I recently discovered that Windows PowerShell has all the features you need for creating a tiny library that will enable you to write ultralightweight UI automation. In this month's column, I will show you how to create a small collection of custom Windows PowerShell cmdlets that perform ...
I use these in my sample cmdlets a little more than you might because I want to show how they can help. If you have complicated code that needs more than just error or results, be sure to use these available methods. The last thing you want to do is use something like System.Console...
Show 2 more Short description Explains how to use the powershell.exe command-line interface. Displays the command-line parameters and describes the syntax. Long description For information about the command-line options for PowerShell 7, see about_Pwsh. SYNTAX Copy PowerShell[.exe] [-PSConsol...
Of course, to convert a VBScript that reads the size of a file, I could have used the Windows PowerShell cmdlet that manages objects in drives, but I wanted to show you how easy it is to access COM from Windows PowerShell. Note that though I tell Windows PowerShell ...
After the rollout, Get-CsOnlineUser will show unlicensed users after the initial 30 days and also include unlicensed users who never had a valid Teams license. The AccountType value Unknown is being renamed to IneligibleUser, and will include users who do not have a valid Teams license (...
If the value is anything else, it's likely that PowerShell was installed as aZIP package. If you installed via the MSI package, that information also appears in thePrograms and FeaturesControl Panel. To determine whether PowerShell may be upgraded with Winget, run the following command: ...
The following examples show the use ofSave-Helpto save help for modules that aren't installed on the local computer. In this example, the administrator runsSave-Helpto save the help for the DhcpServer module from an internet-connected client computer, without installing the DhcpServer module or...
Figure 2shows a short script—taken from my bookWindows PowerShell: TFM(SAPIEN Press, 2006)—that uses Windows PowerShell to automate Cacls.exe. This script is just a demonstration, meaning you'll have to tweak it if you want to make it into a real automation tool. But it does show ho...
In this section, we will show you how to install the AzureAD PowerShell module. First, open the PowerShell windows and run the following command to bypass the Windows security policy. [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 ...
get-itemproperty - show the properties of registry objects (ls only shows children) where (also called where-object) - choose items matching some criteria. get-help some-command -examples - every command has examples. How does Powershell actually differ from bash, day-to-day? Here's a real...