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Archived blog of former Microsoft Premier Field Engineer Ashley McGlone featuring PowerShell scripts for the real world.

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100 from 11 Aug 2010 to 1 Sep 2017
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archived, read-only
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personal blog
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2017 11

  1. New-TimeSpan -Start '9/1/2017'
  2. New, Improved Group Policy Link Report with PowerShell
  3. Function to Create Certificate Template in Active Directory Certificate Services for PowerShell DSC and CMS Encryption
  4. Use Hash Tables To Go Faster Than PowerShell Compare-Object
  5. Slow Code: Top 5 Ways to Make Your PowerShell Scripts Run Faster
  6. Getting Started with PowerShell Core on Windows, Mac, and Linux
  7. Top 10 PowerShell DSC Node Events to Monitor
  8. PowerShell Remoting and Kerberos Double Hop: Old Problem - New Secure Solution
  9. Practical PowerShell Security: Enable Auditing and Logging with DSC
  10. Compare Group Policy (GPO) and PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
  11. Pro Tip: PowerShell DSC Events to Monitor

2016 10

  1. How to run a PowerShell script against multiple Active Directory domains with different credentials
  2. Use the new PowerShell cmdlet ConvertFrom-String to parse KLIST Kerberos ticket output
  3. Use the new PowerShell cmdlet Convert-String to parse email addresses
  4. PowerShell Remoting Kerberos Double Hop Solved Securely
  5. PowerShell DSC 101: Using the Script Resource to Enable the Windows Firewall
  6. PowerShell Video Training from Microsoft
  7. Let’s meet up! GoateePFE Speaking Schedule March/April 2016
  8. 11 Hours of PowerShell WMF 5.0 Training Available for Microsoft Premier Customers
  9. Install the Active Directory PowerShell Module on Windows 10
  10. How to Contribute to PowerShell Documentation

2015 15

  1. Using Credentials with PsDscAllowPlainTextPassword and PsDscAllowDomainUser in PowerShell DSC Configuration Data
  2. DevOps for n00bs (ie. Windows people like me)
  3. Editorial: Working with Legends, We’re Hiring
  4. Links and Demos for PowerShell v5 Production Preview
  5. PowerShell DSC FAQ: Sorting Out Certificates
  6. Links for DevOps Columbus
  7. Forensics: Automating Active Directory Account Lockout Search with PowerShell (an example of deep XML filtering of event logs across multiple servers in parallel)
  8. Let's meet up in North Carolina Monday evening (8/10)
  9. Configuring Active Directory with PowerShell DSC and the New xADRecycleBin Resource
  10. UPDATED: Copy and Merge Group Policies (GPOs) with PowerShell
  11. 17 Hours of PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Video Training
  12. PSHSummit: Managing PowerShell in the Enterprise Using Group Policy
  13. Deploy Active Directory with PowerShell DSC (a.k.a. “DSC-PROMO”)
  14. Helper Function to Create a PowerShell DSC Composite Resource
  15. Forensics: Audit Group Policy Links and Changes with PowerShell

2014 11

  1. Forensics: Monitor Active Directory Privileged Groups with PowerShell
  2. Active Directory Week on the Hey Scripting Guy Blog and Free AD PowerShell Videos at Microsoft Virtual Academy
  3. Microsoft Virtual Academy: Using PowerShell for Active Directory
  4. PowerShell Module for Active Directory SID History Now Faster
  5. GPO Migration with PowerShell – Now including WMI filters
  6. DNS Server and Zone Reporting with PowerShell
  7. DNS Zone Copy and Merge with PowerShell
  8. Career Tip: The Power of a Niche
  9. PowerShell to Find Where Your Active Directory Groups Are Used On File Shares
  10. PowerShell Saturday 007 Charlotte: From Cmdlets to Scripts to PowerShell Hero
  11. Use PowerShell to Find Windows XP Computers Still Alive in Your Active Directory Domain

2013 10

  1. DogFoodCon 2013: From Cmdlets to Scripts to PowerShell Hero: An essential session on the scripting process
  2. PowerShell Saturday 005 Atlanta: It's Time To Part With Blankie: Moving from command line tools to PowerShell for Active Directory
  3. PowerShell Active Directory Schema Report
  4. Active Directory PowerShell SIDHistory Module Update 1.5
  5. How To Use The 2012 Active Directory PowerShell Cmdlets From Windows 7
  6. Dude, where’s my GPO? Using PowerShell to find all of your Group Policy links.
  7. Touch-Free PowerShell DCPROMO in Windows Server 2012
  8. Active Directory OU Permissions Report: Free PowerShell Script Download
  9. How to do PowerShell on your phone
  10. Called Out: From 2012 to 2013

2012 19

  1. TIP: 2 Ways userAccountControl Is Easier In AD PowerShell
  2. AD PowerShell Password Reset Shortcut for Helpdesk
  3. DogfoodCon 2012 - Columbus, Ohio
  4. AD Group History Mystery: PowerShell v3 REPADMIN
  5. Active Directory PowerShell Notes From The Field
  6. What's New In PowerShell v3: Demos to Download
  7. Free Downloads: Windows PowerShell 3.0 Quick Reference Guides
  8. New Microsoft Download: Active Directory Replication Status Tool
  9. PowerShell Module for Working with AD SID History Updated
  10. Surprise! Windows 8 & Server 2012 Release Preview Is Here!
  11. PowerShell Tip: Active Directory Account Unlock Shortcut for Help Desk
  12. How to close helpdesk tickets faster with PowerShell
  13. PowerShell Limericks for St. Patrick's Day
  14. Five free ways to script Active Directory in PowerShell: Part 2
  15. Five free ways to script Active Directory in PowerShell: Part 1
  16. Don't miss the first PowerShell Saturday event
  17. Everything you need to get started with Group Policy
  18. How to find AD schema update history using PowerShell
  19. Everything you need to get started with Active Directory

2011 19

  1. PowerShell Module for Working With AD SID History
  2. How To Remove SID History With PowerShell
  3. PowerShell: SID Walker, Texas Ranger (Part 3): Exporting Domain SIDs and Trusts
  4. PowerShell v3 preview download available
  5. PowerShell: SID Walker, Texas Ranger (Part 2)
  6. COPUG – Central Ohio PowerShell User Group – September 29 – Special guest Matt Hester
  7. PowerShell: SID Walker, Texas Ranger (Part 1)
  8. And now a word from our sponsor…
  9. Ed Wilson is coming to Columbus, Ohio!
  10. Report and Edit AD Site Links From PowerShell (Turbo Your AD Replication)
  11. Do Over: SID History One-Liner
  12. Using PowerShell to resolve Token Size issues caused by SID history
  13. PowerShell Remoting Exposed: How To Command Your Minions
  14. Free Springboard Microsoft Event In A City Near You
  15. Update available for PowerShell Get-Help cmdlet
  16. Step-by-Step: How to use Active Directory PowerShell cmdlets against 2003 domain controllers
  17. The 2011 Scripting Games Begin on April 4th!
  18. Consolidate All AD Empty Sites Into A Single SiteLink Using PowerShell
  19. Finally! Copy and merge GPOs! PowerShell saves the day!

2010 5

  1. A Dickens of a DNS Puzzle: How to clean up those stale AD site DNS records (with PowerShell of course)
  2. Big Downloads With PowerShell
  3. PowerShell to automatically create all AD hub-to-spoke site links
  4. PowerShell Script To Combine DNS Zones
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