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Solving typo problems with Fuzzy Search in PSWriteHTML
One of the everyday use cases with PSWriteHTML is to create a simple view of PowerShell data in a table. While PowerShell comes with a buil…
Strengthening Password Security in Active Directory: A PowerShell-Powered Approach
PasswordSolution uses the DSInternals PowerShell module to gather Active Directory hashes and then combines that data into a prettified rep…
Submitting blogs to web.archive.org using PowerShell
Since my website went down in fire with OVH SBG2, I used this occasion to publish my restored website via Cloudflare. It allows me to have…
Synchronizing Active Directory with External Time Source
Synchronize Active Directory with an external time source to keep domain time accurate and avoid authentication or replication issues.
Syncing Global Address List (GAL) to personal contacts and between Office 365 tenants with PowerShell
Hey there! Today, I wanted to introduce you to one of the small but excellent module I’ve created called the O365Synchronizer. This module…
Testing LDAP and LDAPS connectivity with PowerShell
One of the common ways to connect to Active Directory is thru LDAP protocol. There are a lot of applications that talk to AD via LDAP. By d…
The curious case of $null should be on the left side of equality comparisons PSScriptAnalyzer
If you’re using VSCode with Powershell extension, you probably got used to PSScriptAnalyzer giving you all kind of tips on optimizing thing…
The only command you will ever need to understand and fix your Group Policies (GPO)
Use GPOZaurr to analyze, understand, and fix Group Policy issues from multiple angles, with actionable output for large, messy GPO estates.
The only PowerShell Command you will ever need to find out who did what in Active Directory
While the title of this blog may be a bit exaggeration, the command I’m trying to show here does it’s best to deliver on the promise. What…
The security account manager (SAM) has determined that SID is already in use in the Forest
The security account manager (SAM) has determined that the security identifier (SID) for this computer is already in use in the Forest you…
Track Ubiquiti Unifi Stock, and get notified of changes
I am a pretty big fan of Ubiquiti and their Unifi products line. Whether it’s network equipment or their camera systems, Unifi Protect, I h…
Unlocking PowerShell Magic: Different Approach to Creating ‘Empty’ PSCustomObjects
Today I saw an article from Christian Ritter, “PowerShell: Creating an “empty” PSCustomObject” on X that got me curious. Do people create e…
Update-Module : Module ‘PowershellGet’ was not installed by using Install-Module, so it cannot be updated.
This PowerShellGet error usually means Windows is using the inbox module version, so you need to install a newer copy side by side instead…
Update-Module – PackageManagement\Install-Package : Unable to find repository
I was installing newest version of my PSWinDocumentation module on Windows 2016 when I noticed I can’t really get anything…
Upload and Download files from Azure Blob Storage using Connection String
They say there is a first time for everything. For me, it’s how to download and upload files to Azure Blog Storage using Connection String.…
Using Lansweeper with PowerShell to your advantage
I’m on a tight deadline for one of the chapters for PowerShell Conference Book vol. 2. That means my brain wants me to do a lot of differen…
Using PowerShell to fix Ubiquiti Unifi requirement for MongoDB 3.6 on Ubuntu 18
Use PowerShell on Ubuntu 18 to patch UniFi .deb packages that reject MongoDB 3.6, reducing the manual steps needed after upgrades.
Using Win32_UserAccount WMI filter in PowerShell/Group Policies and what to avoid
Some months ago, I created PowerShell Script to create local administrative users on workstations – Create a local user or administrator ac…
Visually display Active Directory Nested Group Membership using PowerShell
In the Active Directory PowerShell module, you have two commands to your disposal that help display group membership. Those are Get-ADGroup…
Visually display Active Directory Trusts using PowerShell
Active Directory Trusts are useful to connect one or more domains. But as useful those are, they can be very dangerous. Also, keeping trust…