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Borrowing a built-in PowerShell command to create a temporary folder
Q: Hey I have a question for you. It seems silly and I know I could probably put something together with Get-Random. But can you think of another way to create ...
Is a User a Local Administrator?
Q: Some of the things we do in our logon scripts require the user to be a local administrator. How can the script tell if the user is a local administrator or ...
Testing the connection to computers in the Active Directory
Q: As an administrator, I often have to do a lot of reporting on the servers in my domain. Is there a simple way to test the connection to every server in my ...
Can I Enable the Caps Lock Key?
Q: I have a script where users enter some information. This information needs to be entered in all capital letters, so my instructions say, “Please make sure ...
A Reusable File System Event Watcher for PowerShell
FSWatcherEngineEvent module provides events of file system changes as powershell engine event
Determine if a folder exists
Q: Is there any way to determine whether or not a specific folder exists on a computer? A: There are loads of ways you can do this. The Test-Path Cmdlet The ...
Reading a text file bottom up
Q: I have a log file in which new data is appended to the end of the file. That means the most recent entries are at the end of the file. I’d like to be able ...
Lightning Fast and Easy Provisioning of Git with SSH Key Authentication on Windows
Maybe you have a team of Windows developers that are onboarding for your new Git server installation or maybe you've decided to drop http password ...
Leveraging XML with New Employee PowerShell Scripts
using XML referencing to bolster up your new employee scripts with information.