Automation is king in today’s dynamic IT environments. Running PowerShell scripts with Task Scheduler is a vital skill set, particularly beneficial for system administrators to automate repetitive tasks and bolster efficiency with Windows Servers and clients. What is Task Scheduler? Task Scheduler is a built-in tool within the Microsoft Windows...
Windows Group Policy allows you to run various script files at a computer startup/shutdown or during user logon/logoff. You can use GPOs not only to run classic batch logon scripts on domain computers (.bat, .cmd, .vbs), but also to execute PowerShell scripts (.ps1) during Startup/Shutdown/Logon/Logoff.In modern versions of Windows, you...
For one of the projects, I needed a PowerShell script to find duplicate files in the shared network folder of a file server. There are a number of third-party tools for finding and removing duplicate files in Windows, but most of them are commercial or are not suitable for automatic...
Table of Contents Introduction PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that can be used to automate various tasks, including managing Windows machines. One common task is changing the local administrator account password on multiple machines. This can be a tedious and time-consuming task if done manually, but PowerShell can make it much...
Table of Contents If you are managing multiple user accounts, it can be tedious and time-consuming to change passwords for each user. Fortunately, you can use PowerShell scripts to bulk change the passwords of multiple user accounts. This post will show you how to write a PowerShell script to bulk change...
Table of Contents Introduction When it comes to software distribution, the most common way to package and deploy Windows applications is through installers. However, not all installers are created equal. Some applications may be packaged as EXE files, which typically use a proprietary installer format that may not be ideal for enterprise...
Table of Contents Introduction When managing a network of machines, it can be useful to quickly determine which machines have accessible C drives over the network. In this blog post, we will walk through a PowerShell script that checks the accessibility of the C drive on a list of machines and outputs...
Table of Contents Introduction Installing software on multiple computers can be a time-consuming and tedious task. PowerShell provides a powerful scripting language that can be used to automate this process. In this blog post, we will explore a PowerShell script that can be used to remotely install software on multiple computers. PowerShell Script The...
Here's a sample batch script that you can use to automatically shutdown a computer at 11:03pm every day and display a 60-second countdown before shutting down: Save the above code in a text file with the extension ".bat" (e.g. "shutdown.bat"). To schedule this batch script to run automatically at 11:03pm every day,...
Introduction PowerShell, a versatile scripting language, and automation framework developed by Microsoft, empowers system administrators and developers. In this blog post, we will delve into PowerShell's functionalities and demonstrate how it streamlines tasks and automates operations in the world of information technology. What is PowerShell? Introduced in 2006, PowerShell is a command-line...
