Downloading Files with PowerShell
I’ve been working on PowerShell scripts lately that download executable files and run them in an RMM. The challenge is often how to download from various online sources. This article …
PowerShell Can’t Write Event after Creating Custom Source
On Server 2016, if you use create a new event log source as follows, with Application unquoted as shown in the official documentation here: New-EventLog –LogName Application –Source “IT Script” …
PowerShell to List Files That Don’t Inherit Permissions or Whose Paths Are Too Long
Ever update permissions in Windows Explorer only to get repeated errors about updates that were blocked, probably because you didn’t have Owner privileges on the file? In the aftermath (or …
Use PowerShell to Diagnose an Almost Hung System
I just did a Veeam bare metal restore of a small Server 2016 machine and it is almost completely unresponsive. Why? 1. Log on to the machine. Yes, this could …
Use PowerShell to Find and Display a Certificate
Need to get information on a certificate from the command line? This article has some great info on doing that with PowerShell. Here are couple that I’ve adapted: List details …
List Volume GUIDs by Disk
Windows Server 2016 Backup says it wants to back up a volume that has no letter. What volume is it? What disk(s) is that volume on?
PowerShell Script to Check and Disable SMBv1
SMBv1 is an old network protocol targeted by the now-infamous WannaCry virus. Although the issue exploited by WannaCry was patched in March 2017, SMBv1 was left enabled by default, leaving …
Script to List File Space by Date
After setting up a Network Video Recorder recently (using Milestone XProtect Essentials software), I needed a way to add up and compare how much disk space is being used for …
Run Downloaded PowerShell Scripts
If you downloaded a PowerShell scripts, for example as part of a .zip file, you may see the message [Script name] is not digitally signed. The script will not execute …
Set Up and Download Scripts and Helpers
Scripting is great, but if you manage a bunch of computers, how do you get those scripts and their helper programs onto the computers in the first place? I wrote …