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PowerTip: Count backwards in array

February 18, 2016 Feb 18, 2016 02/18/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to count backwards in a Windows PowerShell array. (image)  I know I can access the first, second, and third items in an array by using $Array[0], $Array[1], and $Array[2], but how can I count backwards? (image)  Use negative numbers, for example: $Array = @('first','...

Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 4

February 18, 2016 Feb 18, 2016 02/18/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to import a certificate into a KSP and bring it into the certificate store. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud & Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner) or on my ...

Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 3

February 17, 2016 Feb 17, 2016 02/17/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to delete your Windows CA certificates and crypto provider as a part of migrating a Windows certification authority from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud & Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for ...

PowerTip: Use positional parameters

February 16, 2016 Feb 16, 2016 02/16/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to use positional parameters in Windows PowerShell. (image)  I always see people pass variables or data to a function without specifying the parameter name that the data is for, for example: “copy-item $source $destination” acts like “copy-item –path $source –...