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function Write-ReverseOuput {
    [Alias('Write-Output')]
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [String]
        $InputObject
    )

    end {

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Function Get-AllBoundParameters {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        # A simple string parameter that is mandatory
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [String]
        $Name,

        # A simple switch
        [Parameter()]

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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

#Set our execution policy for the process
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force

#Store our packages.config from the gist here temporarily
$tempFile = Join-Path $env:TEMP -ChildPath 'packages.config'

#Write our config file contents
$configFile = 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/steviecoaster/798bb1046b8fc3275b5a4801cb6f46e4/raw/6e68dbca121276af44ff540c4b6e26df42ee6832/packages.config'

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function New-RandomPass {
    <#
        .Synopsis
            Generates and returns a suitably secure password

            .EXAMPLE
            New-RandomPass

            Returns a random password as a SecureString object
            .EXAMPLE

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function Copy-CertToStore {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Copy a certificate from one store location to another
    
    .DESCRIPTION
    Long description
    
    .PARAMETER Certificate
    The certificate to copy

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$breeds = @('Labrador','Poodle','St. Bernard','Husky')
'mut' -in $breeds # false

'Poodle' -in $breeds #true

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Implicit Remoting explained

Implicit remoting allows you to load a module from a remote session and execute it "locally". What you are actually doing is running a proxy command. The actual function executes on the remote session, and the data is returned to you locally.

This approach does have the same caveats as running a command directly via Invoke-Command in that it is deserialized and rehydrated, losing any available methods on the object.

This is still a hugely useful trick, and I highly recommend using a prefix so you know in your code when something is running on the remote system. For example Get-ADComputer may become Get-RemoteADComputer. You can specify whatever prefix you want, just make it

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function New-EncryptedEnvironmentVariable {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Writes an Environment variable as a secure string using DPAPI
    
    .DESCRIPTION
    Writes an Environment variable as a secure string using DPAPI
    
    .PARAMETER Scope
    The scope of the variable. Can be machine, user, or process

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function Hide-Param {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(DontShow)]
        [String]
        $SecretValue
    )

    end {

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function Merge-Csv {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Merge the data from multiple csv files into one
    
    .DESCRIPTION
    Merge data from multiple csv files into one. Data from each file should be the same shape
    
    .PARAMETER CsvFile
    The path to two or more csv files to combine