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function Get-DownloadSpeed
{
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param
    (
        # Param1 help description
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0)]
        $SpeedtestServer,

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PS> Get-CimInstance win32_logicaldisk | foreach-object {write "$($_.caption) $([math]::round(($_.size /1gb),2)), $([math]::round(($_.FreeSpace /1gb),2)) "}


C: 117.99, 21.12 
D: 59.45, 9.48 
E: 0, 0 
F: 1863.02, 830.57 
G: 7.6, 0.22 
Y: 1862.89, 1409.86 

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#replace get-ciminstance with get-wmiobject if using v2

Get-CimInstance win32_operatingsystem | ft -autosize `
    CSName, `
    Caption, `
    OSArchitecture, `
    @{Label="RAM, GB"; Expression={[math]::round($_.TotalVisibleMemorySize/1mb, 2)}}

Get-CimInstance win32_processor | ft -autosize `
    @{Label="Socket"; Expression={$_.SocketDesignation}}, `

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##################
# Privacy Settings
##################

# Privacy: Let apps use my advertising ID: Disable
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo -Name Enabled -Type DWord -Value 0
# To Restore:
#Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo -Name Enabled -Type DWord -Value 1
# Privacy: SmartScreen Filter for Store Apps: Disable
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost -Name EnableWebContentEvaluation -Type DWord -Value 0

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function Get-Temperature {
    $t = Get-WmiObject MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature -Namespace "root/wmi"
    $returntemp = @()

    foreach ($temp in $t.CurrentTemperature)
    {
      $currentTempKelvin = $temp / 10
      $currentTempCelsius = $currentTempKelvin - 273.15
      $currentTempFahrenheit = (9/5) * $currentTempCelsius + 32
      $returntemp += $currentTempCelsius.ToString() + " C / " + $currentTempFahrenheit.ToString() + " F / " + $currentTempKelvin + "K"

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$i=1; while ($i -lt 200) {write-warning "iteration $i completed in $(Measure-Command {$result = 1; foreach ($number in 5000..1000000) {$result = $result * $number}})"; $i++}

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<#
This script performs the 'search' phase of a Windows Update, using the standard WUA API.
It does not download or install updates.
Sole purpose of this script is to find out how long it takes to download the required cabfile,
then process it against a live system and return the list of updates available for that system.
#>
function DownloadFile {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0)] $url,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)] $file

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start-process notepad; start-process calc; start-process wordpad
start-process notepad; start-process calc; start-process wordpad

#now the part I always forget
get-process | where processname -in notepad,calc,wordpad

#spaces ok too
get-process | where processname -in notepad, calc, wordpad

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$size = $(get-item .\Rootstore.sst).Length
Write-Host "Size $size"
switch ($size) {
    ($_ -gt 30000000000) {$foo = "reallybig" ;break}    
    ($_ -lt 25000000000) {$foo = "size5" ;break}
    ($_ -lt 20000000000) {$foo = "size4" ;break}
    ($_ -lt 15000000000) {$foo = "size3" ;break}
    ($_ -lt 10000000000) {$foo = "size2" ;break}
    ($_ -lt 5000000000) {$foo = "size1" ;break}
}

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#requires -version 2.0


function Get-UpdateList {
<#
.Synopsis
Gets list of updates from Windows Update.
   
.PARAMETER  Criteria
The search criteria, see http://goo.gl/7nZSPs