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Use PowerShell to disable scheduled tasks
How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable a scheduled task? Use the Disable-ScheduledTask cmdlet and specify the task name, for example: Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName “SystemScan” How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable all scheduled tasks in a particular folder? Use the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet to enumerate the scheduled tasks in the folder, and then pipe the objects to […]
Read moreUse PowerShell to disconnect virtual disk
How can I use Windows PowerShell to disconnect from a virtual disk? Use the Disconnect-VirtualDisk cmdlet and specify the friendly name, for example: Disconnect-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName VirtualDisk01
Read moreUse PowerShell to dismount a disk image
How can I use Windows PowerShell to dismount a virtual disk? Use the Dismount-DiskImage cmdlet. It will dismount either an ISO or a virtual hard disk. Specify the path then using -imagepath. Here is an example: Dismount-DiskImage -imagepath “C:\fso\myisodisk.iso”
Read moreHow Can I Be Notified Any Time a Service Goes Down?
How can I be notified any time a service goes down? There are a couple different ways you can do this, but perhaps the simplest approach is to create a script that monitors WMI events. We don’t have time to do a detailed explanation of WMI events in this column, but the basic idea is that you can ask WMI […]
Read morePowerShell: Get a GUI interface for any PowerShell cmdlet
Some cmdlets have too many parameters to list. Is there an easy way to build a cmdlet with its parameters for the console? Just use the Show-Command cmdlet with any PowerShell cmdlet to get a GUI interface. In the following example, we use this with the Import-MDTDriver cmdlet. When you are done, you will have three options: Run, Copy (for the […]
Read morePowerShell: Use a destructive PowerShell cmdlet safely
PowerShell has a built-in safety switch to many of its cmdlets. The –whatif parameter, which is meant to show you what would happen if you used a PowerShell cmdlet without actually executing the cmdlet. An example of this in action is in the following Remove-Item cmdlet. This will attempt to remove the document, HSG-Article-Sean-Should-Not-Lose.docx, without actually removing it. Remove-Item .\HSG-Article-Sean-Should-Not-Lose.docx […]
Read moreInstalling and enabling IIS and FTP on Windows Server 2008 R2
Open Server Manager, go to Roles and click “Add Roles” In the Add Role Wizard, select Web Server (IIS) role to install Click Next until you reach Select Role Services page, leave the default and check FTP Server, FTP Service and FTP Extensibility at the bottom. Click Next, follow the wizard and finish the role installation. Now open IIS Manager from Start […]
Read moreHow to Logoff Remote Desktop Sessions from the Command Line
It’s happened to all of us. You try to logon to an administrative remote desktop on a server, but you can’t because both administrative RDP sessions are in use. Oftentimes this is because other admins have simply disconnected their remote desktop session, rather than logoff as they should. Here’s a simple way to determine which sessions are logged on and […]
Read moreCreating a Remote Mailbox in an Exchange Hybrid Environment
If you operate an Exchange hybrid environment you will eventually want to create Exchange Online mailboxes for new users without creating them on-premises and migrating them. The easiest way to do this is to create the new user object and remote mailbox from the on-prem Exchange Admin Center (EAC). Logon to the on-premises Exchange Admin Center. On the Recipients > […]
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