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Disable all links for a specific GPO
I need to disable all Links for a specific GPO using PowerShell.
I know the simple command would be
Set-GPLink -Name $gpoName -Target $targetPath -LinkEnabled No
and that would work if I wanted to do ...
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Do Azure runbooks have SQL Server TDS access?
I am trying to run SQL queries against an Azure managed instance from a Powershell script in an Azure automation account runbook. And I'm getting an "unable to connect" error that looks like ...
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How to get task scheduler to run in the early hours? [migrated]
I've built a Windows task that I want to run in the hours between midnight and 6 AM. It has not yet run in those hours. On occasion it will run at later hours, but not always. The scheduled powershell ...
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How do I Pass a Password Variable with NET USE Command in Powershell [duplicate]
I am unable to have a password variable in net use command to work however if I a use a plain text password it works.
What changes do I need to make. Any help would be much appreciated.
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get-childitem and folder structures with folder names containing '&'
Have this basic excerpt of a directory structure with folder name containing an &.
Music
- Massive_Attack
- Collected
- Mezzanine
- Protection
- ...
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LNK File and Jump Lists
Context/Goal
I am currently finalizing a paper on Windows Shell artifact generation and wanted to share some experimental findings regarding the interaction between applications and `shell32.dll`. My ...
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For use by ServerFault scripters at shell - any OS "default top" names
What is the right list of characters for default, top at sorts of operating system as prefix?
AAAA
1111
Variation or different. As in DOS, a structure for files and operations at "most important ...
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Why does a string of my machine name vs [Environment]::MachineName.ToString() produce different outputs in my function?
Why do I have two different output values when I pass a string of my machine name vs using [Environment]::MachineName.ToString()? Somehow the SHA256 sees them differently and I need them to be seen ...
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Powershell error: The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid
I have a script I have created that throws the following error:
The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid. It must result in a command name, a script ...
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Ghosted highlighting in vs code powershell terminal
Look at the images. After the first word of any command, anything written after that is getting highlighted with a grey background (depends on the theme though and it looks worst on lighter themes as ...
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Find the same not-installed Windows updates as the UI with PowerShell
Here is what Windows Settings shows me:
I try to get the same list using PowerShell. Here is my script
$session = New-Object -ComObject 'Microsoft.Update.Session';
$searcher = $session....
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PowerShell : how to zip directory based on file name
I have this functioning code that looks in a directory, and zips up all .PDF files it finds into a ZIP archive, and then deletes the original .PDF files:
# Get all files in the directory (non-...
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InstallShield 2025 Basic MSI - Pass Property to PowerShell deferred custom action?
For InstallShield Premier 2025 and a Basic MSI setup, can someone provide a working sample for passing a Property like TEST_ID to a PowerShell script custom action run as a Deferred in System Context.
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Flutter on Windows: "Building with plugins requires symlink support" and start ms-settings:developers not working in PowerShell
I am working on a Flutter project on Windows 11.
My Flutter version is:
Flutter 3.41.6 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
Framework • revision db50e20168 (3 weeks ago) • 2026-03-...
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Refreshing Power BI Data within SemanticModel using ServicePrinicipal connection
I have a Power BI Report and the relevant Semantic Model that gets data from a SharePoint and Data Bricks SQL Warehouse using my credentials. Can i change the data refreshing and semantic refresh part ...
