Questions tagged [powershell-ise]
PowerShell-ISE refers to Microsoft Windows PowerShell's Integrated Scripting Environment.
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When changing a password via PowerShell, is there a way to bypass the prompt that asks for the existing password?
Below I have some code that will ask the user for their admin credentials and if they're within that domain, the script proceeds and then resets the password of a user of their choosing. It works......
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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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Windows server manager got uninstalled after deactivating windows power shell ISE (Windows server 2016)
After removing Windows Powershell ISE feature, the server manager became unavailable until reenabling/activating Powershell ISE. any help on how to remove it without affecting server manager
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Need Remote computer to grab local files
so I'm currently working on our Staging server, which has Admin privileges that I do have. So I've tried the Invoke-Command cmdlet and the Enter-PSSession cmdlet and although these still could help, ...
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Powershell not processing beyond 1 entry in array. How can I make this work?
New to this. I have made the below script to download the newest versions of the applications and install them, but it only ever processes the first entry innosetup[0]
$inno ="https://downloads....
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How and Where to use Line Break in PS ISE
I have a script that I will post down below, and the console feedback is kind of ugly, which I will also post below the script. I am wondering HOW and WHERE do I put a line break to ensure the console ...
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Running script on server prevents local copy & paste
I have a powershell script running on a server which performs some copy and paste commands with files.
While the script runs, if I copy something on my local machine it doesnt not copy; the script ...
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Excluding a specific folder in PowerShell
I'm pretty new to scripting, as well as to PowerShell. What I'm trying to do is deploy files from one folder (C:\Deployments\QA\QADEP-1504\Processor Handlers\Release) to another folder on a remote ...
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Windows PowerShell ISE freezes on launch every time - how do I diagnose?
Every time I launch PowerShell ISE (x64 or x86), I get this:
It is drawn exactly as shown and immediately unresponsive. The black part at the bottom is within the window boundaries.
PowerShell CLI ...
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uninstalling the chrome using powershell script
I am trying to uninstall google chrome using powershell script but it shows me a popup to choose uninstall/cancel. How can i supress this by choosing uninstall button?
Set-Location 'path\to\my\chrome' ...
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How to check if process is running properly in Powershell?
I'm writing some powershell to check if the Google Drive for Desktop process is running. If it is, I need to stop it and restart it. I'm having trouble understanding how to avoid throwing errors if ...
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How to get current path in powershell into a variable
(I don't speak English. Hope you understand.)
Hi, I have a powershell script(.ps1) and it needs to work with the current path(e.g. "C:\Users\user\Desktop"). I don't know how to set it into a ...
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Regex: Put some tags at the beginning of the line, but only those that are framed in a comment html
I wanna put some tags at the beginning of the line, but only those that are framed in a comment html. For example:
<!-- ARTICOL START -->
<p class="text_obisnuit">I want go home&...
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Regex: Select and Delete everything that is framed in the comments html tags
I have this html code. And I want to select/delete everything that falls between the comments <!-- ARTICOL START --> and <!-- ARTICOL FINAL --> except all those <p class=..</p> ...
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Enabled AD Group Members of multiple groups
I'm trying to get only enabled members which are in multiple groups but not sure how to achieve this in the format I want. My current script is as follows.
$GroupList = @('GroupA','GroupB'
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$...
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Difference between Echo and Write-Host in PowerShell ISE
I'm starting to learn (beginner) about PowerShell script. I found that echo and Write-Host both can display output in the console screen, so what is the difference between them? I read this question ...
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Echo statement is not working inside ForEach-Object loop unless you use break statement. Why and any alternative to fix this?
I was designing my own function which renames the .ps1 file to .psm1 with the same name of .ps1 file.
Example: Add-UdfUser.ps1 will become Add-UdfUser.psm1.
It works completely fine. It changes the ...
