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PowerShell - Get day of weekday

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In this short post we will see how we can use PowerShell to get an integer representing the number associated with the day of the week for the current date.

Get current user UPN

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In this post we will explore how to easily retrieve currently logged in user UPN via PowerShell

Variables in Azure Automation

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In this post we will explore how we can use variables in Azure Automation. We will explore both encrypted and unencrypted variables and how we can leverage t...

PowerShell export registry key

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In this post we will explore how we can use PowerShell to check existence of a specific registry key and how to export them either in CSV or XML format

PowerShell Switch Statement

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In this post we will see uses of Switch statement in PowerShell, advantages it offers over if/else construct and how to use a switch with multiple conditions

Upgrade PowerShell 7 version

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In this post we will explore how to easily and effectively upgrade PowerShell 7 when a new version is released

PowerShell string concatenation

2 minute read

Concatenating strings in PowerShell is a common task in this short post I will give some tips to avoid the performance penalty associated with the task

PowerShell parse EML files

4 minute read

EML are a proprietary, and almost, obsolete used to represent an email message in encoded format which is not easy to parse for automation purposes

PowerShell load .Net Assembly

5 minute read

How to load external assemblies in PowerShell to extend functionality and leverage functionalities not available in PowerShell.

Convert a secure string to plain text

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In my previous post I have described how we can create a credential object part of the process involved creating a secure string object like this

PowerShell Strongly Typed Variables

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PowerShell Strongly Typed Variables, what they are, why you should care and why you should use them in your code to avoid pitfalls and potential issues with ...

PowerShell Hashtables

4 minute read

Everything you always wanted to know about PowerShell Hashtables and never dared to ask

PowerShell Arrays

4 minute read

Everything you always wanted to know about PowerShell Arrays and never dared to ask

PowerShell Exception Handling

10 minute read

An introduction to PowerShell error handling. In this post we will explore what error handling is and how to implement it in PowerShell scripts

PowerShell delete old files

3 minute read

Learn how you can use PowerShell to automatically delete files and folders older than a number of days

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HowTo

Get current user UPN

1 minute read

In this post we will explore how to easily retrieve currently logged in user UPN via PowerShell

PowerShell Switch Statement

6 minute read

In this post we will see uses of Switch statement in PowerShell, advantages it offers over if/else construct and how to use a switch with multiple conditions

PowerShell string concatenation

2 minute read

Concatenating strings in PowerShell is a common task in this short post I will give some tips to avoid the performance penalty associated with the task

PowerShell parse EML files

4 minute read

EML are a proprietary, and almost, obsolete used to represent an email message in encoded format which is not easy to parse for automation purposes

PowerShell load .Net Assembly

5 minute read

How to load external assemblies in PowerShell to extend functionality and leverage functionalities not available in PowerShell.

PowerShell delete old files

3 minute read

Learn how you can use PowerShell to automatically delete files and folders older than a number of days

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Identity Management

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Tips

Get current user UPN

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In this post we will explore how to easily retrieve currently logged in user UPN via PowerShell

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PowerShell Tips

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Exchange

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Python

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PowerShell Best Practice

PowerShell Strongly Typed Variables

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PowerShell Strongly Typed Variables, what they are, why you should care and why you should use them in your code to avoid pitfalls and potential issues with ...

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Functions

Convert a secure string to plain text

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In my previous post I have described how we can create a credential object part of the process involved creating a secure string object like this

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Linux

CentOS 8 - No updates available

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After deploying a new CentOS server and running a dnf update you could receive a Nothing to do, Complete! message despite updates being available

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Office365

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Azure

Variables in Azure Automation

4 minute read

In this post we will explore how we can use variables in Azure Automation. We will explore both encrypted and unencrypted variables and how we can leverage t...

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Office 365

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Scripts

PowerShell delete old files

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Learn how you can use PowerShell to automatically delete files and folders older than a number of days

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Post Series - Statements

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Coding Habits

PowerShell Strongly Typed Variables

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PowerShell Strongly Typed Variables, what they are, why you should care and why you should use them in your code to avoid pitfalls and potential issues with ...

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Personal Stuff

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Windows

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SysAdmin

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Troubleshooting

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Howto

PowerShell - Get day of weekday

less than 1 minute read

In this short post we will see how we can use PowerShell to get an integer representing the number associated with the day of the week for the current date.

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