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PowerTip: Get a list of local Users in Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016

December 24, 2016 Dec 24, 2016 12/24/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use the cmdlets provided in PowerShell 5.1 to manage local user accounts on a system. (image) I remember having to use the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) accelerator to access a list of local users in PowerShell. Is there a cmdlet that could do this now? (image) Yes.  In the most recent version of Windows 10 / Windows ...

Curly Blue and the meaning of scripting – Part 4

December 24, 2016 Dec 24, 2016 12/24/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Curly Blue learns how to use GitHub resources on PowerShell to clean out old office installations. When we last saw our hero, Curly Blue, he had been hanging around the office of Azura and discovering the simple ways he could use Windows PowerShell with minimal learning. In the past few days, he’s seen how easy it is to work and ...

Curly Blue and the meaning of scripting – Part 3

December 23, 2016 Dec 23, 2016 12/23/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Curly Blue discovers the raw power of Cim-Instance combined with PowerShell remoting. We continue with Curly Blue as he searches understand the meaning of scripting. He is still sitting in the office with Azura. The co-op student, Hermie, has run off to chase something that wandered into his phone. Virus or virtual creature, nobody ...

PowerTip: List locked-out accounts in Active Directory with PowerShell

December 22, 2016 Dec 22, 2016 12/22/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Active Directory cmdlets to identify locked-out user accounts and computer accounts. (image) Is there a quick and easy way to find all users who are locked out in Active Directory by using PowerShell?   (image) You’ll love this. The answer is just one cmdlet away with the ActiveDirectory module. Just use Search-...