Questions tagged [powershell]
Windows PowerShell is a command line shell and scripting language for Windows that supersedes the CMD.exe shell and batch language. PowerShell is also an automation engine for Windows that provides functionality similar to Windows Script Host and VBScript.
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How to get most recent PDF exported? Recent does not show date information of following: 1. accessed 2. acquired 3. created 4. last saved 5. received
How to get the most recent
PDF exported?
Recent Files of File Explorer does not show date information for the following:
accessed
acquired
created
last saved
received
I need help to confirm if the ...
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Make new folders in parent directory not in directory where script is located
I have been using this quite successfully until someone messed with the file.
So I need to hide the file or move it to a hidden folder.
The problem I have is it makes the new folders in the directory ...
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Is it possible to run CrystalDiskInfo from the command line/powershell?
I want to be able to run CrystalDiskInfo from the cmd to save and analyze the data. I want to do it in a way where I can automatically run CrystalDiskInfo on a remote device and send commands based on ...
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Get COM Port (Gertec)
I need to locate "COM Port" of Gertec Device.
I tried some things that are just below, I used several other things too and I didn't succeed.
Using this instruction it returns me Gertec but ...
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DLL file support in PowerShell on Linux
How is it that Microsoft PowerShell is able to install DLL files when installing onto a Linux machine and still work?
Is there an interface that is built in by Microsoft that people seem to not know ...
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Recursive directory rename with subfolder level control
My Challenge: Recursively renaming the 3rd subfolder {subf3} and beyond {subf4, 5, 6, ...} of a root path to keep only the first 4 characters of their original folder name.
e:\ {rootf} \ {subf1} \ {...
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How to delete all contents of a folder without deleting the folder itself
I am in the process of setting up a shared network drive, that gets emptied periodically.
Its purpose is to provide an easy file sharing option for the users. Since I can't enforce them to always ...
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How to find public ip address in PowerShell from a restricted internet in windows 11
How to find public ip address of a windows 11 pc using powershell or command prompt.
Tried ipconfig and gip(powershell) both of them shows different ip compared to ip from the browser.
IPv4 displayed ...
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Trouble in saving edited xml file using powershell script [duplicate]
The following is a xml file content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Topology>
<SERVER1 desc="name of server1"></ICONIS_ONLINE_SERVER1>
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PowerShell start-process -argumentlist: does not work with cmd.exe but works fine with notepad.exe
I'm scripting a .bat file for an event scheduler but I'm having a problem.
start-process notepad.exe -argumentlist 'C:\test.bat' -verb runas this works
start-process cmd.exe -argumentlist 'C:\test.bat'...
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How to save the XML file using powershell script
I have an XML file with the below content
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Topology>
<SERVER1 desc="name of server1"></ICONIS_ONLINE_SERVER1&...
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Windows 11 - Update stuck at "downloading 0%" but able to install using PowerShell
I have a Windows 11 (Pro) - 22H2 (OS Build: 22621.1702, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22641.1000.0), for some reason when I run Windows Update in the Settings screen, the updates would show up ...
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windows event 4647 occurs randomly - windows server 19
we are facing an issue windows server 2019 event 4647 occurs randomly which shuts down a window service app we have written that use that account.
at random times, a 4647 windows event is generated ...
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Windows 10: ssh-ing to a Linux box and getting full xterm-color capabilities?
At the company where I work, we log in to Windows 10, and we do our development work on Linux machines where we connect via ssh login sessions. We have been able to use PuTTY for this up until ...
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How to copy files changed in last 20 days to a different location recusively
I found a code here (on this site) which allows copying of files changed in last 20 days. My issue is that I have a folder with many subfolders and some subfolders could be 8 or more levels deeps. I ...
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When a file is uploaded via Edge, can PowerShell Script get source location? [closed]
For Edge browser of Windows 10 Enterprise, is it possible for PowerShell to get upload source location?
As an example, folders (such as Desktop) in both OneDrive and Local Computer can have same name; ...
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Windows task scheduled powershells script that uses powercfg.exe prevents system from sleeping
Long story short, I have a task scheduled to execute a PS script ever 15 minutes that is checking electricity spot price. When it's higher than I want, it sets
powercfg.exe -x -standby-timeout-ac 60
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MS Teams: Created team with PS is not visible in admin.teams portal but is in teams app
I create all our teams in powershell. From the 900 there is 1 with problems.
It is visible in:
teams app
endpoint
in powershell with get-team -groupid " "
not visible in:
admin.teams ...
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Removing mail accounts from local Windows users via CLI
I am looking for a way to remove linked mail accounts from a local Windows user via a script from the command line, or another way I can reliably schedule.
I'm not talking about a Microsoft account, I'...
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Windows 10 Edge not fullsceen on startup [closed]
How can I get PowerShell open browser fullsceen (as if you pressed F11)?
I am using a PowerShell script which works fine if I execute, I'm also using a program called Autostart tool to automate the ...
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Windows 11 on 16 core processor reduces CPU utilization when minimizing python processing console window - WHY?
I have a weird issue when doing long term image processing on my 16 core 24 thread i7 13700k processor, on windows 11 pro. My processing lasts for hours so I fire up several python scripts in ...
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Automating image compression in Chrome with PowerShell and AutoHotkey
I want to automatically compress images I download through Chrome. As a superuser-in-training, I have tried using PowerShell but need further guidance. Additionally, I almost got AutoHotkey to work ...
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Path of automatic script execution at startup
My McAfee system complains execution of the following command at startup:
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass ./TeamsFirewall.ps1
It invokes ...
