I make no secret of it: Now we come to my favorite topic: PowerShell Remoting. I love it. I hope you’ll love it too. If you are a passionate Systems Engineer or […]
PowerShell for Beginners (Part 13): PowerShell Remoting
PowerShell Web Access: Specifying a Default Computer (Server) Name
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How secure is TeamViewer? What role does the TeamViewer Master Server play?
TeamViewer is free for private use. Companies have to pay for the service. And with that service we may encounter a problem: The whole connection is established via the TeamViewer Server. Something […]
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 […]
Active Directory: Configuring Event Log Subscriptions (Forwarding)
Event Viewer enables you to view events and logs on your computer. And troubleshooting an issue might require to view log files from other remote computers. Event Log Subscriptions comes into play […]
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 […]
The new Windows Admin Center (former Project Honolulu)
Microsoft announces the new “Honolulu” and renamed it to Windows Admin Center. In this blog post I am going to give you a short review of the new tool which will – […]
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 […]
