While vs Do-While in PowerShell
One of the basics of PowerShell that is often overlooked (I say that because I often overlook it) is the difference between the While loop and the Do-While l...
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PowerShell
My first PowerShell Summit: Worth every penny
This year marks the 4th year that I intended to attend the PowerShell summit. I say ‘intended’ because last year the pandemic cancelled the summit, which mad...
Using PowerShell core to find stale users in Office 365 / Azure AD using the Graph API module
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is to translate my AD PowerShell skills to Azure AD. The really cool part of this process is the adven...
Using the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell module to assign Office 365 licenses (PowerShell Core)
I’ve been working on automating the onboarding process at my new job using PowerShell, but specifically attempting to do as much of it as possible in PowerSh...
Get-MgUser - Invalid filter clause
I recently started to dig into the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module initially to do some Azure AD stuff, but ultimately to unlock the full potential of the ...
PowerShell’s plus equals (+=), the array serial killer
I did a livestream recently where I created a function to parse an HTML table and convert it to a PowerShell object. If you followed along, you probably noti...
Finding remote or local login events and types using PowerShell
Does anyone actually like scrolling through the Event Viewer? Well the filtering is nice, but why make yourself do all that work? Besides, what is login type...
Formatting byte size numbers with PowerShell
For this week, I’m going to share another classic for me, my Format-Bytes function. This is one of those helper functions I’ve got that I scoff at because it...
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
How to remove remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Last week we took a look at using Delprof2 to enumerate remote or local user profiles. If you aren’t familiar with that post, I would highly recommend you re...
How to get remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Much like my past posts on finding logged on users and logging them off, we are going to wrap an executable so that we can use it with PowerShell and the pip...
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
Using PowerShell to get a List of Installed Software from a Remote Computer Fast as Lightning
Hey! I’m pulling out a time-tested PowerShell function from my days on the service desk today. Sure it is an old script, but there ain’t a faster way to get ...
Creating Invoices With PowerShell
One of things that bugs me is when I have to do something outside of PowerShell. It make me sad when I have to physically stand in line at the Post Office, o...
Toolmaking in the trenches: Modules
This is the absolute simplest blog post you will ever read on how to build a basic PowerShell module. I won’t be getting into advanced module building, autom...
Toolmaking in the trenches: Functions
This post kicks off a series of blog post that I’ll be doing on how to get started building PowerShell tools in between issue resolution, phone calls, and wh...
Bulding tools makes better scripts
One of the things I discovered with doing a lot of PowerShell is that I ended up with a TON of snippets, notes, and random .ps1 files that could be a script,...
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
How to create, update, and extract zip files with PowerShell
Lets take a look at working with zip files in PowerShell using .NET or the newer Archive module. System.IO.Compression.ZipFileExtensions::ExtractToFile($zip...
The most important thing to learn in PowerShell
Opinion alert! Disclaimer: This is, of course, my opinion, but hey, its good stuff to know, so bear with me.
Advanced
Using PowerShell core to find stale users in Office 365 / Azure AD using the Graph API module
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is to translate my AD PowerShell skills to Azure AD. The really cool part of this process is the adven...
Using the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell module to assign Office 365 licenses (PowerShell Core)
I’ve been working on automating the onboarding process at my new job using PowerShell, but specifically attempting to do as much of it as possible in PowerSh...
PowerShell’s plus equals (+=), the array serial killer
I did a livestream recently where I created a function to parse an HTML table and convert it to a PowerShell object. If you followed along, you probably noti...
Finding remote or local login events and types using PowerShell
Does anyone actually like scrolling through the Event Viewer? Well the filtering is nice, but why make yourself do all that work? Besides, what is login type...
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
How to remove remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Last week we took a look at using Delprof2 to enumerate remote or local user profiles. If you aren’t familiar with that post, I would highly recommend you re...
How to get remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Much like my past posts on finding logged on users and logging them off, we are going to wrap an executable so that we can use it with PowerShell and the pip...
