In a previous video I used just PowerShell to install software remotely. In this video I show you how to use the Chocolatey packager manager to install packages (software) from the chocolatey repository on multiple computers simultaneously using a single function. Be careful what packages you’re downloading, there are...
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Remote Computer Inventory with PowerShell vNext, 2020 Edition
This is the successor to the first inventory script I put together in 2016 (https://www.signalwarrant.com/remote-computer-inventory-powershell/) This version uses the Get-CIMInstance CMDlet to get all the information from the WMI classes as opposed to the WMI CMDlets. I have also added some additional information that I thought was relevant. If...
PowerShell Splatting How-To: I should use it more and so should you!
In my experience splatting is one of those often overlooked and underutilized features of PowerShell. Full disclosure, I don’t use it regularly myself. Most times I just forget it’s a thing. For those that are new to PowerShell, splatting looks more difficult than it really is. The whole idea...
How to get the local Administrators of one or many computers remotely with PowerShell.
This is a request that was made by someone a few months ago. It’s been a while so I apologize for not remembering who requested it. We’re using the Win32_GroupUser class to get the local administrators of a computer or many computers remotely. The function is modular enough to...
Enterprise Security: How to configure and use Group Managed Service Accounts
I routinely see organizations big and small still using “regular” Active Directory user accounts as service accounts. Typically, they have the password for those service accounts set to never expire or an alternate password policy that only requires the password is changed yearly. If your organization is managing service...
Quickly deploy LAB Virtual Machines with the AutomatedLab PowerShell Framework
My Requirements: Use PowerShell to minimize the time spent on creating VMs. Install ADDS along with the VM creation. Use a differencing disk for all the VMs to save disk space. In the spirit of kickstarting this channel again, I needed to spin up a few Virtual Machines to...
I’m resurrecting the YouTube channel.
I’m going to resurrect the YouTube channel and start making videos as time allows. That said if you have something specific you would like to see contact me using one of the methods below and I’ll see if I can work it in at some point. More to follow…...
Convert text files to PDF then merge PDFs in bulk with PowerShell and iTextSharp
To demonstrate this process, I will show you how I export all the PowerShell help and convert it to PDF files that I use instead of looking at the help files in the PowerShell Console. I realize you can view the PowerShell help files in the console and online....
Automate Creating Lab Virtual Machines in Azure with PowerShell
As you may or may not know, I recently decommissioned my old Dell PowerEdge 1950 server that I used for a few Lab virtual machines. While experimenting with PowerShell on these Virtual Machines, I have found myself in the situation where it would be easier to delete the Virtual...
Hey PowerShell… Text me if my Domain Admins Group changes
This is why I Love PowerShell… It’s simple, yet functional. From an Administrative perspective, I think we can all agree that any changes in your Domain Admins group without your knowledge would be of interest to you. If you’re in a large organization with access to enterprise management tools...