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Getting error when converting string to formatted datetime in powershell "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime"
I'm retrieving the Media Created column field from file explorer this way:
$mCreated = $shellfolder.GetDetailsOf($shellfile, 208);
And that works fine. It gives me the string "5/7/2017 4:09 ...
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PowerShell ISE running previously ran script on running new script
PowerShell ISE
I have two scripts : A.ps1 and B.ps1
1> I will run A.ps1 Script. It Ran successfully and Logging logs in local file.
2> On running B.ps1 script. Still executing A.Ps1 script in ...
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How to run power shell script using different local admin count
In my computer, I have used 2 local administrator accounts which are inbuilt one(Admin1) and newly created one(Admin2). Both accounts are a member of the Administrator group.
I have a PowerShell ...
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Powershell persistent history in the ISE
(EDIT 2: now including the output of Get-Module)
In a Powershell prompt I have persistent history across sessions (see this related question).
But when I launch the Powershell ISE, I do not have ...
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Powershell: Fails calling function when run as batch
I have created a GUI for my script. The user selects from two lists, and then clicks a button to load the programs. In ISE, everything works fine. However, when run from a batch file, (or *ps1 file ...
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How to merge multiple excel files and update the merged file's worksheet names as excel files?
Can somebody please help me to resolve this. This is my requirement:
I have few excel files (It will vary) in a folder D:\Script\Test
The name of the files are ExcelA, ExcelB, ExcelC etc
It has ...
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Use PsExec to run robocopy
Hi I'm currently making a script that copies a directory to another. I'm currently using this:
robocopy $splunkconfig 'C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\etc\apps' /is /it /copyall /mir
But ...
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Return a row if a column has a partial or perfect match with CSV in Powershell
Basically, I want to search for a string and return any full or partial matches in a CSV format.
Let's say I have an object $Shoes that looks like:
"Brand","Style","Color","Price"
"Reebok","...
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Finding current open file path in PowerShell ISE
I need to sign the scripts I write within ISE to run them. How can I get the path of the current open file in the active tab?
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Moving folders based on condition
I have many excel files in a single folder like below.
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| 01012019_LOC001.xlsx |
| 01012019_LOC002.xlsx |
| 01012019_LOC003.xlsx |
| 02012019_LOC001.xlsx |
| 02012019_LOC002....
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sqlcmd hangs when started on powershell Ise
I had sqlcmd - Microsoft command line utility - working on Powershell Ise. After installation of SSMS 17 and newer odbc driver, it stopped working.
When I start it, it just hangs.
It does works on ...
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PowerShell ISE - Is there a keyboard shortcut for commenting out lines or multiple lines
In PowerShell ISE I would like to comment out a line or multiple lines at once with a keyboard shortcut like how Sublime Text does this.
Is this possible to add or remove the # shown in the example ...
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Pick up 2 file extensions in a directory using FileSystemWatcher
I am looking to pick up only pdf and rtf files but I get a result of "true" when echoing the variable
$watcher = New-Object System.IO.FileSystemWatcher
Write-Host "First line of the script, getting ...
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How to add SAMAccount to results?
Stuck on how to add SAMAccounts (AD usernames) to the results, can anyone help?
Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | Get-MailboxPermission | where
{$_.user.tostring() -ne "NT AUTHORITY\SELF" -and $_....
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How to check if a server has a fixed IP address using Powershell?
for me to check if the server has a fixed IP address at the moment I go through a long process, as described on the pictures below, in order, and that is for windows server 2016.
my question is:
is ...
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Update Registry Key (Change starting day of week in Windows ) via Powershell - Simple and easy not fancy like mentioned below [duplicate]
I am updating a reg key via GPO but it fails to update (Still Dont know why, though looking into it). Is there a way to do it via powershell ? I will include this in logon script.
FYI: HKCU\Control ...
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Can we use canonical name to filter Computers?
I ran a command to get Computers in an OU filtering canonical name rather using searchbase. I got error:
“A filter was used that uses constructed attributes”
What's that?
