Count KACE Devices by Location from a CSV Export
Export your KACE device inventory to CSV and get a per-location (or per-label) device count, optionally just the machines added this week.
Packaging with ConfigMgr · Note 6 ↗The script library
Script Library.
PowerShell and automation, with the context behind the code.
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Scripts & automation
Newest first · 3 / 5Collecting Windows Update Logs with an SCCM Package
On Windows 10 and 11 there's no Windows Update logging to switch on. The trick is collecting it, and this script does that in one zip per machine.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 6 ↗Checking WinRM Before You Patch Remotely (Packaged for SCCM)
A read-first WinRM check that tells you why remote PowerShell won't connect, fixes it only when you ask, and doubles as a ConfigMgr compliance script.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 5 ↗Flushing the DNS Cache on One PC or Fifty
Clear the Windows DNS client cache locally or across a list of machines, and know when a flush will actually fix anything.
Spring cleaning for Windows PCs · Note 6 ↗Trigger Intune Automatic Enrollment on a Windows Device with PowerShell
For the Entra-joined PC that never showed up in Intune. Check it's ready, kick off enrollment, and see why it failed if it does.
Getting devices into Intune · Note 3 ↗Pre-Register MFA Phone Numbers for Entra ID Users with PowerShell
Load mobile numbers into Entra ID as an authentication method before users ever sign in, without stomping on numbers they've already registered.
The Microsoft Graph toolbox · Note 3 ↗Setting DNS Client Settings on Domain Controllers with PowerShell (and Why Loopback Goes Last)
Point each domain controller at a partner DC first and itself (127.0.0.1) last, the way Microsoft recommends, across all your DCs in one pass.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 7 ↗Finding and Disabling SMBv1 Without Breaking the Scanner
Audit who still talks SMBv1 to your machines, then switch it off for good, with one script and three modes.
PowerShell craft · Note 6 ↗Skip Dell Boot Password Prompts During Maintenance with Password Bypass
Turn on Dell's Password Bypass so patch reboots don't sit at a power-on password prompt all night, then turn it back off when you're done.
Dell BIOS passwords, without the pain · Note 4 ↗Take Control of Explorer's Preview Pane with PowerShell
List the preview handlers installed on a PC, see which one each file type uses, and point extensions like .log, .ps1 or .json at the handler you want.
File wrangling · Note 5 ↗Building a Tier 2 OU Structure and Admin Group with PowerShell
Create the Tier 2 OU, its sub-OUs and the group that manages them, and delegate just enough rights for workstation and user admin work.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 2 ↗Exporting Active Directory OUs to CSV (With Paths You Can Actually Read)
Dump every OU in the domain to a spreadsheet, with a readable path, depth, GPO link count and, if you want, how many objects live in each one.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 3 ↗