database-tools

Here is a simple example using the PowerShell progress bar. The code displays a progress bar counting down a break. Simply adjust the number of...

Beginning with PowerShell 5, the PowerShell engine starts to log executed commands and scripts. By default, only commands considered potentially...

When you query an event log with PowerShell, by default you get back a text message with the logged information. For example, if you’d like to know...

If you are about to launch a lengthy automation script, why not turn off the display right away instead of waiting for the screen saver timeout to...

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...

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

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 try and sort IPv4 addresses via Sort-Object, this fails: PS> '10.1.2.3', '2.3.4.5', '1.2.3.4' | Sort-Object 1.2.3.4 10.1.2.3 2.3.4.5...

In the previous tip we published a super-fast function called Test-OnlineFast, and this function was able to ping an entire IP segment in record...

In the previous tip series, we developed a new function called Test-OnlineFast that can ping multiple computers in record time. For some reason, the...

When you write events to an event log using Write-EventLog, you must specify a valid source name. However, there is no easy way of finding out which...

Here is a line of code that often puzzles PowerShell users: Get-Service | Select-Object -ExcludeProperty Name When you use Select-Object, its...

Here is a fun PowerShell function called Convert-PowerShellToBatch. Provide it with the path to a PowerShell script, or pipe in the results from...

If you’d need to find out the SID for a user name, here is a useful chunk of code that does the job: $domain = 'MyDomain' $username =...

Out-GridView always produces a table with one object per line: Get-Process -Id $pid | Out-GridView Occasionally, it would be more helpful to display...

In the previous tip we explained how you can use the ActiveDirectory module and its cmdlets to find all domain controllers in your organization, or...

In the previous tip we talked about a public module called PSCredentialManager that helps you manage cached credentials. Sometime, less is more, so...

When you’d like to install modules for all users from the PowerShellGet repository, you need Administrator privileges. On PowerShell Core on...