Category Archives: PowerShell

Get-SNames

This is the updated version of my old LName function. I changed the name to Get-SNames instead of Get-LNames because ofthat I know that the correct name is not Last Name and It should be Surname instead. I use It … Continue reading

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Get-FNames

Back in 2009 I wrote a Function that took peoples first names from a source in Sweden.It was top 1000 names here in Sweden. I use It in my create AD lab script and in a couple of other scripts … Continue reading

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The TPM Status tool

I wrote this tool for my friend DXter a year ago or so.He did an presentation on bitlocker and wanted a tool that showsTPM Information from inside Windows and with an GUI. Now It’s a new year and I have … Continue reading

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Get-PingStatus

Over at 2009 I wrote a ping status function. The function can now be downloaded from the Script Center Repository at Microsoft.http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Get-PingStatus-Function-e375fec3 I use It in my own scripts and just updated It so I hope others can use It … Continue reading

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Turn on and off the old menu in Windows 8 the PowerShell way

More and more people are talking about turning of the new menu in Windows 8.The Start thing or the Metro. Both in Windows 8 Server and the Windows 8 client. My friend Mikael Nyström wrote how to do this with … Continue reading

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Windows 8 and PowerShell day 2

This is my day two with Windows 8 and PowerShell v3. I’m currently testing Windows 8 and PowerShell including most ofthe stuff I came across in Windows 8. Tweet@rama, nice but not as nice as Tweetdeck Cool integration with Start… … Continue reading

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Windows 8 and PowerShell

    The Windows 8 Developer Preview is released.It can be found at http://dev.windows.com If you want to test it in an Virtual Environment VMWare Workstation 7.x won’t work.But in Oracle Virtual Box it works fine! I installed It because … Continue reading

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First look at the new PowerShell FB Module

I saw this module earlier today and I have been looking for something like this for a while so I have been playing around with It for for an hour or so. You can download It here. Install it with … Continue reading

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ADCS Certificate Expiration Report Tool

I want to start with a little disclaimer: The real credits for this tool does not really belong to me. This tool is using the really wonderful PSPKI PowerShell module from http://pspki.codeplex.com/ and all credits should go them for making … Continue reading

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Problem to add and create deployment shares in MDT 2010

I had some problems (major ones) with my local MDT 2010 last night. After a day with lots of scripting against MDT 2010 with PowerShell my MDT 2010 installation just gave me errors when I wanted to add a new … Continue reading

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