I think it's because ...
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Powershell - Cannot run multiple commands in PS ISE
I was writing command to get member group of a computer and was then performing a remove operation and then again displaying the membership of computer but the third line of code to display new ...
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How to toggle visibility of console pane or hide it in PowerShell ISE
I've started using PowerShell ISE. It shows two panes at start-up namely script pane and console pane. While writing the PowerShell script I don't want to see the console pane. Console pane is ...
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Connecting to remote desktop using Psexec Tool works with Powershell and Cmd but it doesnt work in PowerShell ISE
I use this command psexec \\ip_address -u user_name -p psw cmd
to connect to remote desktop to run commands, it works when you use this in Power shell or command prompt but it doesn't work in Power ...
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How do I set Windows PowerShell ISE default theme?
Whenever I change the theme in the PowerShell ISE options on Windows 10 to Light on Light it doesn't keep it when I restart, it goes back to the default Dark on Light. How can I set/force Light on ...
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Setting explorer size in windows using the Custom Set-Window Script in Powershell
I'm trying to use the script given in this answer
Setting window size and position in PowerShell 5 and 6
to set the height and size of multiple windows explorer windows. Not the internet explroer.. ...
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In Powershell, what is the difference between -Property and -ExpandProperty?
Running the cmdlets, the outputs are slightly different, and I'm just trying to understand the difference between the two cmdlets and why you would use one over the other.
Example:
Get-Date | Select ...
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How can I store a Powershell variable's value as a string while creating ISE submenus
I can't seem to articulate my issue well enough within the search engines to find the answer I'm looking for, so I turn to the community for help:
I want to populate my Powershell ISE's menu with ...
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PowerShell ISE - Unexpected Error
I don't get the autocomplete suggestions anymore in PowerShell. In the shell itself I only get a weird little dot where the suggestion should be and when I hit CTRL - spacebar in the script pane in ...
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Powershell ISE: Closing a PowerShell Tab does not unlock a dynamically loaded .NET assembly
Please consider the following scenario.
Launch Windows Powershell ISE (64 bit)
Create a new PowerShell Tab
Create a new PS script which loads a custom assembly by invoking
[System.Reflection....
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Windows 10 and RDC Manager v2.7 missing cursor PowerShell ISE
In Windows 7 no problems. Last week had to upgrade to Windows 10. Now I my mouse cursor disappears in the PowerShell ISE in Server 2012 R2. I tried [Console]::CursorSize = 25 from another post, but ...
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Change PowerShell ISE Keyboard Shortcuts
Is it possible with a registry hack or another mechanism to change the default shortcuts in PowerShell ISE? I'd like to modify the debugging shortcuts to be keys that I use in other applications for ...
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How to Keep ISEModuleBrowserAddon from Disappearing in Powershell ISE?
Every time I close and re-start Powershell ISE the Module Browser disappears and I have to re-import the module. Is this just poor intended behavior? Sort of a nuisance to have to Import-Module ...
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PowerShell ISE - Wrapped Find/Replace
The find/replace of Powershell ISE doesn't wrap the search (go back to top of file after end of file) (like seen in Notepad++). Is there a setting to toggle this? Seems to be the first editor I've ...
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Is my PowerShell execution environment subtly corrupted?
I don't expect an answer, but I'm hoping for a direction.
Sometimes, PowerShell ISE seems to just act, well, weird. The weirdness seems to come out of nowhere. I haven't found a way to reproduce the ...
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create a calculator with Powershell GUI
So hello guys
Im trying to creat a calculator. So far I have the GUI finished. But i Need some help with the backgroundfunctions. Example: i type on the buttons 5+6. Now when i press "=" it should set ...
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Copy content of Buttons into the textbox?
So I am trying to program a simple calculator. I have a very simple question. How can I copy the content of a Button into the textbox?
z.B copy Button1 with the content 1 into my TextBox
This is my ...
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