Category Archives: PowerShell

PowerShell: Test-IsAdmin

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Andrew Barnes

Sometimes I only want a PowerShell function to run only if the user has local admin rights. This can be tested for by looking for the admin token. Here’s a function I use. I then call the function in my code using … Continue reading →

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Managing DSC Resources in PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Andrew Barnes

PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Resources are an evolved type of function usually created by experienced PowerShell coders. Resources are at the very core of DSC and contain the code required to perform the actual configuration tasks in your deployments. My first post was … Continue reading →

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PowerShell: Inside Desired State Configuration (DSC) – Get,Set and Test

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Andrew Barnes

Today, I’m going inside DSC to demonstrate DSC’s indempotance nature and also the Get, Set and Test functions. Continue reading →

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PowerShell: Desired State Configuration – Getting started.

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Andrew Barnes

PowerShell DSC is really cool and the next big thing. This post will describe the feature in its most basic form and assume you’re new to the topic. Continue reading →

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PowerShell: New-Password Function

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Andrew Barnes

OK, so I’ve been off the grid for a while now. But that doesn’t mean I’ve not been busy. Quite the opposite in fact. I’ve taken a year out from work on paternity with my baby Son. During this time, … Continue reading →

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SCCM PowerShell: Connect to SCCM Function

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Andrew Barnes

    Today’s post is another time-saver function I wrote to connect to SCCM. Again, it is designed to eliminate the need to hard code the module path and/or the SCCM primary site. It allows me to just type Connect-SCCM to import the module … Continue reading →

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MDT PowerShell: Connect to MDT Function

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Andrew Barnes

  Todays post is a time-saver function I wrote to connect to MDT shares. It allows me to just type Connect-MDT to import the module then enter to the MDT PSdrive. It discovers the location of the MDT module(from the registry) and uses the Restore-MDTPersistentDrive … Continue reading →

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MDT: Running a single PowerShell Cmdlet from a Task Sequence Step

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Sometimes I want to perform small tasks that don’t really require a script creation. In those cases I use a Run Command Line task sequence step. It was always easy for cmd.exe and it’s just as easy for PowerShell.exe(once you … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Outputting Transcript from PowerShell Console

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

While testing a Lite-Touch deployment, I had an issue with a PowerShell script running in an application package. The error flashed by on the console screen so fast that I could not read it. To top that off, the log file … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Using Modules in deployment scripts

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

A great feature of PowerShell is the use of Modules. You use modules to store reusable code such as functions as an alternate to storing hefty code at the start of your scripts. MDT supports the use of modules in … Continue reading →

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