When you are executing a PowerShell script for the first time you may encounter the following error: .... cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. Why did this happen: PowerShell Execution Policies PowerShell has four execution policies for executing the script. Those four policies are described below: Restricted This is a default policy. ... Read more
When you are enabling PowerShell remoting using the command Enable-PSRemoting, you may get the following error because your system is connected to the network trough a Wi-Fi connection. PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> winrm quickconfig The following changes must be made: Start the WinRM service. Set the WinRM service type to delayed auto start. Make these changes [y/n]? y ... Read more
Domain users are by default allowed to shutdown, restart, or put the domain-joined client computers to sleep. However, you can use a group policy to prevent them from shutting down or restarting the client computers. Following are step by step instructions written for this purpose. Prevent Users from Shutting Down their Computer Step 1. Open Group ... Read more
Sometimes, you may be required to check who has logged into your computer while you were away. You can do so by using an event viewer on your computer. These steps are for Windows 8.1, but should almost be the same for Windows 7 and Windows 10. Enable Logon Auditing Step 1: Press Windows icon ... Read more
You can use the read-host command-let to get an input from a user during program execution. PowerShell Input Example Here is a related example, the program gets two numbers in string format and converts them into integers and then sums up those numbers and finally displays the result. The -prompt parameter is used to display a ... Read more
You can read a text file and display its content using get-content cmdlet in PowerShell. Read textfile example Execute the following command on PowerShell with elevated privileges. Get-Content c:\scripts\test.txt This command will display the contents of the file test.txt which is located in c:\scripts\
When you have to generate random passwords for users, you can execute the get-random command let on PowerShell to create it. Generate Random Number get-random -maximum 2000 -minimum 100 This command, when executed on PowerShell, creates a number between 1999 (not 2000 and always set one number higher in maximum) and 100.
Sometime it is necessary to keep installed drivers on windows even after running sysprep. You can do so by following these steps. Step-by-Step instructions Step 1: Open run command. Type regedit and then press enter key. Step 2: Go to the following path: GoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Sysprep\Settingregedits\sppnp Step 3: Locate PersistAllDeviceInstalls on right side of window. Step 4: Right-click and ... Read more
Windows 10 proved to be a good operating system, but some users still miss the Windows 7 look and feel. You can change Windows 10 to make it look similar to Windows 7 as shown below. Disable Cortana Step 1: Right-click the start button. Step 2: Click Search. Step 3: Click the Settings button. Step ... Read more
VMware is a virtualization software which allows you to install multiple operating systems on top of your existing operating system on a desktop or laptop. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to install VMware workstation version 9 on your Windows 7 Professional machine. System Requirements An Intel CPU that has VT-x support or an ... Read more