Category Archives: PowerShell

Secure PowerShell Scripting in Azure AD

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Are you keen on automating tasks in Azure AD but concerned about the security risks associated with storing passwords in your script files? Fret not! You have the power to craft PowerShell scripts with delegated permissions to Azure AD, eliminating the need to store sensitive service account passwords within the… Read more »

Understanding PowerShell For Each: A Comprehensive Guide

PowerShell, with its powerful scripting capabilities, offers a wide array of functionalities to automate tasks and streamline processes. Among its many features, the ForEach loop stands out as a crucial construct for iterating through collections of items. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, understanding how to effectively use… Read more »

Send Key combinations to a VM through the Host OS with WMI

Hi, Recently I posted an article on how to send key strokes and text to a Hyper-V virtual machine through use of WMI on the host computer. Since that article was written I’ve learned of a way to send any key combinations through to the VM. For example if you… Read more »

List MSI paths from Software Installation Policies

Hey, We have 1000’s of MSI’s assigned through group policy and often need to work with the file paths in PowerShell, here’s a function that returns the file path of the MSI from the Software Installation GPO.

This function will return the MSI path and MST path. It will… Read more »

Running a PowerShell Command from the Command Line

Hi, Today I found myself needing to run a PowerShell command from the command line. I ran powershell /? and had a look at the switches and there is a -Command switch. My first attempt to use the switch looked like:

The above doesn’t work – It gives an… Read more »

Recursively check if a User/Computer is a member of an AD Group with PowerShell 2.0

Hi Again, Recently we’ve been fed up with Deployed Printer Connections through Group Policy and have decided to map printers using a PowerShell logon script. We wanted printer additions, removals and defaults to be based on AD groups, and for the script to work with PowerShell 2.0. Our clients are… Read more »

Unable to query Registry during task sequence – Property does not exist at path using Get-ItemProperty

Hi, As part of the MDT build process we set a couple of Registry Keys to tell us the status of the build (I.e in build or finished build) For logging purposes I retrieve the value of 2 keys from the registry, however when running the following command I get… Read more »

Custom PowerShell Objects

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Ever wanted to have a custom PowerShell Object with custom property attributes? This can make your console output cleaner, and I also find it very useful when using Export-CSV. For the purpose of this post I’ve created an object that has 3 properties: “Hostname”, “Enabled”, and “NetworkUp”. The “Hostname” property… Read more »