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Aleks: /* Handy Powershell */

2026-01-05T11:25:24Z

Handy Powershell

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	$env:PSProfilepath		$env:PSProfilepath
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			==== Add To PATH ====
			<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
			[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $env:PATH + ";<full path to binaries>", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

			eg:

			[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $env:PATH + ";C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
			</syntaxhighlight>
	----		----
	Restart computer remotely:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">		Restart computer remotely:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">

Aleks: /* Use convertfrom/to-securestring method */

2024-06-24T08:43:56Z

Use convertfrom/to-securestring method

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$securecred = Get-Credential</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$securecred = Get-Credential</syntaxhighlight>
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$securecred.UserName \| ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force \| ConvertFrom-SecureString \| set-content ~~</syntaxhighlight>~~"C:\Username.key"		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$securecred.UserName \| ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force \| ConvertFrom-SecureString \| set-content "C:\Username.key" </syntaxhighlight>
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$securecred.Password \| ConvertFrom-SecureString \| set-content "C:\Password.key"</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$securecred.Password \| ConvertFrom-SecureString \| set-content "C:\Password.key"</syntaxhighlight>

Aleks: /* Powershell Remoting */

2024-01-25T14:22:26Z

Powershell Remoting

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	----		----
	Restart computer remotely:		Restart computer remotely:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
			restart-computer -Computername [hostname] -Credential [domain\username] -force
	<~~span style~~=~~'color:#666616; '~~>restart-computer~~</span> <span style='color:#074726; '>~~-Computername~~</span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '>~~[hostname]~~</span> <span style='color:#074726; '>~~-Credential~~</span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '>~~[domain\username]~~</span> <span style='color:#074726; '>~~-force</~~span~~>		</syntaxhighlight>
	----		----
	Send a message to a user on a remote host:		Send a message to a user on a remote host:
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	===Powershell Remoting===		===Powershell Remoting===
	Connect to remote powershell session:		Connect to remote powershell session:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
			$cred=Get-Credential
	<~~span style~~=~~'color:#797997; '~~>$cred~~</span><span style='color:#44aadd; '>=</span><span style~~=~~'color:#666616; '>~~Get-Credential~~</span>~~		$sess = New-PSSession -Credential $cred -ComputerName <remotemachinename>
			Enter-PSSession $sess
	~~<span style='color:#797997; '>~~$sess~~</span> <span style~~=~~'color:#44aadd; '>=</span> <span style='color:#666616; '>~~New-PSSession~~</span> <span style='color:#074726; '>~~-Credential~~</span> <span style='color:#797997; '>~~$cred~~</span> <span style='color:#074726; '>~~-ComputerName<~~/span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '><~~remotemachinename~~></span~~>

	~~<span style='color:#666616; '>~~Enter-PSSession~~</span> <span style='color:#797997; '>~~$sess~~</span>~~

	<span style='color:#005fd2; '><Run</span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '>commands</span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '>in</span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '>remote</span> <span style='color:#0000e6; '>session></span>

	<~~span style='color:#666616; '>Exit-PSSession</span~~>		<Run commands in remote session>

	~~<span style='color:#666616; '>~~Remove-PSSession~~</span> <span style='color:#797997; '>~~$sess</~~span~~>		Exit-PSSession
			Remove-PSSession $sess
			</syntaxhighlight>
	----		----
	If you are getting an error when remoting like "WinRM cannot process the request." use Windows PowerShell to add each server to the Trusted Hosts list on your management computer:		If you are getting an error when remoting like "WinRM cannot process the request." use Windows PowerShell to add each server to the Trusted Hosts list on your management computer:

Aleks at 16:35, 4 December 2023

2023-12-04T16:35:07Z

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	They are stored in separate files		They are stored in separate files

			If you want to get the password back as plain text you can use the following:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
			$password = Get-Content "C:\Encrypted.key" \| ConvertTo-SecureString
			$plainpassword = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($password))
			</syntaxhighlight>

	== Script Writing Info ==		== Script Writing Info ==

Aleks at 16:05, 4 December 2023

2023-12-04T16:05:12Z

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	Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:		Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword \| Out-File -FilePath "C:\~~Encryptedpassword~~.key"</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword \| Out-File -FilePath "C:\Encrypted.key"</syntaxhighlight>

	To use the the passwords in a script use the get-content:		To use the the passwords in a script use the get-content:

