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In the previous tip we illustrated how Invoke-WebRequest can be used to download JSON or XML data from a web page. This example downloads the...

In the previous tip we explained how you can use Invoke-WebRequest to download data from webpages, and for example retrieve excuses from a webpage...

In previous tips, we showed how to use Invoke-WebRequest to download data from webpages, and process data delivered in JSON or XML format. Most...

Invoke-WebRequest can download any type of information, and it is up to you to convert it into the format of choice. In the previous tip, we...

PowerShell comes with two powerful cmdlets that you can use to retrieve information from the internet. Today, we focus on Invoke-WebRequest. This...

In the previous tip we covered klist.exe and how it can be used to purge all Kerberos tickets for the current user so that new permissions will take...

No need to reboot a system just to apply new permission settings. Instead, purge your Kerberos tickets so that you will get a new ticket based on...

Here are a couple of ways to convert decimal to hexadecimal notation: $value = 255 [Convert]::ToString($value, 16) '{0:x}' -f $value...

In the previous tips, we explained how you can download and install Chocolatey, a free Windows package manager that can install software for you....

Chocolatey is a free package manager for Windows that can be used to download and install software. Before you can use Chocolatey from PowerShell,...

When you download a script from the internet, it may contain a digital signature that can help you find out where the script comes from. We looked...

Scripts downloaded via Internet have a great potential of being infected with malware, or originate from illegitimate sources. Digital signatures...

When you download a file from the internet, it may be tagged by Windows (via NTFS stream), and PowerShell may refuse to execute it: PS> &...

Occasionally, PowerShell scripts are made available via direct download. Let’s find the most efficient way to download text-based files via...

Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...

Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...

Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...

Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...

Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...

When you use double quotes in PowerShell, you can add variables to a string, and PowerShell automatically replaces these with their content –...

Windows 10 comes with excellent text-to-speech support and different high-quality voices. To find out which voices are available, try this: Add-Type...

Windows built-in text-to-speech engine accepts plain text and turns it into a voice, but it can also be controlled using “Speech Synthesis Markup...

In the previous tip we introduced the text-to-speech engine. This engine can save your text to a WAV sound file so you can use it to generate spoken...

In the previous tips, we explained how PowerShell can generate acoustic signals by playing system sounds or WAV sound files. PowerShell can also use...