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How to set the line breakpoint in the PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:26:25
To set the line breakpoint in the script, we can use the Set-PSBreakpoint command with -Line parameter and need to give the path of the script on which the Line breakpoint needs to set.Consider we have the script below which retrieves the value up to 99, starting from 1, We ... Read More

What is the breakpoint in PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:24:02
Breakpoint in the PowerShell is the part of the debugger in the PowerShell commands. We use the breakpoints in PowerShell mainly for troubleshooting and logging purpose.There are three ways to set the breakpoint in PowerShell.Line BreakPoint (Can set the breakpoint for single or multiple lines)Command BreakPoint (Can set the breakpoint ... Read More

How to check if the file is empty using PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:22:37
To check if the file is empty using PowerShell, we can use the string method called IsNullorWhiteSpace(). This method provides result true if the file is empty or only contains the white spaces otherwise false.For example, We have a test2.txt text file which has whitespaces.Example[String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace((Get-content C:\Test2.txt))OutputTrueBut if you have a ... Read More

How to open any file with its default application with PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:21:32
To open any file using its default application, we can use the Invoke-Expression command. For example, we want to open a file on the C:\temp and the file name is NewUsers.CSV then you can run the below command.Invoke-Expression C:\Temp\NewUsers.csvThe above command will open the file from that location. If the ... Read More

How to convert raw text to the CSV (Comma Separated Values) in PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:20:35
We have a raw text example and to convert it into the CSV values, we can use below code.ExamplePS C:\> $text = "This is a PowerShell latest version" PS C:\> $text.Replace(' ', ', ')OutputThis, is, a, PowerShell, latest, versionIf there are multiple spaces between the keywords then the above replace ... Read More

How to get the list of opened applications in windows with PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:19:37
We can get the list of opened applications in Windows using PowerShell using Get-Process command. Get-Process command shows the currently running processes in the foreground and the background as well.If we simply run the Get-Process command then it will give the process names and their associated process IDs and CPU, ... Read More

How to delete the Organizational Unit (OU) from the active directory using PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:17:55
To delete the OU from the Active Directory using PowerShell, we need to use the command Remove-ADOrganizationUnitRemove-ADOrganizationalUnit -Identity "OU=LabUsers, DC=Labdomain, DC=Local"If the OU is protected from the accidental delete, you will receive an Access is Denied error as shown below.Remove-ADOrganizationalUnit : Access is denied At line:1 char:1 + Remove-ADOrganizationalUnit -Identity ... Read More

How to delete all users from specific OU using PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:16:14
To remove all users from the specific OU, we need to first retrieve the users from that OU. For example, we have 3 users in the OU called LABDOMAIN and we need to delete them all.Get-ADUser -SearchBase "OU=LabUsers, DC=labdomain, DC=local" -Filter *The above command will retrieve users from the specific ... Read More

How to rename the drive letter in Windows using PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:15:02
We can rename a drive letter of a disk using PowerShell with the Set-Partition command. An example is shown below.In the Windows OS, we have E: and we need to rename its partition to the F: You can run the below command.Set-Partition -DriveLetter 'E' -NewDriveLetter 'F'You can also run the ... Read More

How to create bulk users in the active directory using PowerShell?

Chirag Nagrekar
Chirag Nagrekar
Published on 20-Nov-2020 13:14:08
Using Random Account NameTo create bulk users in the AD using PowerShell, there are multiple methods. For example, let say if you want to create 50 sample users for the lab environment without considering the other required properties, then you can use the below command, $pass = Read-Host "Enter Account ... Read More
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