Aleks: /* Services with Powershell */

2023-11-22T14:45:38Z

Services with Powershell

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	===Services with Powershell===		===Services with Powershell===
	Get services running on computer and display in a pauseable list:		Get services running on computer and display in a pauseable list:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
			Get-Service \| Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} \| More
	<~~span style~~=~~'color:#666616; '~~>Get-~~service</span> <span style='color:#bb7977; font-weight:bold; '>~~\|~~</span> <span style='color:#666616; '>~~Where-Object~~</span> <span style='color:#808030; '>~~{~~</span><span style='color:#007997; '>~~$_~~</span><span style='color:#44aadd; '>~~.~~</span><span style='color:#005fd2; '>~~Status~~</span> <span style='color:#44aadd; '>~~-eq~~</span> <span style='color:#800000; '>~~"~~</span><span style='color:#0000e6; '>~~Stopped~~</span><span style='color:#800000; '>~~"~~</span><span style='color:#808030; '>~~}~~</span> <span style='color:#bb7977; font-weight:bold; '>~~\|</~~span~~> <~~span style~~=~~'color:#005fd2; '>More</span~~>		</syntaxhighlight><syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
			gsv \| where {$_.Status -eq "running"} \| more
	~~<span style='color:#666616; '>~~gsv~~</span> <span style='color:#bb7977; font-weight:bold; '>~~\|~~</span> <span style='color:#666616; '>~~where~~</span> <span style='color:#808030; '>~~{~~</span><span style='color:#007997; '>~~$_~~</span><span style='color:#44aadd; '>~~.~~</span><span style='color:#005fd2; '>~~Status~~</span> <span style='color:#44aadd; '>~~-eq~~</span> <span style='color:#800000; '>~~"~~</span><span style='color:#0000e6; '>~~running~~</span><span style='color:#800000; '>~~"~~</span><span style='color:#808030; '>~~}~~</span> <span style='color:#bb7977; font-weight:bold; '>~~\|~~</span> <span style='color:#005fd2; '>~~more</~~span~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	----		----

Aleks: /* Use convertfrom-securestring method */

2023-11-22T14:25:10Z

Use convertfrom-securestring method

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	===Use convertfrom-securestring method===		===Use convertfrom/to-securestring method===
	Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:		Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>

Aleks: /* Use Export-Clixml */

2023-11-22T14:24:16Z

Use Export-Clixml

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	</syntaxhighlight>Then import the user credentials from the exported file (the credentials are stored encrypted in the xml file):<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">		</syntaxhighlight>Then import the user credentials from the exported file (the credentials are stored encrypted in the xml file):<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
	$credential = Import-Clixml <path to file to import>		$credential = Import-Clixml <path to file to import>
			</syntaxhighlight>

	===Use ~~Convertto~~-securestring===		===Use convertfrom-securestring method===
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:		Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword \| Out-File -FilePath "C:\Encryptedpassword.key"</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword \| Out-File -FilePath "C:\Encryptedpassword.key"</syntaxhighlight>

Aleks: /* Encrypt Passwords for use in Powershell scripts - scheduled tasks */

2023-11-22T12:31:35Z

Encrypt Passwords for use in Powershell scripts - scheduled tasks

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	</syntaxhighlight>Then import the user credentials from the exported file (the credentials are stored encrypted in the xml file):<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">		</syntaxhighlight>Then import the user credentials from the exported file (the credentials are stored encrypted in the xml file):<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
	$credential = Import-Clixml <path to file to import>		$credential = Import-Clixml <path to file to import>

			===Use Convertto-securestring===
	</syntaxhighlight>Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:		</syntaxhighlight>Use the convertfrom-securestring command to take a secure string (password) then store as a file eg:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">$SecurePassword = Read-host -AsSecureString \| ConvertFrom-SecureString</syntaxhighlight>

Aleks: /* Encrypt Passwords for use in Powershell scripts - scheduled tasks */

2023-11-22T12:29:24Z

Encrypt Passwords for use in Powershell scripts - scheduled tasks

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	== Encrypt Passwords for use in Powershell scripts - scheduled tasks ==		== Encrypt Passwords for use in Powershell scripts - scheduled tasks ==

			=== Use Export-Clixml ===


	Easiest way is to export the user credentials as an xml object using export-clixml then import with import-clixml: <syntaxhighlight lang="powershell" line="1">		Easiest way is to export the user credentials as an xml object using export-clixml then import with import-clixml: <syntaxhighlight lang="powershell" line="1">