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What’s the Recommended Editor for PowerShell Scripts?

Nov 15, 2018 · PowerShell VSCode ·

You've probably heard, as I have, that Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is the latest whiz-bang editor that you should be using for PowerShell (and I am for development of PowerShell code on my primary workstation). One word of caution though is to make sure to put things into perspective and not be so quick to shun people …

Managing the Hyper-V Default Switch in Windows 10 version 1709 and higher with PowerShell

Nov 8, 2018 · Hyper-V PowerShell Windows 10 ·

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Windows 10 version 1709 introduced a default Hyper-V virtual switch which is installed when the Hyper-V role is added. As you can see in the following example, by default on Windows 10, the default virtual switch does not exist because the Hyper-V role hasn't been added. 1Get-NetAdapter Now that the Hyper-V role has …

PowerShell Script Module Design: Building Tools to Automate the Process

Nov 1, 2018 · AST PowerShell PowerShell Script Module Design ·

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As I previously mentioned a little over a month ago in my blog article PowerShell Script Module Design Philosophy, I'm transitioning my module build process to a non-monolithic design in development and a monolithic design for production to take advantage of the best of both worlds. Be sure to read the previously …

Learn about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) – Part 3

Oct 25, 2018 · AST PowerShell ·

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This blog article is the third in a series of learning about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST). Be sure to read the other two if you haven't already. Learning about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) Learn about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) – Part 2 Learn about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax …

Learn about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) – Part 2

Oct 24, 2018 · AST PowerShell ·

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In my previous blog article a few weeks ago on Learning about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), I mentioned there was an easier way to retrieve the AST so that you didn't have to cast everything to a script block. There are two .NET static methods, ParseFile and ParseInput, that are part of the Parser Class in …

Use PowerShell to Monitor IIS Websites and Application Pools

Oct 18, 2018 · IIS PowerShell ·

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I recently received a request to write a script for monitoring IIS websites and their application pools on a specific Windows 2012 R2 server and start them if they were stopped. This is something I created fairly quickly and thought I would share. I always try to centralize any scripts I write and have them run on a …

Use PowerShell to Install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows 10 version 1809

Oct 3, 2018 · PowerShell Windows 10 ·

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My computer recently updated to Windows 10 version 1809 and as with all previous major updates of Windows 10, this wipes out the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). However, unlike previous versions, Microsoft has now made RSAT available via Features on Demand and while you're supposed to be able to install them …

Learning about the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree (AST)

Sep 28, 2018 · AST PowerShell PowerShell Script Module Design ·

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This week, I'll continue where I left off in my previous blog article PowerShell Script Module Design Philosophy. Moving forward, the development versions of my PowerShell script modules will use a non-monolithic design where each function is dot-sourced from the PSM1 file. When I move them to production, I'll convert …

PowerShell Script Module Design Philosophy

Sep 21, 2018 · PowerShell PowerShell Script Module Design ·

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Years ago, when I first learned how to create PowerShell script modules, I built them with all the functions in one huge monolithic PSM1 file. I like the monolithic script module design from a performance and security standpoint along with the ease of signing fewer files if you’re taking advantage of code signing to …

PowerShell Script Module Design: Don’t Use Asterisks (*) in your Module Manifest

Sep 13, 2018 · PowerShell PowerShell Script Module Design ·

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Using asterisks (*) in your module manifest is a bad idea no matter how you look at it. First, your module will be slower because it will have to figure out what to export. More importantly, if you use a "#Requires -Modules" statement in your functions and they're in separate PS1 files, all of the specified …