Just recently when I created a script using BITSAdmin, I noticed the following text when running the BITSAdmin executable: BITSADMIN is deprecated and is not guaranteed to be available in future versions of Windows. Administrative tools for the BITS service are now provided by BITS PowerShell cmdlets. So BITS with PowerShell landed on my to-look-at [...]
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Creating Group Policy Objects with PowerShell
In my previous post I wrote about how to create Group Policy reports using the Group Policy PowerShell CmdLets. Today I want to share with you my first hands-on experiences with creating a Group Policy using PowerShell. But first, why would one use PowerShell to create Group Policies? Well here are a few use cases: [...]
Creating Group Policy Reports with PowerShell
I’ve had this on my “must do some hands on” list for months, finally found some time to play a bit with the new PowerShell Group Policy CmdLets that where introduced with Windows 7. For today i decided to work with the Get-GPO and the Get-GPOReport CmdLets. The Get-GPO CmdLet allows you to list one [...]
A quick look at the Windows PowerShell Module for Intel vPro
In a previous post Using Intel AMT Power Management @ Home I wrote about how to use Intel AMT Power Management at home or let’s say in an environment where you don’t have systems managed by an infrastructure that provides integrated support for Intel AMT. Now Intel has released a PowerShell Module for Intel vPro. [...]
ToolTip – less misérables (MSI file extractor)
Today I found a nice utility that allows you to easily extract individual files from an MSI package. The tool is called “less miséreables”. it’s a kind of a funny name, but it does the job. To extract a file, simply launch the utility, select the file(s) you want to extract and click on the [...]
Active Directory Powershell Blog
Those interested in managing Active Directory with PowerShell, have a look at the Active Directory Power Shell Blog.
