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To add the new tag of Azure VM using PowerShell, we need to use the New-AZTag command. Please note: If you have already tags applied to the VM, you need to use the Update-AZTag command to merge with the available Azure Tags otherwise all the previous applied.For example, We have the below VM called TestMachine2k12 and after signing to the Azure account we need VMs resource ID to apply the tag to the VM.We will use a tag in the HastTable format so we will have its Key and a Value. We need to apply the below new tag.Example$tag = ... Read More

We will first retrieve the content of the folder using the Get-ChildItem command and then pipeline the Measure-Object command as shown below.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\ -Recurse | Measure-Object -Property Length -SumOutputCount : 1514 Average : Sum : 372060503 Maximum : Minimum : Property : LengthSo the above output shows that there is a total of 1514 files and folders and the sum shows the size of all the files and folders combined in KB. We can convert it to the MB as shown below.(Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\ -Recurse | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum / 1MB 354.824545860291We can get the round figure, [Math]::Round( ... Read More

To run Powershell commands from the command prompt or cmd, we need to call the PowerShell process PowerShell.exe.ExampleSee the sample example, C:\> Powershell.exe -Command "Write-Output 'Hello world'" Hello worldSimilarly, you can call any command. We will use another example to get service informationC:\> Powershell.exe -Command "Get-Service Spooler" Status   Name    DisplayName ------   ----    ----------- Running  Spooler Print SpoolerTo run multiple commands, C:\> Powershell.exe -Command "Stop-Service Spooler -verbose -passthru; Start-Service Spooler -verbose -passthru"OutputVERBOSE: Performing the operation "Stop-Service" on target "Print Spooler (Spooler)". Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped Spooler Print Spooler VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Start-Service" on ... Read More

If we want to delete the hidden files and folders from the C:\temp on the local computer, we need to use the command shown in this example.ExampleBut first, the below command helps us to retrieve the hidden files and folders from the C:\temp.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp -Hidden -RecurseWe just need to pipe the Remove-Item command and to remove forcibly use -Force parameter.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp -Hidden -Recurse | Remove-Item -Force -VerboseOutput

To get the list of empty files in Windows OS using PowerShell, there are two ways, a) Using Length parameter. We will count the length of the file. If it is 0 then the file is empty as shown below.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\ -Recurse | where{$_.Length -eq 0} | Select @{N='EmptyFiles';E={$_.FullName}}Output:b) Another method is a long one that we don’t want to go into. We need to check each file's content and if it is empty then we will declare that file as an empty file.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp -Recurse -File | foreach{ if((Get-Content $_.FullName) -eq $null){ ... Read More

The ConvertFrom-String command converts the String to the Hashtable format as shown below.ExamplePS C:\> "This is string" | ConvertFrom-StringOutputP1 P2 P3 -- -- -- This is stringIn the above example, We haven’t specified any header so that the output is separated the delimiter by space P1, P2 and continuous. By default, this command separates the string with a ‘=’ delimiter as shown below.Example$stringhash = @" Name = Spooler Starttype = Manual Status = Stopped "@ $stringhash | ConvertFrom-StringDataOutputName Value ---- ----- ... Read More

ExampleFor example, we have a below-created hashtable.PS C:\> $servicehash = @{Name='Spooler';State='Stopped';StartType='Automatic'} PS C:\> $servicehashOutputName       Value ----       ----- Name       Spooler StartType  Automatic State      StoppedWe need to add multiple values to the Name Key. If we directly append the value to the key it will treat it as a string and we will not get the desired output. See the example below.ExamplePS C:\> $servicehash.Name += "Winrm" PS C:\> $servicehashOutputName Value ----       ----- Name       SpoolerWinrm StartType  Automatic State      StoppedSo to add the multiple ... Read More

To uninstall the PowerShell module, we can directly use the Uninstall-Module command but the module should not be in use, otherwise, it will throw an error.When we use the Uninstall-Module command, it can uninstall the module from the current user profile or from the all users profile.Uninstall-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -Force -VerboseAnother method, Get-InstalledModule 7Zip4Powershell | Uninstall-Module -Force -VerboseIf you have multiple versions of the same module installed in the PowerShell, and if you want to uninstall all of them then use the -AllVersions Parameter.Uninstall-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -AllVersions -Force -VerboseIf you want to uninstall the specific version, we can use -RequiredVersion.Uninstall-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -RequiredVersion ... Read More

Although simply running Install-Module command picks up the latest version of the module, we can still use the -RequiredVersion and -MinimumVersion parameter to install the latest version manually. Below command directly installs the latest available version of the module.In this example we are using 7Zip4PowerShell module.Install-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -Scope AllUsers -Force -VerboseTo manually install the latest version of the PowerShell module, there are two methods.Use the -RequiredVersion parameter if you know the latest version of the module.Use the -MinimumVersion parameter if you know the minor version of the module and it will pick up the latest version.Using -RequiredVersion ParameterThis parameter installs ... Read More

Let say you want to update the host file particular entry, we have the below host file in our local computer.ExampleGet-Content $env:windir\system32\drivers\etc\hostsOutput# For example: # #      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server #       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself. #       127.0.0.1       localhost #       ::1             localhost 8.8.8.8   Google.comWe need to update the google.com entry to IP address ... Read More