In this article, I will focus on Microsoft Defender. I will give you a few examples that you can build on. It’s not about doing wonderful things, it’s about basics. Let’s jump […]
Administering Windows Defender with PowerShell
PowerShell: Comparing two Objects with Compare-Object
In this short blog post, I will show you how to compare two PowerShell objects to find differences between them. I will also give you an example on how to create objects […]
Documenting all GPOs with PowerShell
Active Directory Group Policies (GPO) enables you to control user and computer settings. It is important to document them. In this blog post I am going to show you two PowerShell commands […]
PowerShell: How to find Special Characters in a String
Sometimes special characters are a nuisance. If you are trying to create some user accounts in on-premise or cloud environments, you should avoid special characters in usernames. In this blog post I […]
How to install Windows Terminal on Windows Server 2022
Only Microsoft knows why Windows Terminal is only available on client OS. But there is a way out. We can install Windows Terminal also on Windows Server via PowerShell. The disadvantage is […]
PowerShell Security: How to enable the Constrained Mode
In this blog post I am going to show you how to enable the PowerShell Constrained Mode. What is the Constrained Mode? Microsoft explains this as follows: The ConstrainedLanguage mode permits all cmdlets and […]
PowerShell: Enabling Strict Mode
PowerShell is very forgiving of errors. For example, if you call something that does not exist, then no error message is displayed. In this short article I want to show you how […]
Monitor Local User Logons on Windows Operating Systems
User Logons on Microsoft Windows operating systems are called Logon Events. In this short blog post I will show you a PowerShell One-Liner which retrieves all user logons of a particular user. […]
PowerShell: Enumeration with the Enum Statement
The enum statement can be used to declare an enumeration. Microsoft describes this statement as follows: The enum statement allows you to create a strongly typed set of labels. That enumeration can be used […]
Empty the Recycle Bin with PowerShell and the Task Scheduler
In this post I will show you how to empty the recycle bin automatically. For this I will use PowerShell and Scheduled PowerShell Jobs. So I will show two ways how to […]
How to create a PowerShell Module with multiple Functions
In this blog post, I will show you how to create a module with multiple functions using an example. You will see that this is not rocket science. Let’s jump in. In […]
Create multiple DNS A Records with PowerShell
Imagine you have to create hundreds or thousands of DNS records. Do you want to do that one by one? Surely not. I will show you an example how to create Beamer01 […]
Configure DHCP-Server-Role with PowerShell
The Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) helps you manage your network by automatically assigning IP-Adresses to hosts. In this article I will show you how to configure a DHCP Server with a […]
PowerShell: Creating functions that accept Pipeline Input
So you have already created a function and now you want to enable pipeline functionality? Yes? Then read on. In this blog post I will show you an example on how to […]
5 Ways to install PowerShell 7 on Windows
PowerShell 7 is the successor to PowerShell 5.1. It’s fast, reliable and it is cross-platform. Without a doubt, PowerShell 7 is the future. You can install PowerShell 7 on Windows, Linux and […]
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