database-tools

PowerShell 2.0 and later In your Windows folder, you find all kinds of system log files. One is DISM.log which contains information about the...

ActiveDirectory Module To set AD attributes for a user account, PowerShell uses hash tables. That’s a versatile approach that lets you specify...

Module ActiveDirectory To create a large number of new Active Directory users, you can import the user data from a CSV file, for example export an...

Module ActiveDirectory To remove one or many users from an Active Directory group, try this approach: $user = @() $user += Get-ADUser -Filter { Name...

All PowerShell versions If you use PowerShell at home or in an environment without central group policy management, here are some additional steps...

PowerShell 2.0 and later If you use PowerShell at home or in an unmanaged environment, here are some additional steps you should consider to make...

PowerShell 2.0 and later If you use PowerShell at home or in an unmanaged environment, here are some steps you should consider to make PowerShell...

All PowerShell versions Whenever you assign NULL values to array elements, they will count as array elements, but will not be output (after all,...

All PowerShell versions This line will take a list of numbers and randomize their order: Get-Random -InputObject 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 -Count...

Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2 Disk management has been greatly simplified with the many new client and server cmdlets that ship with Windows 8.1 and...

All PowerShell Versions Do you own Windows 8.1 Basic, Pro, or Enterprise? Finding out the Windows version is easy. Finding out the exact subtype is...

All Versions To construct path names from parent folders and files, you may have been using Join-Path. This cmdlet takes care of the correct number...

Windows 8.1 Pro/Enterprise or Server 2012 R2 Both Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 come with a vast number of additional cmdlets, some of which can be...