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Get-CimInstance -ClassName SoftwareLicensingProduct |
    Where-Object {$_.ApplicationId -eq "55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f" -and $_.PartialProductKey } |
    Select-Object Name, 
            @{Name="LicenseStatus"; Expression = { 
                switch ($_.LicenseStatus) { 0       { "Unactivated"}
                                            1       { "Activated"  } 
                                            default { "unknown"    }
                                            } } }

HumanEquivalentUnit

$in = '1212'

# Just regex out the characters which are the same as the following character, with a backreference
# convert to int, and sum them. Handle the wraparound condition by adding the first character
# to the end of the string

function day1 {
    param($s)

    $s = $s + $s[0]

HumanEquivalentUnit

$in = @'
5 9 2 8
9 4 7 3
3 8 6 5
'@ -split "`r?`n"

$in | ForEach-Object { 

# part 1 was easy, split string, measure the max and min, then find the difference
# part 1 #    $minmax = -split $_ | Measure-Object -Minimum -Maximum

HumanEquivalentUnit

# C# runs in ~0.5 seconds.
# powershell commented out below runs in ~23 seconds.

# correct answer is 567
Add-Type @'
    using System;

    public class MyType1
    {
        public long crunch() { 

HumanEquivalentUnit

# Automates Outlook
# - searches the Inbox for Thawte 
#    'your SSL certificate has been approved' messages
#  - extracts the certificate to disk with a useful filename
#  - deletes the emails

$VerbosePreference = 'continue'

$OutputFolder = '\\server\share\SSL Cert Deliveries\'

HumanEquivalentUnit

$ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.CommandNotFoundAction = {
  param($Name,[System.Management.Automation.CommandLookupEventArgs]$CommandLookupArgs)  

    $CommandLookupArgs.CommandScriptBlock = {
        
    if ($CommandLookupArgs.CommandName -match '(?<binary>1[10]*)b$')
    {
        [convert]::ToInt32($matches['binary'], 2)
    }

HumanEquivalentUnit

# Map URLs to Internet Explorer Security Zones via PowerShell

$csSource = @'
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;

                
public class IEZones
{

HumanEquivalentUnit

<#
.Synopsis
   Tests a string against Active Directory default password complexity requirements
.DESCRIPTION
   Checks password length, and whether it meets 3 out of 4 of the following:
    - Lowercase character a-z
    - Uppercase character A-Z
    - Digit 0-9
    - Special character !,#,-, etc.

HumanEquivalentUnit

# These are the starting folders
$documentRoots = 'C:\Users\', 'C:\Program Files\'


# Load Windows forms assemblies
[void][Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")
[void][Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")

HumanEquivalentUnit

# Parameters
param(
    [string] $ComputerList = $(Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "computers.txt"), # Path to the list of computers
    [string] $ReportPath = $(Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "report.csv"),      # Path to the report to output
    [switch] $DeleteFolder = $false                                                       # Whether to delete MININT or not
)

Get-Content $ComputerList | ForEach-Object {
    
    $result = @{