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List All User and Computer LDAP Attributes using PowerShell and ADSI

There comes a time when we want to read or write an Active Directory attribute, yet we don’t know the name of the attribute we’re looking for! This handy script will list all user and computer LDAP attributes using PowerShell...

September 1, 2023

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Use PowerShell to Retrieve All Windows Updates and Patches

In this post we provide a quick example of how we can use PowerShell to retrieve all Windows updates and patches. Get-HotFix Not Returning All Installed KBs The first thought that springs to mind is simply to run Get-Hotfix. However...

August 31, 2023

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How to Determine and Check the PowerShell Version

Here we explain how to determine and check the PowerShell version. Why Check the PowerShell Version? It’s important to know which version of PowerShell an endpoint is running since some cmdlets are only supported in specific versions of PowerShell. And...

August 31, 2023

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Use PowerShell to Display an Advanced Toast Notification

This post contains an example of how we can use PowerShell to display an advanced toast notification. In this notification we will be adding a custom icon and a hero image. To do this we’ll initially use the ToastImageAndText02 XML...

August 29, 2023

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Use PowerShell to Display a Basic Toast Notification

This post contains an example of how we can use PowerShell to display a basic toast notification. If you would like more advanced features, see use PowerShell to display an advanced toast notification. When we construct a toast notification, we...

August 29, 2023

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Text-to-Speech using PowerShell and the Speech Synthesizer

This blog provides an example of how we can implement text-to-speech using PowerShell and the speech synthesizer. Text-to-Speech using PowerShell I remember the early days of making a computer convert text to speech in a robotic voice – there was...

August 29, 2023

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Use PowerShell to Extract Azure Active Directory Device Status from Dsregcmd

This is a quick example of how we can use PowerShell to extract Azure Active Directory device status from dsregcmd. Sometimes we need to run a script on a device to troubleshoot devices by using the dsregcmd command, or indeed...

August 15, 2023

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Use PowerShell to Set Windows 10 Desktop Wallpaper Based On Screen Resolution

Here we provide an example of how we can use PowerShell to set Windows 10 desktop wallpaper based on screen resolution. We essentially add supported screen resolutions and associated images to a hashtable called wallpaperImages (you need to add your...

August 1, 2023

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Using PowerShell Select-String to Match Regular Expressions

This blog provides a simple example of using PowerShell select-string to match regular expressions. Select-string and regular expressions come in really useful when we want to extract specific data from a string that matches a particular pattern. Consider this URL:...

June 7, 2023

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Using PowerShell to Read and Write JSON

This blog provides a simple example of using PowerShell to read and write JSON. Using PowerShell to Write JSON In this example, we first create a PowerShell object with some sample properties and nested objects. We then use the ConvertTo-Json...

May 4, 2023

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Category: General Scripting and Coding

List All User and Computer LDAP Attributes using PowerShell and ADSI

Use PowerShell to Retrieve All Windows Updates and Patches

How to Determine and Check the PowerShell Version

Use PowerShell to Display an Advanced Toast Notification

Use PowerShell to Display a Basic Toast Notification

Text-to-Speech using PowerShell and the Speech Synthesizer

Use PowerShell to Extract Azure Active Directory Device Status from Dsregcmd

Use PowerShell to Set Windows 10 Desktop Wallpaper Based On Screen Resolution

Using PowerShell Select-String to Match Regular Expressions

Using PowerShell to Read and Write JSON

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