Getting the Console Width in PowerShell (Even When There Isn't One)
A width check that works in a real console, in VS Code, and in scheduled tasks and CI runners where there's no window to measure.
PowerShell craft · Note 3 ↗The script library
Script Library.
PowerShell and automation, with the context behind the code.
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Scripts & automation
Newest first · 4 / 5WSUS, WUfB or Windows Update? Check (and Reset) Where a PC Gets Its Updates
One script that reads the WSUS, scan-source and Windows Update for Business settings on a device and tells you where it's really getting updates from, with a safe reset for leftovers.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 2 ↗Check Whether Two Files (or Two Folders) Are Really Identical
Compare files, whole folder trees, or a download against its published checksum with Get-FileHash, and get back a clear Match or Different for every file.
File wrangling · Note 4 ↗Opting Devices In to Microsoft Update with an SCCM Package
Register the Microsoft Update service through the Windows Update Agent's own COM API, so devices pick up Office and other Microsoft product updates, not just Windows.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 4 ↗Auditing Active Directory Service Accounts with PowerShell (gMSAs Included)
One report for every kind of service account, gMSAs and old-school user accounts alike, showing password age, SPNs, delegation and who can read the gMSA password.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 6 ↗Delegating Your Tier 0 OU to a Dedicated Admin Group with PowerShell
Create a Tier 0 admin group, keep it where only Tier 0 can touch it, and give it full control of the Tier 0 OU. Preview the whole thing with -WhatIf first.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 1 ↗Set or Rotate the Dell BIOS Admin Password Without Baking It Into a Package
Put a BIOS admin password on new Dells, or change the old one across the fleet, with both passwords handed over at runtime.
Dell BIOS passwords, without the pain · Note 1 ↗Convert ZIP Files to 7z, but Only When It Actually Saves Space
Repack ZIPs as 7z, see exactly how much space each one saved, and keep the ZIP when the 7z wouldn't be any smaller.
Archive conversion workshop · Note 3 ↗Zip Up Folders Nobody Has Touched in Months
Find project folders that haven't changed in N days, zip each one to an archive location with the date of its last change, verify it, and optionally clear out the original.
File wrangling · Note 2 ↗Setting a High Performance Power Plan with an SCCM Package
Switch workstations to High Performance (or Ultimate Performance) by GUID, restore the plan if the image hid it, and don't end up with five copies of it.
Packaging with ConfigMgr · Note 3 ↗Test and Convert a Folder of Mixed Archives with 7-Zip
Integrity-test every ZIP, 7z, RAR and TAR in a folder, then optionally repack the good ones into a single format. Broken archives never get touched.
Archive conversion workshop · Note 1 ↗Remove a Dell BIOS Admin Password with PowerShell and ConfigMgr
Clear the BIOS setup password on Dell PCs and see exactly what changed, with the password supplied at runtime instead of sitting in a package.
Dell BIOS passwords, without the pain · Note 2 ↗