Systeminfo gives you a perfect overview of your system. But what about the other systems in your domain? Sure, you can use 3rd Party Tools or SCCM. But the number of those […]
Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 Evaluation: How to extend the Trial Period
In this blog post I will show you how to extend your trial period to three years. The evaluation version of Windows Server 2016 / 2022 is valid for 180 days and […]
Counting with PowerShell
How many files are stored on your computer? How many users have not logged on for a year? How many users use Active Sync? How many Pictures and Music Files are stored? […]
Active Directory: How to join a Computer to the Domain using GUI or PowerShell (Step-by-Step)
This blog post describes how to join a computer to the domain by using the graphical user interface or running a simple One-Liner in Powershell.
PowerShell: How to quickly switch to your home directory
You certainly know the commands cd and Set-Location. It stands for change directory. I hope you also know the commands cd \ and cd .. But what about cd ~ ?
How to schedule software installation with PowerShell
Under certain circumstances the installation of software can only take place at a specific time. This article describes the establishing of a scheduled installation on the localhost and on remote hosts.
PowerShell: Check open/closed ports with Test-NetConnection
The more I am playing with it, the more I like it: Test-NetConnection. Test-NetConnection views information of a connection. What can we do with it?
PowerShell: Using the Help (Get-Help)
Don Jones, the author of “Learn PowerShell in a month of lunches” said: “Be prepared to read the help, or you’ll fail at PowerShell.”
Exchange: How to export a Mailbox to PST using PowerShell
For archiving purposes run the following command in Exchange Management Shell to export a mailbox to a PST File and to save the file in the folder pst:
Configuring the automatic start of PowerShell at every logon
In this article, I am going to show how to configure your computer to start PowerShell with administrative privileges every time you log on to your computer.
PowerShell Cmdlets: List all availabe parameters without using the Help
To find out the parameters of a Cmdlet, you can call the Windows PowerShell Help. To be faster you can use some tricks to get more out of Parameters.
Calculating with PowerShell
PowerShell supports all possible types of calculations. The following examples will help you explore the possibilities of PowerShell.
Speak to me: PowerShell tells you if a host is up or not (Test-Connection)
Execute the following two-liners to cause PowerShell saying “Command completed successfully”. $words = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SpVoice $words.speak(“Command completed successfully”)
Windows Server: List all installed Roles and Features using PowerShell
If you install Roles and Features with PowerShell, Install-WindowsFeature is your friend. Get-Windowsfeature gets information about installed or available Server Roles. This blog post shows you how to get a list of […]
How to find expired Certificates with PowerShell
By running a simply PowerShell One-Liner we are able find all expired certificates stored in the Certificate Store. The store is accessible by using the PowerShell Drive cert:. To show all expired […]



