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Did you ever want to compare the properties of ADUsers? Provided you have installed the RSAT tools, you can read individual AD users with...

In the previous tip we explained how you can create self-signed code-signing certificates in Windows 10 and Server 2016 (and better). Today,...

Windows 10 and Server 2016 (and better) ship with an enhanced New-SelfSignedCert cmdlet that finally can create code-signing certificates. With...

If you’d like to make sure a folder content stays untouched, you can use catalog files. A catalog file lists all folder content plus creates...

Each PowerShell host running PowerShell 5 or better opens a “named pipe” that you can detect. The code below identifies these named...

PowerShell 6 is open-source and maintained in a public repository on GitHub. There are frequent releases. Here is a way how you can find out the...

PowerShell 6 is open-source and maintained in a public repository on GitHub. There are frequent releases. If you don’t want to dig your way...

PowerShell 6 is open-source, and there are frequently new releases available. You can always visit https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases...

If you are using the built-in PowerShell ISE, you might find the “Module Browser Add-on” useful. It is fairly old and was published in...

Sometimes it can make sense to convert a SecureString back to a regular string, for example because you have used the shielded input provided by...

In the previous tip we looked at queues and how they can search the entire file system: # create a new queue $dirs =...

Rather than calling functions recursively, you may at times want to use a Queue object that you can load with fresh tasks while you are unloading...