Missing Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet on Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Hi Just installed Windows 8.1 Enterprise. I don't have the cmdlet "Get-WindowsFeature". I do howerver have "Get-WindowsOptionalFeature" For Windows 2012 R2 I have both.Is WindowsFeature removed on...
View ArticleCreating a Sym Link Between two Folders?
HiJust downloaded a script to help link two folders, but not sure if it worked or not. Not getting any feed back from the-Verboseparam.Function New-SymLink {<# .SYNOPSIS Creates a Symbolic link to...
View Articleautomating an RDP connection - before I just use cmdkey.exe and mstsc.exe
Hello,I have to create a function that can initiate an RDP connection to remote servers.. I know it can be done using cmdkey.exe and mstsc.exe directly, I've seen examples using that method. However...
View ArticleStumped at AutoLogin issue
So I wrote a series of PowerShell scripts that are run after a new PC is imaged.Part1 Determines if VDI or Physical PC and adds to domain if PC (VDI's are already on domain)Prompts for user the PC...
View Articleget-aduser compare attributes inside the -filter parameter
Hello all,What I would like to do is use the -filter parameter of get-aduser to compare 2 attributes within the search itself, instead of having to process the differences afterwards.So here is how I...
View ArticleRemove contents of nested folder excluding specific files files (powershell)
I need to remove the contents of a folder with powershell but keep a few files inside nested folders. I have tried witht he remove-item cmdlet but when i use the recurse switch, it ignores my...
View ArticleUnable to "MANAGE MSQM" from Failover Cluster Manager when a Clustered MSMQ...
Hi,I am hoping someone would be able to help me as I have looked on the internet for an answer to this. We deploy a number of servers that are configured using Powershell. I am in the process of...
View ArticleHow To Powershell export sql image file to csv
I don't have a problem connecting to my sql server and extracting data and saving it to an csv file. I'm using the Export-CSV $file cdmlet. I'm not sure how to export an image my sql2008 server and...
View ArticleRecursive query
Hi,I am running a command which collect the information from the log file.dir *.log | select name, ....... etcThis command collect information only where it runs, what change i need to do to collect...
View ArticleHow to serialize New-WebServiceProxy object
I need some help in serializing a object created by PowerShell New-WebServiceProxy and re-utilize by de-serializing the same object.I am creating the New-WebServiceProxy object using following...
View ArticleDo not continue until a file exists in powershell
Hi,I was wondering if there is a method in powershell to get it to continually check whether a file exists and do not progress until it finds it.i.eDO WHILE c:\flag.txt NOT EXISTSWait 10...
View Articlewrite-output $var verses just $var
Hello,is there any difference between this:Write-Output $varand just this:$var?and how would those previous examples differ from this:return $var?I know everything that is not directed elsewhere is...
View ArticleDecrypt a SecureString on Remote Computer
Hi,I have two systems namely comp1 and comp2, both in same domain. I am using powershell encryption method on comp1, to encrypt a text ad save it to a file. $secure= Read-Host "Enter...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell 1.0 copy-item GroupPolicy...
Hello everybody,This is my first time posting in this forum and i have encounted an issue i hope you can help i'm trying to create a powershell 1.0 script as this is for Windows XP to copy default...
View Articlehow to split a non-fixed size string
Hi Guys I have a lots of user account SIDs string like , what i want is to get the string between the first " and the first"," symbol$string = "S-1-5-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXX-XXXX,CN=contoso,CN=com"for...
View ArticleIs there an Exclude switch for TAKEOWN?
I have a large number of old XP profile folders and all the new .V2 profile folders in the same directory on a server share.Unfortunately when these profiles were created, they used default Windows...
View Articlesolution to a text file line wrap to enhance readability of the text?
Is there a PowerShell solution wrapping text to enhance readability of the text?Perhaps in a form of a script that reads one text file with extra long lines, and produces a text file with lines of a...
View ArticleFailover Cluster events through email
Team,I'm trying to get Windows Server 2008 Failover clustering events through email. I don't see "Attach a task" option in Clustering events.Could anybody suggest how to accomplish it. Please note...
View Articlehow to wrap up New-aduser cmdlet
HelloI've got this line in my scriptnew-aduser -name $cn -GivenName $firstname -Surname $lastName -UserPrincipalName $upn` -SamAccountName $sam -ProfilePath...
View ArticlePowershell Get-Eventlog - Unauthorized operation
Hi AllI have a script that retrieves event log from various servers each morning. It has been working fine for the last 3 years. However, during the last few days, I noticed that script is failing to...
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