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How to add languages for OCR recognition in Windows powertoys?
Hello I am trying to figure out the text extractor function in powertoys. From the internet tutorials, I have installed multiple languages for OCR from Windows powershell and restarted powertoys. ...
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Hide a folder to prevent user access
I have a folder that contains data and I want to hide just this folder.
I have managed to do this by locking, but then lose access to the data.
The data needs to be available for program / application ...
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Powershell script GPO USER LOGON not working WINDOWS SERVER 2019
I created Powershell script to collect mac address and pc name for all my domain users ..
Script run correctly on local machine .. but not working via GP
$wmifilter = 'PhysicalAdapter=True AND ...
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Powershell making folders and adding files
I have a poweshell file that makes a folder gives it the name of a chosen year then makes 12 folders inside it and labels them 01 April to 12 March.
Something I would like to add is the main folder ...
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Mouse Wheel scrolling in Screen session via Command Prompt/Powershell
I want to scroll via Mouse Wheel in a screen session I run in the Command Prompt or Powershell.
I already uncommented termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@ in my .screenrc. I can scroll when I use ...
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Test-Path on multiple computers of an AD
I'm trying to find out how to make a Test-Path against a list of computers via PowerShell and receive a "false" or "true" for each computer.
For example, to do something like this:
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Keep User Instance Signed-in, Signing back in, if signed out
We have a requirement to have an executable running on a specific user's profile to enable our reports to run for some 3rd party software we use.
It's fine if the session is 'disconnected'.
Auto-boot ...
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How to show clock and battery info in PowerShell terminal?
In Windows 11 using the regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon=> Shell I replaced the desktop with PowerShell. Now when I boot Windows, I only use ...
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EventLog Security
To summarize, my goal is to delete Event 4616 from the Windows Event Viewer, specifically a single event.
To clarify, this event is generated whenever the date/time of Windows is changed. I have tried ...
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windows powershell ssh asks how would you like to open file
No idea whats going on but ssh on powershell gives me the following
When I choose an option it just says could not open ssh because not supported file type.
Can someone explain what is going on here?...
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Bluetooth not working after running PowerShell script
I pasted the PowerShell script from this post: Can't Remove Bluetooth Device despite no entry in registry
appeared one device called Bluetooth and I selected to remove it.
Now I don't have ...
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Wallpaper change doesn't work after Intune Configuration Profile
Currently we have the problem that we set the background images via Intune (Configuration Profiles). This unfortunately prevents the user from changing them themselves. Now we want to replace the ...
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Unblock-File not working as intended
I have a profile.ps1 script that I need to run, which was created by Conda application.
I have unblocked the file by running :
Unblock-File -Path .\profile.ps1
The command is executed successfully(I ...
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how to convert wma files to mp3 without pop-ups on windows
I have worked up a clumsy process for converting wma files to mp3. I am using vlc command line. The process works, but keeps popping up a command window per file conversion.
here are my steps.
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Remove-Appxpackage stuck
Windows 11, trying to uninstall preinstalled Dropbox (DropboxOEM) in Elevated PowerShell session:
Get-AppxPackage -All *dropbox* | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
It gets stuck.
When I close the running ...
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powershell check VPN connection
I am working on a script to suggest the best vpn server for the client
I want to know if the vpn server is now Available through powershell
Example:
ping my.vpnserver.com
if errorlevel 1 echo The VPN ...
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How to scroll up in PowerShell inside "screen" command?
I'm using Windows 11 Powershell and inside a screen -d -r command that doesn't let me scroll by default. The text inside the screen is too much to fit inside my actual screen! So I'm looking for a way ...
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Batch remove irregular suffix from folder names
I have a series of folders named in the following fashion:
11.23 John Smith
12.912 Kate Spade
23.34 Alexander McQueen
22.E01 Michael Kors
I want to rename the folder names to just:
11.23
12.912
23.34
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Can't run Start-Process with RunAsUser from .ps1 file
Wrote a script that copies a .exe file to a folder then tries to run it as another user but the Powershel window just closes without running the .exe.
The command that runs it works fine if I run it ...
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Problems in starting a .ps1 script with the -NoNewWindow parameter
I have this powershell script where I simply set some DNS servers and interface metrics:
if (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([...
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How to replace the string using Powershell with condition text based
I have the following content in a txt file
This is the content of Project server
This is the absolute of Project server
This is not the content of Project server
This is not the absolute content of ...
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"Invalid reference format: repository name must be lowercase" when installing via Docker
I'm trying to install SeaDAS via Docker and this should be the code to enter in the windows PowerShell:
docker run -v $HOME/ocssw:/root/ocssw-v $HOME/seadasClientServerShared:/root/...
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How to save vpn password on computer using powershell
This is the code I use
Add-VpnConnection -Name 'vpn' -ServerAddress 'vpn.server.com'
rasdial 'vpn' 'username' 'password'
When the VPN disconnects and reconnects, it asks the client to enter the vpn ...
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Regedit key is not found
Powershell:
$paths = @( "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\PnpLockdownFiles\%SystemRoot%/System32/drivers/3ware.sys"
)
foreach($path in $paths)
{
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How to insert a value inside an XML tag in XML file using a PowerShell script?
I have the following XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Topology>
<MyProjectserver1 desc="name of the server"></MyProjectserver1>
&...
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Exercising clean code
I have a script that if kept on the same line, it'll be quite annoying to edit. But at the point at where I want to break line, I get the error when running,
-ApplicationParameter : The term '-...
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