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Using Sysinternals Console Tools via PowerShell (Part 4)
In our previous tips we showed how you can use PowerShell to download, unblock, unzip and then run the Sysinternals console tools from...
Using Sysinternals Console Tools via PowerShell (Part 3)
In our previous tips we showed how you can use PowerShell to download, unblock, unzip and then run the Sysinternals console tools from PowerShell....
Using Sysinternals Console Tools via PowerShell (Part 2)
In our previous tip we used PowerShell to download and set up the Sysinternals suite of console commands. Here is what we did: $destinationZipPath =...
Outputting Color
Occasionally, PowerShell code is supposed to output warnings and reports, so colors can add more readability to it. Traditionally, PowerShell...
Better PowerShell Prompts (Part 2)
In the previous tip we illustrated how you can define your own “prompt” function to customize the PowerShell prompt. One useful item could be to...
Better PowerShell Prompts (Part 1)
I know today’s tip isn’t brand new but considering how many people start using PowerShell, it’s worth mentioning again. By default, the PowerShell...
Reading Recently Installed Software (Improvement #3)
When reading event log data with Get-WinEvent, in the previous tip we explained how you can use the “Properties” property to extract the...
Gathering Forensic Process Info
In order to better understand the processes that run on a server, and possibly identify traces of unwanted processes, PowerShell can dump forensic...
Determining Language Packs (Part 2)
In part 2 of this series, we’d like to solve our puzzle – getting installed language packs – by using the built-in PowerShell features. In part 1 we...
Using FTP: Downloading Binary File (Part 3)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Using FTP: Downloading File (Part 2)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Using FTP: Listing Folders (Part 1)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Discovering Public IP Address
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Displaying Warning Dialog (Part 2)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Displaying Warning Dialog (Part 1)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Error Handling for Console Commands
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Removing Network Drives
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Listing Network Drives
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Reading Printer Properties (Part 3)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Reading Printer Properties (Part 2)
In the previous tip we looked at Get-PrinterProperty which is part of the PrintManagement module and available on Windows operating systems. In this...
Enable Telnet on Windows 10
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Managing Shortcut Files (Part 3)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Managing Shortcut Files (Part 2)
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...