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manualbashing / get_windows_version.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 11:02

Use WMI to get current Windows version

(gwmi Win32_Operatingsystem).Caption

manualbashing / Add_path_to_environment_variable.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 10:52

Working with environment variables

$ENV:PATH = $ENV:PATH + ";C:\Windows\System32"

manualbashing / check_parameters.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 10:51

Function that checks and validates its parameters

	Function Foo
	{
	Param(
	[ValidateSet("Tom","Dick","Jane")]
	[String]$Name,

	[ValidateRange(21,65)]
	[Int]$Age,

	[ValidateScript({Test-Path $_ -PathType 'Container'})]

manualbashing / get_dell_service_tag_locally.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 10:56

Get DELL service tag. Source: http://www.fixitjim.net/2012/05/powershell-get-service-tag-or-serial.html

Get-WmiObject win32_SystemEnclosure | select serialnumber

manualbashing / uninstall_software.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 10:47

Use WMI to uninstall programs and features on windows

gwmi Win32_Product -Filter 'Name like "%vCenter%"' | % { $_.uninstall() }

manualbashing / vmkping-cheatsheet.sh

Last active June 7, 2019 10:40

Mini vmkping cheatsheet for network troubleshooting on ESXi

	# Test Jumbo frames (with VLAN)
	vmkping -d -s 8972 x.x.x.x

	# Test Jumbo frames (without VLAN)
	vmkping -d -s 8968 x.x.x.x

	# Test interface
	vmkping -I vmkX x.x.x.x

manualbashing / Get-LoggedOnUser.ps1

Last active November 6, 2019 12:27

[Get Logged On User] Use WMI to find out, which user is logged in on a specific server.

	foreach ($server in $serverNames)
	{
	Get-WMIObject Win32_Process -Filter 'name="explorer.exe"' -ComputerName $server -PipelineVariable pipedProcess -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue \|
	Select CSName, @{ Name='User'; Expression={$pipedProcess.GetOwner().User} } \|
	Write-Output -OutVariable +loggedOnUsers
	}

manualbashing / Delete-RecycleBin.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 10:32

Empty the recycle bin on a Windows system

	$Shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
	$RecBin = $Shell.Namespace(0xA)
	$RecBin.Items() \| %{Remove-Item $_.Path -Recurse -Confirm:$false}

manualbashing / Get-LocalAdmin.ps1

Last active June 7, 2019 10:30

Use cim to find local admin accounts on a Windows system.

	Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_group `
	-Filter "Name LIKE 'admin%' AND Domain = '$env:COMPUTERNAME'" \|
	Get-CimAssociatedInstance -Association win32_groupuser \|
	Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

manualbashing / replaceUmlaut.ps1

Last active November 6, 2019 14:18

Replace Umlauts in #PowerShell with a replace function and regular expression

	$replaceUmlaut = {
	param ($Match)
	$characterMap = New-Object System.Collections.Hashtable
	$characterMap.ä = 'ae'
	$characterMap.ö = 'oe'
	$characterMap.ü = 'ue'
	$characterMap.ß = 'ss'
	$characterMap.Ä = 'Ae'
	$characterMap.Ü = 'Ue'
	$characterMap.Ö = 'Oe'