Program from Its Zip Archive

# installProgramFromExeZipArchive.ps1 # Automated installation of the racadm program $computerlist=@' HyperV01 HyperV02 '@ $fileURL="https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER08543783M/1/DellEMC-iDRACTools-Web-WINX64-10.3.0.0-4945.exe" $expectedExecutable='racadm.exe'…
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July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

How To Remove A Program on Windows Using PowerShell

# removeAppwizProgram.ps1 # Version 0.02 $computernames=@( 'SERVER0001', 'SERVER0002' ) $appName='Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Software…
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July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

How To Use Command Line to Configure iDrac Settings

Step 1: Install RacADM $computerlist=@' SERVER1 SERVER2 '@ $computernames=@($computerlist -split "`n")|%{$_.Trim()} $fileURL="https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER08543783M/1/DellEMC-iDRACTools-Web-WINX64-10.3.0.0-4945.exe" $expectedExecutable='racadm.exe' $expectedInstallPath='C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\iDRACTools\racadm'…
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July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Gather Information About Windows Shutdown Reasons

Copy and Paste this to See Result(s): $computername=$env:computername $limitEventsCount=40000 $daysSearchLimit=30 function getWindowsShutdownReason{ param( $computername=$env:computername, $limitEventsCount=10000,…
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June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Converting Time Stamp from Int64 to DateTime and Vice Versa

Here are some quick conversion methods between time values represented by Integer and DateTime data…
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June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

Clean Windows C Volume

Have you ever ran into a sluggish performance on a Windows machine that is being…
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June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Change Google Chrome Cache Directory

Lately, I've been running a buck load of chrome tabs that utilize all available I/O…
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May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Assign Guest Virtual Machine to a Cloud in VMM

# assignVmsToCloud.ps1 # version 0.02 # The following function assigns a guest VM into a…
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May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

The Process of Adding a New Hyper-V Server Into a Cluster and the Associated Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

These are the steps: Install WindowsWindows 2019 Data Center Edition is the standard as of…
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May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Check a List of Windows Computers for Online & Offline Statuses

# checkOnlineComputers.ps1 # Set a list of computers in a text file $computerListFile='C:\Temp\computerlist.txt' # Read…
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May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Add Local User as an Administrator on All Servers in Domain

# addLocalAccountOnAllServers.ps1 # Feature: using only legacy commands for maximum compatibility # Set variables $newUsername='backupAdmin'…
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May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

How To Modify a Windows Service

Here's the freebie code: # Version 0.02 $serviceName='Windows_Exporter' $newExePath=$false $newSwitches=" --log.format logger:eventlog?name=$serviceName --collectors.enabled os,cpu,cs,logical_disk,net,tcp,service,textfile" function…
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May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

How To Modify Collectors of Windows Exporter

Update: here's a generalized version of this function that can be applied to other services…
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May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

How To Create a Windows Scheduled Task to Call a Program or Script

Example on How To Call a Program: Set Action = Start a Program Set Program/Script…
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May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Delete Files Older Than 30 Days

Have you ever run into C:\ volumes reaching critical thresholds because certain applications or users…
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