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Create a Shutdown/Restart/Logoff Windows 8 Tile for the Start menu (PowerShell)

Microsoft All-In-One Script Framework — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:47:10 -0700

This PowerShell Script illustrates how to create a Shutdown ,Restart or Logoff Windows 8 tile to the Start menu.

Created by: Microsoft All-In-One Script Framework
Published Date: 11/7/2012

Remove Windows Store apps in Windows 8

Microsoft All-In-One Script Framework — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:19:10 -0700

This script can be used to remove multiple Windows Store apps from a user account in Windows 8. It provides a list of installed Windows Store apps. You can specify the application IDs, and remove them all at once.

Created by: Microsoft All-In-One Script Framework
Published Date: 8/29/2012

Active Directory User Creation tool 1.2

Rich Prescott — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:42:55 -0700

One task that every systems administrator has to go through at some point is the creation of new user accounts. Powershell makes this process simple and adds additional functionality, such as the ability to set defaults and import users from CSV.

Created by: Rich Prescott
Published Date: 10/1/2011

Windows Update PowerShell Module

MichalGajda — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:29:07 -0700

This function is a piece of PSWindowsUpdate module to manage Windows Update on a computer system running Windows. Whole module contain 10 function to check, download and install updates from PowerShell.

Created by: MichalGajda
Published Date: 2/14/2011

Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step-by-Step scripts

IamMred — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:48:22 -0700

These are the scripts included with my book, Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step-by-Step published by Microsoft Press. I have updated the scripts from my book, and only folders that have scripts are included. If a chapter does not have an associated folder it is because that chapter has

Created by: IamMred
Published Date: 7/2/2012

Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 - WIM2VHD for Windows 8!

Mike Kolitz — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:29:52 -0700

Convert-WindowsImage is the new version of WIM2VHD designed specifically for Windows 8. Completely rewritten in PowerShell, this command-line tool allows you to rapidly create sysprepped VHD and VHDX images from setup media for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8/Server 2012.

Created by: Mike Kolitz
Published Date: 5/31/2012

PSLog - Send messages to a file and the screen

Raimund Andrée — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:27:23 -0700

Version 1.1 (PSLog 1.1.zip) released on March 26, 2013Introduction There are many script snippets available to send messages to log files. However that required to explicitly call the respective log function. Another downside is that the function writing to the log does not know

Created by: Raimund Andrée
Published Date: 8/30/2012

Get product keys of local and remote systems

Boe Prox — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:45:57 -0700

This is an updated version of the Get-ProductKey function that was featured on PowerShell.com's PowerTips. This function expands on the existing code by allowing the querying of multiple remote systems, outputting of objects that include the system, Operating System and version

Created by: Boe Prox
Published Date: 5/5/2012

Get computers ping status, IP, OS version, sp version, uptime and last boot gui

Gandalf50 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:11:35 -0700

This powershell script with built-in GUI allows you to point to a text file list of computers and will then retrieve the following information for each computer in the list. Whether it is pingable Its IP address OS Version Service Pack Version Uptime Last boot time. Run it by en

Created by: Gandalf50
Published Date: 3/15/2012

PowerShell FTP Client Module

MichalGajda — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:09:33 -0700

The PSFTP module allow you to connect and manage the contents of ftp account. Module contain set of function to get list of items, download and send files on ftp location.

Created by: MichalGajda
Published Date: 8/18/2011

Arposh Windows System Administration tool 2.0.1

Rich Prescott — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:47:36 -0700

AWSA was built with the System Administrator in mind. Troubleshooting Windows issues requires a vast array of tools and knowledge. AWSA brings those tools together in one central location and adds additional functionality.

Created by: Rich Prescott
Published Date: 12/20/2011

Get-LockedOutLocation

Jason W — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:18:02 -0700

This function will locate the computer that processed a failed user logon attempt which caused the user account to become locked out. The locked out location is found by querying the PDC Emulator for locked out events (4740).

Created by: Jason W
Published Date: 12/7/2012

Output directory size statistics for one or more paths in the file system

Bill_Stewart — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:45 -0700

This PowerShell script counts the number of files and the sum of sizes of files for paths in the file system. The script requires at least PowerShell v2 and outputs objects with the following properties: Path, Files (number of files), and Size (sum of the sizes of all the files).

Created by: Bill_Stewart
Published Date: 5/15/2012

Find the logged on users on a remote system/s

Ben Wilkinson — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:43:37 -0700

DescriptionThis script should be useful for Helpdesk or other IT Admins to query remote machines to see who is logged on.This could also be useful for Remote Desktop Services or Citrix Admins* Note this scripts also returns non system accounts that are running services. Use like:

Created by: Ben Wilkinson
Published Date: 5/4/2011

Export Office 365 User Last Logon Date to CSV File

Alan Byrne — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:26:10 -0700

This script will connect to Office 365 and export a list of all your Office 365 Mailbox enabled users Last Logon Date/Time to a CSV file. It's useful for finding out if you're paying for any licences that aren't being used!

Created by: Alan Byrne
Published Date: 10/9/2012

Download SharePoint 2010 Pre-Requisites

Brianlala — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:12:31 -0700

A Powershell script that downloads each item in a list of URLs (of SharePoint 2010 pre-requisites) to a user-specified location. The latest release has an updated URL for the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET.

Created by: Brianlala
Published Date: 4/29/2010

Get-PendingReboot - Query Computer(s) For Pending Reboot State

Brian Wilhite — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:37:57 -0700

This function gets the pending reboot status on a local or remote computer. Now supports SCCM 2012 Clients.

Created by: Brian Wilhite
Published Date: 8/29/2012

Device Management PowerShell Cmdlets

Ricardo Mendes - MSFT — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:44:35 -0700

This module exposes cmdlets that calls into SetupAPI functions and provides device enumeration and management functions.

Created by: Ricardo Mendes - MSFT
Published Date: 8/20/2012

Script to Download SharePoint 2013 Pre-Requisites

Muawiyah Shannak — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:53:48 -0700

This Powershell script that downloads each item in a list of URLs (of SharePoint 2013 pre-requisites) to a user-specified location. This PowerShell Script use in a situation when you don’t have internet access (install sharepoint 2013 offline) in the SharePoint 2013 server.All t

Created by: Muawiyah Shannak
Published Date: 2/10/2013

SubNet Scan

MichalGajda — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:32:17 -0700

Scripts allow to scan specific range of IP addresses. It receive a list of machines with each address and some information about it like machine name from DNS, system and service pack info.

Created by: MichalGajda
Published Date: 9/17/2011