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/ ISEToDo.ps1
Created
July 1, 2016 14:41
Add a menu shortcut in the PowerShell ISE to insert a dated ToDo comment
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| #Insert a ToDo comment in an ISE script file | |
| $action = { | |
| $psise.CurrentFile.Editor.InsertText("# [$((Get-Date).ToShortDateString())] ToDo: ") | |
| #jump cursor to the end | |
| $psise.CurrentFile.editor.SetCaretPosition($psise.CurrentFile.Editor.CaretLine,$psise.CurrentFile.Editor.CaretColumn) | |
| } | |
| #add the action to the Add-Ons menu | |
| $psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add("ToDo",$Action,"Alt+2" ) | Out-Null |
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/ Send-PopupMessage.ps1
Created
July 7, 2016 19:56
This command is a PowerShell wrapper for the MSG.EXE command line tool. You can use this to display a popup message for yourself, or users on remote computers.
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| #requires -version 4.0 | |
| #originally from http://poshcode.org/5085 | |
| Function Send-PopupMessage { | |
| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Send a graphical popup message. | |
| .DESCRIPTION |
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/ Test-IsPrime.ps1
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December 20, 2023 03:57
A PowerShell function to test if a number is prime.
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| Function Test-IsPrime { | |
| <# | |
| .Synopsis | |
| Test if a number is prime | |
| .Description | |
| This command will test if a given number is prime based. | |
| .Example |
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/ Get-AVStatus.ps1
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February 17, 2024 23:33
This PowerShell function uses WMI via the Get-CimInstance command to query the state of installed anti-virus products.
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| #requires -version 5.1 | |
| Function Get-AVStatus { | |
| <# | |
| .Synopsis | |
| Get anti-virus product information. | |
| .Description | |
| This command uses WMI via the Get-CimInstance command to query the state of installed anti-virus products. The default behavior is to only display enabled products, unless you use -All. You can query by computername or existing CIMSessions. | |
| .Example |
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/ ToDo.ps1
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November 13, 2020 18:05
A PowerShell function that you can use to insert ToDo messages into your scripts and functions.
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| <# | |
| based on a comment from Matt Penny | |
| function todo { | |
| param ([string]$TodoText) | |
| write-host -foregroundcolor DarkYellow ” [o] Todo: $TodoText” | |
| } | |
| Get more from Matt at https://mattypenny.net/ |
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/ Test-IsNanoServer.ps1
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July 11, 2019 16:56
A PowerShell function to test if a remote computer is a Nano installation.
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| #Requires -version 3.0 | |
| <# | |
| Test-IsNanoServer.ps1 | |
| **************************************************************** | |
| * DO NOT USE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE TESTED * | |
| * THOROUGHLY IN A LAB ENVIRONMENT. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF * | |
| * YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SCRIPT DOES OR HOW IT WORKS, * | |
| * DO NOT USE IT OUTSIDE OF A SECURE, TEST SETTING. * |
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/ Get-ISEMru.ps1
Created
December 6, 2016 15:18
A PowerShell function to get the most recent used list. Note that this list isn't updated until you close the ISE.
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| Function Get-ISEMRU { | |
| [cmdletbinding()] | |
| Param() | |
| <# | |
| Path will be something like: | |
| C:\Users\Jeff\AppData\Local\microsoft_corporation\powershell_ise.exe_StrongName_lw2v2vm3wmtzzpebq33gybmeoxukb04w | |
| #> | |
| $ISEPath = "$env:localappdata\microsoft_corporation\powershell_ise*\3.0.0.0" |
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/ Test-UpOrDown.ps1
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November 13, 2020 18:05
A PowerShell function that uses the web site DownForEveryoneOrJustme.com to test is a web site or domain is up or down
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| #requires -version 4.0 | |
| Function Test-UporDown { | |
| <# | |
| .Synopsis | |
| Test if a web site is down or if it is just you. | |
| .Description | |
| The function uses the web site DownForEveryoneOrJustme.com to test is a web site or domain is up or down, or if the problem is just you. The command will write a custom object to the pipeline. See examples. |
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/ Weekly.tests.ps1
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March 10, 2022 02:40
A fun Pester test for testing days of the week.
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| #requires -version 5.0 | |
| <# | |
| Weekly.tests.ps1 | |
| a Pester test for the week | |
| Usage: Invoke-Pester .\Weekly.tests.ps1 | |
| #> |
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/ Reset-LCM.ps1
Created
January 23, 2017 17:52
A DSC configuration to reset the local configuration manager
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| Param( | |
| [string[]]$Computername = "chi-test02" | |
| ) | |
| [DscLocalConfigurationManager()] | |
| Configuration ResetLCM { | |
| Param([string[]]$Computername) |