I really like PowerShell Web Access. Access PowerShell from any device. But what gets on my nerves is entering the server name again and again. If you only have one server, it is […]
PowerShell Web Access: Specifying a Default Computer (Server) Name
EncryptFiles.ps1: Tool for encrypting File Content with PowerShell and Certificates
In two of my previous posts I showed how to encrypt and decrypt files with certificates. I think the time has come to automate that procedure. In short, I will provide a […]
PowerShell: Alert me when Disk Space is running low on my Windows Servers (E-Mail Notification)
Without any doubt, you should have an eye on the disk space of your servers. I’ve seen so many servers crashing due to dropping disk space over time, because of saving more […]
My Blog – The Internet hasn’t been waiting for me (Part 9)
In this blog post I would like to do without any technical topics. It’s about my blog and how it’s going. Sometimes I’m in mood to blog in German, the other time […]
Active Directory Domain Services Section (Version 1.1)
This article will show you how to use a graphical menu to discover and administer your Active Directory Environment. It is a graphical menu I created for the administration of Active Directory […]
Get serial numbers of all Domain Computers with PowerShell
Some time ago one of my LinekIn contacts and group member of my LinkedIn Group PowerShell Engineers posted a One-Liner that gets the serial number of the local computer. Thank you for […]
PowerShell Function: Testing the Default Gateway with Test-Gateway
Sometimes it could happen that your computer lost connection to other hosts or the internet. What is the first you should do? For example, you could try to reach other hosts or […]
PowerShell: Building Objects with Custom Properties with Select-Object
What if you are not satisfied with the default output of PowerShell? Well, there are many ways to come closer to the desired result. In this blog article I am going to […]
PowerShell: Looking behind the Scenes (Trace-Command)
What happens when you run a PowerShell Command? How does it work? There is a small but very informational Cmdlet, which helps you to look behind the scenes. The command is called […]
PowerShell for Beginners (Part 12): PowerShell Modules
Last time we played with PowerShell Drives. In this part we dedicate ourselves to the structure of PowerShell, especially the PowerShell Module structure. But first, let’s look at the exercise from the […]
PowerShell: Installing Server Roles and Features on multiple Remote Servers
Install-WindowsFeature is a powerful cmdlet that enables you to install Roles and Features on Windows Server Operating Systems. In this article I am going to describe how to install Windows Server Backup […]
PowerShell: How to get a list of all installed Software on Remote Computers
WMI is a powerful feature. Remember that WMI is CMI and CMI is WMI. In this blog post I am going to play with WMI Objects on the local computer and on […]
Active Directory Domain Services Section (Part 2) – Start it from your Client Computer (without RSAT)
I’m happy many of you liked my little, humble script that enables you to play around in Active Directory. Well, this blog post will be a short one, because all I wanna […]
AD Overview Graphical Tool: Active Directory Domain Services Section
I hesitated for a long time. It’s done, it’s not done… should I add more menus… But at some point it’s over. It has to be published. The following article describes the […]
Microsoft Azure: Managing your Azure Ressources with your Smartphone App (iPhone/Android)
It’s inexplicable to me, but my students have always been the most attentive to remoting. I don’t mean the traditional remote connections from computer to computer with remote desktop or the other […]
My name is Patrick Gruenauer. Microsoft MVP on PowerShell. Have fun reading.
