Month: April 2015

You may know that each string object has a method called Trim() that trims away whitespace both from the beginning and end of a string: $text =...

Occasionally, there are misunderstandings how "exit" works. Take this example: function abc { 'Start' exit 100 'Done' }...

Do you know off-hand what "break", "continue", "return", and "exit" do? These are powerful language...

Here is a quick and easy way to find NTFS permissions that are potentially dangerous. The script tests all folders in $pathsToCheck and reports any...

Would you like to know where a public IP address is located? Provided you have Internet access, you can query one of the public information...

Here is a quick way to get all IP addresses assigned to your computer: #requires -Version 1 $ipaddress = [System.Net.DNS]::GetHostByName($null)...

To check credentials (username plus password) against your current domain, you can use this approach: #requires -Version 1 $username =...

Whenever you use UNC paths in PowerShell, your script may break. Since a UNC path has no drive letter, PowerShell looks at the current directory...

With splatting, you can call cmdlets and programmatically control the parameters you submit. To do this, add the parameters and values to a hash...

Get-ItemProperty can easily read registry values, but you do not get back any information about the registry value type. Get-ItemProperty -Path...

PowerShell can query websites that deliver XML content, and here is an example on how to query a movie database. Simply adjust the name of the TV...

To quickly compare folder content and find out files that exist only in one of two folders, try this example: $list1 = Get-ChildItem...