Pin and Unpin Applications from the Taskbar and Start-Menu using Windows...
Recently I needed a script to add pinned items to the task bar. I found a script at TechNet Script Center Gallery to do such a thing. Save your script as PinnedApplication.psm1 (IE:...
View ArticleCheck Server Crash Settings via PowerShell
I ran into a situation this week where I needed to check the crash/memory dump settings on multiple servers at one time this week, so I wrote a PowerShell script to help me do so. Create a new ps1 file...
View ArticlePowerShell: Reverse IP Lookup without DNS
Ever been on a network that either doesn’t have reverse lookup zones configured in DNS or doesn’t allow them? Ever needed to find the name of a Windows machine while on on of those networks with just...
View ArticlePowerShell: Reverse IP Lookup with DNS
Recently I wrote a script to do a Reverse IP lookup when you don’t have the luxury of Reverse Lookup Zones being configured. If you do happen to have Reverse Lookup Zones configured in your...
View ArticleVMWare: Map Logical Drives to VMDKs Using PowerCLI (Windows)
Ever had the need to check which logical drives corresponded to which virtual disk attached to a virtual machine? I have! Ever needed to do that without spending more than 5 minutes comparing the...
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Scheduled Tasks and PowerShell: A Quick Study in Automation
So you have this manual process that you’ve been doing for awhile now every day at 0 dark thirty and have finally taken the time to sit down and bang out a beautiful PowerShell script that does it all...
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Windows Server 2012: Setting up a Domain Controller with PowerShell
The new advancements in Windows Server 2012 are very vast, in other articles here on DIYITShop, we have outlined some of these changes, with more articles to come. We have begun to test many aspects...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012: Switching between Server Core, MinShell, and Full Server
While Server 2008 Core was a great option to have, it came with a steep learning curve for some administrators. In Windows Server 2012, they changed the game a bit and made it to where you can install...
View ArticleLessons Learned: Closing your Result Sets
PowerShell is an extremely powerful scripting language. Not only can you utilize the set of cmd-lets given to you by default, but you can tap .NET classes to help you accomplish nearly whatever your...
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