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Custom Tooltips in PowerShell Forms using OwnerDraw

This post provides an example of how we can override the default behaviour to show custom tooltips in PowerShell Forms using OwnerDraw. Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing #define brushes for black and white $whiteBrush = new-object Drawing.SolidBrush White $blackBrush = new-object Drawing.SolidBrush...

February 20, 2021

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Trigger SCCM Client Actions Remotely using PowerShell

This is a simple PowerShell script that can be used to trigger SCCM client actions remotely using PowerShell. It only currently supports three client actions for simplicity’s sake (MachinePolicy, DiscoveryData, SoftwareInventory) but you can add more as specified here. Usage...

February 19, 2021

PowerShell

Configure VMWare Horizon Client Connections

We needed to configure VMWare Horizon client connections for different groups of users in an organisation. Unfortunately the ADMX file didn’t support this configuration, so we needed to implement it using PowerShell. When we looked at the VMWare Horizon view...

February 19, 2021

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Find the Operating System using PowerShell

I recently needed to find the operating system using PowerShell – preferably the full name (“Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise”) as opposed to the version (10.0.17763). When researching this I stumble upon lots of ways to achieve this, some more reliable...

February 15, 2021

PowerShell

Simple PowerShell Logging Function

This is a simple PowerShell logging function to write a specified message to a log file in the user’s %temp% folder. The file in this example is called Filename.log, but can be renamed as appropriate. function Write-Log { [CmdletBinding()] param(...

February 15, 2021

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Running Powershell Login Scripts with Group Policy

We’ve recently experienced issues related to running Powershell login scripts with Group Policy. These were caused by delays in login script execution, and so this post details a more optimal approach to run your Powershell login scripts asynchronously. Group Policy...

January 16, 2021

PowerShell PowerShell ADSI and Active Directory

Use ADSI to Find Logon Workstations in Active Directory

This post provides an example of how we can use ADSI to find logon workstations in Active Directory. I recently needed to search through all users in Active Directory and find logon workstations for those accounts that had them. Logon...

November 22, 2020

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ADSI Searcher and the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module

When querying Active Directory (AD) we can use a PowerShell type accelerator called the ADSI Searcher and the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module. Most Google searches provide examples that use the PowerShell ActiveDirectory module cmdlets such as Get-ADUser and Get-ADComputer. Whilst these...

November 22, 2020

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Insert a VBScript Custom Action into a Windows Installer

Below is a quick example of how we can insert a VBScript custom action into a Windows Installer (MSI) using PowerShell. Remember that this example does not add the entry into the InstallExecuteSequence table, which will be required to actually...

June 25, 2020

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Use PowerShell to Find an Advertised Shortcut Target

Have you ever looked at the target of an .lnk shortcut and it appears to be greyed out/disabled? Chances are it is a Windows Installer advertised shortcut, which is used as part of Windows Installer resiliency and self healing. Instead...

June 3, 2020

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Category: General Scripting and Coding

Custom Tooltips in PowerShell Forms using OwnerDraw

Trigger SCCM Client Actions Remotely using PowerShell

Configure VMWare Horizon Client Connections

Find the Operating System using PowerShell

Simple PowerShell Logging Function

Use ADSI to Find Logon Workstations in Active Directory

ADSI Searcher and the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module

Insert a VBScript Custom Action into a Windows Installer

Use PowerShell to Find an Advertised Shortcut Target

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