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The RunOnce key in the Windows Registry stores all auto-starting executables. It may be empty. To check for auto-starting applications, try this:...

Here is another small script to produce random passwords consisting of a defined number of capitals, letters, numbers, and special characters:...

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

Let’s assume you want to create a function that accepts a file path. There are numerous tasks that can be done with files. You may want to...

WMI is a powerful information repository – if you know the names of WMI classes: Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS Get-CimInstance...

The following code finds all groups a given Active Directory user is member of (including nested group memberships). The code requires the...

If your machine is connected to the internet (or VPN) via different network connections, depending on where you are, then the following two...

Windows 10 comes with all kinds of preinstalled apps and other features that may feel annoying to some. Richard Newton has created a PowerShell...

There are no built-in FTP commands in PowerShell, but you can easily download and install a free extension that provides the missing commands. Just...

In the previous tip we introduced the Get-DisplayFileSize function which automatically converts bytes to readable numbers with units such as “KB”...

The following Get-DisplayFileSize function takes any byte value and returns a nicely formatted size, using units like “MB”, “GB”, or “PB”: function...

You may not have noticed this, but the -Filter parameter on Get-ChildItem (aka dir or ls) is not as specific as you think. The following line should...

In the previous tip we introduced ConvertObject-ToHashTable which makes it easy to dump objects in a grid view window. The code below is an improved...

Out-GridView is a useful cmdlet to list many objects. It is not ideal when you just want to display a single object with all of its properties,...

One of the simplest hardware inventories is probably this line: $data = systeminfo.exe /FO CSV | ConvertFrom-Csv $data | Out-GridView A more modern...

In the previous tip we showed how you can use the PowerShell command mode to easily create lists of quoted strings. This can be really useful for...

Here is a super simple approach to create a list of quoted strings: & { "'$($args -join "','")'" } hello this is a test Here is the result:...

In the previous tip we explained how you can use a hash table to show simple selection dialogs, yet when the user selects an item, return full rich...

How can a grid view window be used as a simple selection dialog? When you pipe objects to a grid view window, all object properties are shown. Often...

In the previous tip we illustrated how a grid view window can display all available user profiles, lets you select one, and deletes it: #requires...

We’ve received massive feedback on our tips dealing with user profile management, so we decided to add a couple of additional tips. In the...

We’ve received massive feedback on our tips dealing with user profile management, so we decided to add a couple of additional tips. Typically,...

We've received a massive feedback on our tips dealing with user profile management, so we decided to add a couple of additional tips. WMI can...

When a script is executed remotely, you can run into “Access Denied” issues that often are related to the double-hop issue. Here is an...

When you need to get information from multiple computers via PowerShell remoting, you could query each machine separately. A much faster way is to...

Converting a string that contains a number is trivial in PowerShell: PS C:\> [double]"77.234" 77,234 PS C:\> If the string contains...

You may have heard about PowerShell default parameter values and $PSDefaultParameterValues. When you assign a hash table to this special variable,...

If you have exported an Excel sheet to CSV and would like to import this file into PowerShell, here is how to do this: $path =...

When a PowerShell function performs system changes that may be risky, it is worth supporting the –WhatIf and –Confirm risk mitigation...

PowerShell can automatically bind values to parameters by data type matching. Here is a sample that shows what benefit this can be. Simply run this...