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Pretty simple script, this just remove files from your downloads folder that are older than x amount of days (by default its set to 60). $Paths = @( "%userprofile%\Downloads\" ) $Days = 60 $limit = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$Days) foreach ($Path in $Paths) { # Delete files older than the...

After writing about prompt customizations, I realized that I likely need to address a common issue that pops up when users are first configuring their PowerShell (PS) environment. If you have not read that post yet, I would start there before continuing with this one. As we discussed in that...

I have a thing about command line prompts. I like tweaking and customizing. The prompt is such a simple thing, but impacts experience dramatically. Once I learned about prompt customization, I found a general format that works for me and can be replicated across multiple environments and...

Just a quick script on creating URL Shortcuts, defaults to the Public user desktop and has support for custom icons. param ( [string]$Path, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Name, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$URL, [string]$IconUrl, [string]$IconPath =...

This was quick and dirty / probably needs some more work I'll add it to GitHub later. Import-Module ActiveDirectory if ((Get-ADOptionalFeature -Identity 'Recycle Bin Feature').EnabledScopes) { Write-Host "AD Recycle Bin Enabled" } else { try { $domain = Get-WmiObject...

Just a way to clear print jobs that may be stuck "printing" or if they are in error status. $PrintJobs = get-wmiobject -class "Win32_PrintJob" -namespace "root\CIMV2" -computername "." foreach ($job in $PrintJobs) { $pos = ($job.Name).IndexOf(",") $printerName =...

The process of hard linking AD objects to AAD objects for when you get errors during an AD Sync. On the domain controller run: Get-ADUser username | Select-Object UserPrincipalName, objectGUID, @{Name = 'ImmutableID'; Expression = {...

Pretty simple script that will answer to what process is using a port. param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$port #e.g. 443 ) # Pull PID from TCP Connections and then outputs process name(s) $pids = (Get-NetTCPConnection | Where-Object { $_.LocalPort -eq $port }) |...

This is a pretty simple one, but it gives you a list of users where litigation hold is not enbaled. Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName <global-admin-account> Get-Mailbox | Where-Object { $_.LitigationHoldEnabled -eq $false }

Simple way to get the version of an application via PowerShell. Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $ApplicationName ) $InstalledSoftware = Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" if($ApplicationName -ne $null) { foreach($obj in...

Have you ever wanted to run a script that would just clear the user's errored print queue? With this you can put it in your RMM and have it run against a users machine and the print server (so it clears out anything that is errored). $PrintJobs = get-wmiobject -class "Win32_PrintJob" -namespace...

Battery Status This will return an error if something is wrong otherwise it will return "Healthy." param( [string]$StorCLILocation = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\MegaRAID Storage Manager\StorCLI.exe', # Path to StorCLI [string]$StorCliCommand = "/c0 /bbu show status j" ) try {...

The base for each of these snippets were written over at CyberDrain and I've modified them for running other commands / providing the output that we need. Battery Status This will return an error if something is wrong otherwise it will return "Healthy." $cmd = (&"C:\Program...

So there are times that you may need to run an exe across many devices, and maybe those devices are across several organizations or not on a Windows Domain. With this script you can upload the file to a central web server and the script will download the file and run it on devices. Note: This...