On Windows, PowerShell comes with cmdlets to automate the built-in antivirus engine “Defender”. In this second part, let’s take a look at how you...
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Converting Wavelength to RGB
PowerShell is a generic script language so you can do all kinds of stuff with it. Below is a function that takes a light wavelength and converts it...
Querying Advanced Printer Info via SNMP
Many network printer support SNMP to query information about the device, i.e. its serial number, the status and paper sizes of installed trays, or...
Unlock Additional PowerShell Modules in Windows 10
PowerShell Modules in Windows 10 for Server Management Windows 10 comes with a number of PowerShell modules that you can use to control Server...
Exporting CSV without Quotes (and Other Conversion Tricks)
PowerShell comes with a bunch of Export- and ConvertTo- cmdlets so you can serialize object data to CSV, JSON, XML, and other formats. That’s great...
Using BITS to Download Files (Part 1)
What Is BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer System)? BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer System) is the technique used by Windows to download...
Identifying Windows Type
WMI returns a cryptic code number of every distinct Windows SKU: PS> Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object...
Launching PowerShell Scripts Invisibly
There is no a built-in way to launch a PowerShell script hidden: even if you run powershell.exe and specify -WindowStyle Hidden, the PowerShell...
Get-ComputerInfo vs. systeminfo.exe (Part 1)
For a long time, the command-line utility systeminfo.exe provides a wealth of information about a computer and can return object-oriented results...
Simple PowerShell Chat
Creating a Simple Multi-Channel Chat Room with PowerShell Here’s a fun PowerShell script that you can use to create a simple multi-channel chat...
Converting SecureString to Text
It can be very useful to be able to convert an encrypted SecureString back to a plain text. This way, for example, you can use PowerShell’s “masked...
Embedding Binaries (Pictures, DLLs) in PowerShell Scripts
If your script requires external binary resources such as picture files or DLLs, you can of course ship them together with your script. You could,...