HOWTO – Burwell.tech

Correctly Setting the PowerShell Root

⭐ You should NOT set $root or $PSScriptRoot in your profile Your profile runs in contexts where: If you set a $root variable in your profile, you would be lying to your scripts about where they live. ❌ Example of what goes wrong If your profile sets: Then you run a script from: Your script…

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Get Uptime Remotely for Windows Operating System

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Scheduled Local Admin

You could also change the duration to hours with (Get-Date).AddHours($durationInHours)

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The End of Cheap Cloud Computing?

Did you really think letting someone else manage your security was the answer? What is missing in this Petri article, ‘Free Microsoft Identity Tools Increasing Risk‘, the blog posting that presents the problem many have with Cloud security, from a survey Petri.com ran, is the answer to the problems presented. Their Key Takeaways from the…

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Step-by-Step Guide to Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Replication Issues

To force replication, run the command: repadmin /syncall /e /d /A /P

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HOWTO move an ESXi host from one vCenter to another

Storage Configuration: Ensure that datastores are accessible by the ESXi host and are compatible with the new vCenter.

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Microsoft: Standardize PS Modules Development By Using Versioned Sub-Folders

This strategy could be instrumental in fostering a more modular and resilient PowerShell ecosystem.

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Update and Restart System

Something I was playing with to ensure my system updates every day, so I run this at the end of the day…

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Enable AD RDC Rules on Domain Controllers

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Easy(er) Windows 11 Upgrade

1. Install kb50626912. Reboot3. Run Windows11InstallationAssistant.exe If you get a TPM error you need a new system

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Check-WinEvents-Prompted.ps1

‘Check-WinEvents-Prompted.ps1’ #************************************************************************************************************* # Script Name : Get-Latest-WinEvent-Prompted-DCs # Purpose : Check Latest Event log for DCs chosen # Date : #.\Get-UpdateDate.ps13:32 PM 3/13/2024 # – Initial version # Date : #.\Get-UpdateDate.ps11:12 PM 3/14/20244 # – Updated to reflect specific events, added credentials, added prompts # Author : Patrick Burwell #************************************************************************************************************* #Set location first set-location D:\PowerShell…

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Get-Pagefile

Quickly get the remote pagefile of a window server

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Log Specific IPV4 Traffic When Found

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Looper

Having a good looper is a great script to keep available… I wish I could remember where I got this form, but I thank you, Anony-Mouse scripter! [::mouse::]

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PS Script to Promote 2019 Server to RWDC

Add-WindowsFeature -Name “AD-Domain-Services” -IncludeManagementTools:$False -Confirm -ea Inquire -LogPath “C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\log\$day-RWDCPromo.log”

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Set-MpPreference

As you can see, Microsoft’s syntax is wrong:They show the syntax for setting soft-passive mode as ‘Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true’ when it is ‘Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring:$true’ <– NOTE THE COLON??? Arrrrgghhhh! I cannot tell you how frustrating it is when code is not written to give you ANY response unless you get the syntax EXACTLY right. *SIGH*…

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VMware-Backup ESXi Config File

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Locate Pervasive Lockouts of AD Accounts

You can use PowerShell to search the Security event log for lockout events…

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PowerCLI: Get the report of Hot Add / Hot Plug Status of the VMS

Get the report of Hot Add / Hot Plug Status of the VMS (updated from www.vmwarearena.com)

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Check Wildcarded AD User Properties with PowerShell 5.1

Get all user properties, or just one, with a wildcard

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Install Any Command Easily in PowerShell

That’s how you would install ANY module for a command you need. Now TELL me that’s not convenient!

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Our Azure Resource Group, Tenant, and Subscription Questions to ChatGPT.org

Azure RGs, Subscriptions and Tenants can get confusing; This Q&A my son Ryan and I asked ChaGPT.org, during our AZ-104 training, should help.. Can an Azure Subscription be accessible by multiple tenants? And why?In Azure, can there be multiple subscriptions in a tenant? Can users access multiple subscriptions? How?

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Log4J scanning fails to create csv file

invoke-command -scriptblock {powershell -File “D:\batch\Fix-4Log4J.ps1”} -computer $Server -AsJob -JobName “Scan4Log4J” -Verbose -EA SilentlyContinueWhen I run this script locally, with enter-pssession the script works just fine but NO CSV & D:\batch\Fix-4Log4J.ps1Yet every time I try to invoke, directly or with SAPS it fails to create file When I run this script locally, with enter-pssession the script…

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How to quiesce an AWS instance to perform an uninterrupted OS upgrade

How do we quiesce an AWS instance to perform an uninterrupted operating system upgrade in-place, like from Microsoft Server 2012R2 to 2019, which can be easily done on other virtualized platforms, like VMware? We have a problem in our upgrades in Windows Server where the install backs out at 90%. AWS has looked and claims the install is being…