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
Using PowerShell to get a List of Installed Software from a Remote Computer Fast as Lightning
Hey! I’m pulling out a time-tested PowerShell function from my days on the service desk today. Sure it is an old script, but there ain’t a faster way to get ...
Toolmaking in the trenches: Modules
This is the absolute simplest blog post you will ever read on how to build a basic PowerShell module. I won’t be getting into advanced module building, autom...
Toolmaking in the trenches: Functions
This post kicks off a series of blog post that I’ll be doing on how to get started building PowerShell tools in between issue resolution, phone calls, and wh...
Bulding tools makes better scripts
One of the things I discovered with doing a lot of PowerShell is that I ended up with a TON of snippets, notes, and random .ps1 files that could be a script,...
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
Utilities
PowerShell’s plus equals (+=), the array serial killer
I did a livestream recently where I created a function to parse an HTML table and convert it to a PowerShell object. If you followed along, you probably noti...
Finding remote or local login events and types using PowerShell
Does anyone actually like scrolling through the Event Viewer? Well the filtering is nice, but why make yourself do all that work? Besides, what is login type...
Formatting byte size numbers with PowerShell
For this week, I’m going to share another classic for me, my Format-Bytes function. This is one of those helper functions I’ve got that I scoff at because it...
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
How to remove remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Last week we took a look at using Delprof2 to enumerate remote or local user profiles. If you aren’t familiar with that post, I would highly recommend you re...
How to get remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Much like my past posts on finding logged on users and logging them off, we are going to wrap an executable so that we can use it with PowerShell and the pip...
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
Using PowerShell to get a List of Installed Software from a Remote Computer Fast as Lightning
Hey! I’m pulling out a time-tested PowerShell function from my days on the service desk today. Sure it is an old script, but there ain’t a faster way to get ...
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
Function
Finding remote or local login events and types using PowerShell
Does anyone actually like scrolling through the Event Viewer? Well the filtering is nice, but why make yourself do all that work? Besides, what is login type...
Formatting byte size numbers with PowerShell
For this week, I’m going to share another classic for me, my Format-Bytes function. This is one of those helper functions I’ve got that I scoff at because it...
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
How to remove remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Last week we took a look at using Delprof2 to enumerate remote or local user profiles. If you aren’t familiar with that post, I would highly recommend you re...
How to get remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Much like my past posts on finding logged on users and logging them off, we are going to wrap an executable so that we can use it with PowerShell and the pip...
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
Using PowerShell to get a List of Installed Software from a Remote Computer Fast as Lightning
Hey! I’m pulling out a time-tested PowerShell function from my days on the service desk today. Sure it is an old script, but there ain’t a faster way to get ...
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
EventLog
Register-ObjectEvent: A more efficient way to trigger a PowerShell script on a Windows Event
One of the things that is really cool about the Windows Task Scheduler is that there are so many different ways you can trigger an action. One of them is on ...
Finding remote or local login events and types using PowerShell
Does anyone actually like scrolling through the Event Viewer? Well the filtering is nice, but why make yourself do all that work? Besides, what is login type...
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
Tool_Making
Toolmaking in the trenches: Modules
This is the absolute simplest blog post you will ever read on how to build a basic PowerShell module. I won’t be getting into advanced module building, autom...
Toolmaking in the trenches: Functions
This post kicks off a series of blog post that I’ll be doing on how to get started building PowerShell tools in between issue resolution, phone calls, and wh...
Bulding tools makes better scripts
One of the things I discovered with doing a lot of PowerShell is that I ended up with a TON of snippets, notes, and random .ps1 files that could be a script,...
Microsoft.Graph
Using PowerShell core to find stale users in Office 365 / Azure AD using the Graph API module
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is to translate my AD PowerShell skills to Azure AD. The really cool part of this process is the adven...
Using the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell module to assign Office 365 licenses (PowerShell Core)
I’ve been working on automating the onboarding process at my new job using PowerShell, but specifically attempting to do as much of it as possible in PowerSh...
