Use PowerShell to disable scheduled tasks
How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable a scheduled task? Use the Disable-ScheduledTask cmdlet and specify the task name, for example: Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName “SystemScan” How can I …
Use PowerShell to disconnect virtual disk
How can I use Windows PowerShell to disconnect from a virtual disk? Use the Disconnect-VirtualDisk cmdlet and specify the friendly name, for example: Disconnect-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName VirtualDisk01
Use PowerShell to dismount a disk image
How can I use Windows PowerShell to dismount a virtual disk? Use the Dismount-DiskImage cmdlet. It will dismount either an ISO or a virtual hard disk. Specify the path then …
How Can I Be Notified Any Time a Service Goes Down?
How can I be notified any time a service goes down? There are a couple different ways you can do this, but perhaps the simplest approach is to create a …
PowerShell: Get a GUI interface for any PowerShell cmdlet
Some cmdlets have too many parameters to list. Is there an easy way to build a cmdlet with its parameters for the console? Just use the Show-Command cmdlet with any …
PowerShell: Use a destructive PowerShell cmdlet safely
PowerShell has a built-in safety switch to many of its cmdlets. The –whatif parameter, which is meant to show you what would happen if you used a PowerShell cmdlet without …
How to get all groups that a user is a member of?
Open PowerShell with administrator privileges and run: Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership username | select name name —- Domain Users Domain Computers Workstation Admins Company Users Company Developers AutomatedProcessingTeam Example:
Setting Distribution Group Delivery Restrictions via PowerShell
Adjusting the delivery restrictions on distribution groups is quite a common task. The more members a group has the more of a problem this ends up being in big organisations. …
How to Copy Members of a Security Group in Active Directory
Ever ran into a task where you needed to copy all the members of a certain AD security group over to a new or existing security group? If so, you …
How To Find Nested Active Directory Group Memberships in PowerShell
Find the actual number of users in a group by locating those that may be hard to find in a hidden subgroup. As someone that manages Active Directory users and …