Jason's Notes

You can store and recall password with Windows Credential manger. Great to enter saved password to be used within batch scripts.

Base command is: cmdkey

Documentation on microsoft’s website

For Powershell use CredentialManger module

https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/CredentialManager/2.0

Set various timeout setting for sleep, hibernate, disk, and monitor. Below will disable all timeouts. Great for VM workstations that need to run 24/7

powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
 
powercfg /x -disk-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /x -disk-timeout-dc 0
 
powercfg /x -monitor-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /x -monitor-timeout-dc 0
 
Powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0

Invoke-WebRequest

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://example.com/files/myfile.exe -OutFile $env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\myfile.exe

These tools can be install on any workstation to administrate servers remotely. Command below will install all Window Server tools

Get-WindowsCapability -Online |? {$_.Name -like "*RSAT*" -and $_.State -eq "NotPresent"} | Add-WindowsCapability -Online

for /f %i in ('forfiles /D -12/31/2011 /c "cmd /c echo @FILE"') do @7z a Archives/%~i.7z %~i -mmt=on -sdel -stl

• Command is to be ran at same folder you want to compress every file into a single 7z.
• Forfiles /D will only select files older than specified date. 
• It will place each 7z into Archives subfolder.
• Keeps the date of the file inside as archive date.
• “-sdel” Delete file when done.

Reference this documenation for more commands and options. This works only in Windows 10
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/printmanagement/?view=win10-ps

here are some example commands to add port, view printers, and update their port configurations. These are running from batch shell.

powershell -Command "Add-PrinterPort -Name "10.3.0.50" -PrinterHostAddress "10.3.0.50" -SNMP 1 -SNMPCommunity public"
powershell -Command "Add-PrinterPort -Name "10.3.0.51" -PrinterHostAddress "10.3.0.51" -SNMP 1 -SNMPCommunity public"
powershell -Command "get-printer"
powershell -Command "Set-Printer -Name CanonBW -PortName "10.3.0.51""
powershell -Command "Set-Printer -Name CanonColor -PortName "10.3.0.50""

Get-ADComputer -filter * | select name | ft

Get-ChildItem 'C:\path\to\files'  | Where-Object {($_.LastWriteTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-7))} | Remove-Item

Function Test-ADAuthentication {
    param($username,$password)
    (new-object directoryservices.directoryentry "",$username,$password).psbase.name -ne $null
    }
 
 
Test-ADAuthentication "dom\myusername" "mypassword"

##Log into Exchange Online
Connect-ExchangeOnline
 
##Must be deleted inbox, view all deleted inboxes with `Get-Mailbox -SoftDeletedMailbox`
$from = "bogus@email.com"
 
##Must be normal exhcange inbox.
$to = "new-bogus@email.com"
 
##Getting Exhcange Object IDs
$fromID = Get-Mailbox -SoftDeletedMailbox -Identity $from  | select ExchangeObjectId
$toID = Get-Mailbox -Identity $to | select ExchangeObjectId
 
##Uncomment to run. be sure you have all the above information correct!
#New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceMailbox $fromID -TargetMailbox $toID -TargetRootFolder "Imported"
#New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceMailbox $fromID -TargetMailbox $toID 
 
##Verify/Monitor copy progress.
$ident = Get-MailboxRestoreRequest | select Identity
Get-MailboxRestoreRequestStatistics $ident.Identity
 
##good to disconnect
Disconnect-ExchangeOnline