Get-MgUser - Invalid filter clause
I recently started to dig into the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module initially to do some Azure AD stuff, but ultimately to unlock the full potential of the ...
firstpost
Purpose
Why I’m starting a blog
First Post
First Post Hello! And congratulations for reading my very first post. This is really just to test my ability to read documentation. Heck, I could be doing th...
blog
Purpose
Why I’m starting a blog
First Post
First Post Hello! And congratulations for reading my very first post. This is really just to test my ability to read documentation. Heck, I could be doing th...
Intermediate
Creating Invoices With PowerShell
One of things that bugs me is when I have to do something outside of PowerShell. It make me sad when I have to physically stand in line at the Post Office, o...
How to create, update, and extract zip files with PowerShell
Lets take a look at working with zip files in PowerShell using .NET or the newer Archive module. System.IO.Compression.ZipFileExtensions::ExtractToFile($zip...
logged_on_users
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
ActiveSessions
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
UserProfiles
How to remove remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Last week we took a look at using Delprof2 to enumerate remote or local user profiles. If you aren’t familiar with that post, I would highly recommend you re...
How to get remote or local user profiles using PowerShell
Much like my past posts on finding logged on users and logging them off, we are going to wrap an executable so that we can use it with PowerShell and the pip...
ActiveDirectory
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
Basic
While vs Do-While in PowerShell
One of the basics of PowerShell that is often overlooked (I say that because I often overlook it) is the difference between the While loop and the Do-While l...
Formatting byte size numbers with PowerShell
For this week, I’m going to share another classic for me, my Format-Bytes function. This is one of those helper functions I’ve got that I scoff at because it...
GraphApi
Using PowerShell core to find stale users in Office 365 / Azure AD using the Graph API module
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is to translate my AD PowerShell skills to Azure AD. The really cool part of this process is the adven...
Using the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell module to assign Office 365 licenses (PowerShell Core)
I’ve been working on automating the onboarding process at my new job using PowerShell, but specifically attempting to do as much of it as possible in PowerSh...
PowerShell7
Using PowerShell core to find stale users in Office 365 / Azure AD using the Graph API module
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is to translate my AD PowerShell skills to Azure AD. The really cool part of this process is the adven...
Using the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell module to assign Office 365 licenses (PowerShell Core)
I’ve been working on automating the onboarding process at my new job using PowerShell, but specifically attempting to do as much of it as possible in PowerSh...
Learn_PowerShell
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The most important thing to learn in PowerShell
Opinion alert! Disclaimer: This is, of course, my opinion, but hey, its good stuff to know, so bear with me.
ZipFiles
How to create, update, and extract zip files with PowerShell
Lets take a look at working with zip files in PowerShell using .NET or the newer Archive module. System.IO.Compression.ZipFileExtensions::ExtractToFile($zip...
Archives
How to create, update, and extract zip files with PowerShell
Lets take a look at working with zip files in PowerShell using .NET or the newer Archive module. System.IO.Compression.ZipFileExtensions::ExtractToFile($zip...
qwinsta
A better way to find a logged on user remotely using PowerShell
There are a mountain of different ways to get logged on users, but I have a favorite! Using qwinsta, the only problem is that it returns a string and PowerSh...
PowerShell_Core
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
raspberry_pi
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
Microsoft.PowerShell.IOT
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
BME280
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
IOT_Power_Relay
Controlling an IOT power relay and BME280 sensor with PowerShell on a Raspberry Pi
I have a problem, well probably lots of them, but today we are going to talk about one in particular: my AC unit does not have a thermostat. It is old enough...
FunctionBuilding
Toolmaking in the trenches: Functions
This post kicks off a series of blog post that I’ll be doing on how to get started building PowerShell tools in between issue resolution, phone calls, and wh...
ModuleBuilding
Toolmaking in the trenches: Modules
This is the absolute simplest blog post you will ever read on how to build a basic PowerShell module. I won’t be getting into advanced module building, autom...
PDFs
Creating Invoices With PowerShell
One of things that bugs me is when I have to do something outside of PowerShell. It make me sad when I have to physically stand in line at the Post Office, o...
