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Check domain controllers audit configuration with this PowerShell script
Auditing helps you collect activities performed by different components of an Active Directory domain controller. Microsoft provides auditing configuration for domain controllers to help Active...
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Creating files and folders the easy way with PowerShell
File management is an essential part of the everyday routine as you'll have to manage access to shared folders, back up files and folders regularly, and do the other standard operations on files and...
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How to read a text file in PowerShell quickly and easily
Text files are ubiquitous and you’ll have to read through them, regardless of your role or job responsibilities. In fact, as an IT professional, you will have to create, read, or work with text files...
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Restart a local or network computer remotely with PowerShell
Many times, a simple restart is enough to solve complex computer problems such as crashed applications, unresponsive OS or screen, and instability in operations. When you ask a geek how to solve a...
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Output contents to a file with PowerShell: All you need to know
As an experienced programmer, there will be many times when you’d want to write the output of your program to a file for troubleshooting, analysis, or for any other custom reason. In PowerShell, it is...
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PowerShell print: Output at your fingertips, to screen or file
Printing values or text is a common function we do in programming. This value can be the final output or even an intermediary value to understand if your program is working the way it should. We often...
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Conquer the world with PowerShell global variable
Variables are the building blocks of every program. They are nothing but objects that allow us to store specific values in them for later processing or for displaying its value to the user. For...
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Managing Azure Windows Virtual Desktop using PowerShell
Azure Windows Virtual Desktop service is designed to provide app virtualization services. Windows Virtual Desktop, sometimes referred to as WVD, needs to be managed using PowerShell modules. While you...
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Reading text files the easy way with PowerShell and Linux bash shell
If you are a Linux administrator, you may be familiar with tail, head ad grep commands when reading text files, and they are convenient when looking at log files. (If you are not familiar, we are going...
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Multilingual PowerShell scripts: A must for multinational organizations
As the world becomes ever more diverse, it is becoming increasingly common for IT pros to work with people who have a native language that is different from their own. Language barriers can present any...
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Adding custom error messages to your PowerShell scripts
PowerShell has long been known for its cryptic error messages. Some of the most popular articles that I have written have been geared toward deciphering PowerShell error messages. When it comes to...
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Building custom PowerShell cmdlets the easy way with modules
One of the really cool things about PowerShell is that you aren’t limited to using Microsoft’s native set of cmdlets. You can add custom cmdlets to PowerShell by including them in a module. Even though...
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Manage Microsoft Teams quickly and easily with PowerShell
Many businesses have made the move to Microsoft 365, and many others have been making plans to migrate to the cloud platform. But as the COVID-19 pandemic transforms how people work and from where they...
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Adding help to your custom PowerShell cmdlets: Step-by-step guide
Yesterday, I wrote an article here at TechGenix in which I explained how you could create your own custom PowerShell cmdlets. The process involves creating a module file and then adding functions to...
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Neat trick: Organizing and formatting messy PowerShell output
One of the things that I have always loved about Windows PowerShell is that it puts a wealth of diagnostic and health data at your fingertips. You can use PowerShell to find out almost anything that...
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Find what you need: Using PowerShell to parse Windows log files
Ever since the days of Windows NT, the Event Viewer has been to go-to tool for reviewing Windows logs. As great as the Event Viewer is, though, it isn’t perfect. For instance, the Event Viewer lacks...
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Cracking the code: Here are the best editors for PowerShell scripts
If you have read many of my articles on this site, you might have noticed that I tend to use Notepad when creating and editing PowerShell scripts. Although Notepad does tend to be my go-to editor for...
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Exchange 2019: Managing your distribution groups with PowerShell
In an earlier article, we looked at managing Exchange 2019 mailboxes using PowerShell. In this article, we will look at managing Exchange 2019 distribution groups using PowerShell. Distribution groups...
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Bad logon attempts in Active Directory: Track them down with PowerShell
Our series on the 20 best stories that appeared on our site in 2020 continues with this article published in May. It looks at how IT admins can leverage PowerShell to do an important task: Checking...
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Using Group Policy settings to enforce PowerShell execution policies
When it comes to PowerShell — or anything else to do with technology — Brien Posey, because he is a Microsoft MVP award-winner in a slew of categories, has firsthand experience on how to make an IT...
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