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Beginning in PowerShell 3.0, you can create pre-initialized objects by using a hash table. Simply add the properties you want to preinitialize, then...

PowerShell 3.0 added an alternative to Get-WmiObject: Get-CimInstance seems to work very similar and can retrieve information from the internal WMI...

If your script needs resources such as icons or pictures, you do not have to ship these resources separately. They can be Base64-encoded and added...

Here is a simple way to encode text as a Base64 string: #requires -Version 1 $text = 'Hello World!'...

Beginning in Windows 8 and Server 2012, there is a cmdlet that helps you enable the client firewall for various profiles: Set-NetFirewallProfile...

In AD, there is a strange-looking filter: 1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941. It is called "matching rule in chain" and can be used to quickly find...

Before the advent of PowerShell 5.0, to clear the recycler, you would have to manually delete the content of the hidden $Recycle.Bin folder in the...

Use this code snippet to force a user to change his/her password: #requires -Version 1 -Modules ActiveDirectory Set-ADUser -Identity username...

Here is a fun function to provide you with a good first level support response in case everyone is off for Christmas: #requires -Version 3 function...

If your boss needs a list of operating systems used by computers in your AD, this may be a good start: #requires -Version 1 -Modules ActiveDirectory...

Here is a quick script that scans all OUs in your Active Directory for computer accounts, then groups them per OU by operating system: #requires...