RESTAPI
Creating Invoices With PowerShell
One of things that bugs me is when I have to do something outside of PowerShell. It make me sad when I have to physically stand in line at the Post Office, o...
Module
Creating Invoices With PowerShell
One of things that bugs me is when I have to do something outside of PowerShell. It make me sad when I have to physically stand in line at the Post Office, o...
Twitch
How I Livestream
I really enjoy livestreaming. And when I got asked if I had a post detailing my setup (thanks Chrissy LeMaire) I realized that something like that would have...
Livestream
How I Livestream
I really enjoy livestreaming. And when I got asked if I had a post detailing my setup (thanks Chrissy LeMaire) I realized that something like that would have...
Software
Using PowerShell to get a List of Installed Software from a Remote Computer Fast as Lightning
Hey! I’m pulling out a time-tested PowerShell function from my days on the service desk today. Sure it is an old script, but there ain’t a faster way to get ...
SoftwareManagement
Using PowerShell to get a List of Installed Software from a Remote Computer Fast as Lightning
Hey! I’m pulling out a time-tested PowerShell function from my days on the service desk today. Sure it is an old script, but there ain’t a faster way to get ...
rwinsta
A better way to log off users remotely using PowerShell
If you read my last post, you probably caught onto some of my nostalgia. Well, since I cut my PowerShell teeth in the service desk, I’ve got a lot of tools I...
AccountLockout
Tracking down account lockout sources with PowerShell
Update: I had a question about checking other DCs beyond just the PDC, according to Microsoft:
BadPasswords
Tracking down bad password attempts with PowerShell
Before you read through this post, I heavily encourage you to read my previous post on Tracking down account lockout sources because I’m going to be referrin...
Numbers
Formatting byte size numbers with PowerShell
For this week, I’m going to share another classic for me, my Format-Bytes function. This is one of those helper functions I’ve got that I scoff at because it...
Troubleshooting
Get-MgUser - Invalid filter clause
I recently started to dig into the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module initially to do some Azure AD stuff, but ultimately to unlock the full potential of the ...
Microsoft.Graph.Users.User
Get-MgUser - Invalid filter clause
I recently started to dig into the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module initially to do some Azure AD stuff, but ultimately to unlock the full potential of the ...
GraphAPI
Get-MgUser - Invalid filter clause
I recently started to dig into the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module initially to do some Azure AD stuff, but ultimately to unlock the full potential of the ...
PSHSummit
My first PowerShell Summit: Worth every penny
This year marks the 4th year that I intended to attend the PowerShell summit. I say ‘intended’ because last year the pandemic cancelled the summit, which mad...
Loops
While vs Do-While in PowerShell
One of the basics of PowerShell that is often overlooked (I say that because I often overlook it) is the difference between the While loop and the Do-While l...
Stress
I Thought I Was Dying, It Was Just Stress
This is definitely not a PowerShell post, but over the last several months I have grappled with what turned out to just be stress. Here’s my story.
Meta
I Thought I Was Dying, It Was Just Stress
This is definitely not a PowerShell post, but over the last several months I have grappled with what turned out to just be stress. Here’s my story.
Mental Health
I Thought I Was Dying, It Was Just Stress
This is definitely not a PowerShell post, but over the last several months I have grappled with what turned out to just be stress. Here’s my story.
Exchange
Automating Exchange Online using PowerShell and Github Actions with modern authentication
I know this is probably a niche use case, but being able to run PowerShell scripts to talk to Exchange is something that I spent some time devising and have ...
Github
Automating Exchange Online using PowerShell and Github Actions with modern authentication
I know this is probably a niche use case, but being able to run PowerShell scripts to talk to Exchange is something that I spent some time devising and have ...
ScheduledTask
Register-ObjectEvent: A more efficient way to trigger a PowerShell script on a Windows Event
One of the things that is really cool about the Windows Task Scheduler is that there are so many different ways you can trigger an action. One of them is on ...