To get all the subnets attached to the virtual network using PowerShell, we need to use the GetAzVirtualNetwork command.PS C:\> $vn = Get-AzVirtualNetwork -Name VirtualNetworkNameTo get the Subnets and its address prefix details, you need to filter out the Subnets and AddressPrefixPS C:\> $vn.Subnets | Select Name, AddressPrefix

With the PowerShell Out-Gridview output, you have an option to select one or multiple selections.For example, if we run the below command, it will show us the output in the grid format.PS C:\> Get-Process | Out-GridViewIn this output, you don’t get any option to select the rows because its output mode is none. To add the single selection from the output, use the Output mode to single, and for the multiple selections use the output mode to multiple. Once you add the OutpuMode property you can see the OK and Cancel button at the bottom right of the grid.Single output ... Read More

To get all the files that are modified after certain days, we need to use the LastWriteTime property.The below command shows us the files which are modified within the last 30 days in the C:\temp folder.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp | where{$_.LastWriteTime -ge (GetDate).AddDays(-30)}You can also use the AddMonths() or AddYears() instead of AddDays() as per your requirement.To get all the files that are modified before 30 days, use the below command.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp | where{$_.LastWriteTime -le (GetDate).AddDays(-30)}To get the file modified after a specific date, you need to compare the LastWriteTime with the Date. For example, we need all the files that are ... Read More

We can retrieve the file extension using multiple ways. First, using the [System.IO.Path] class.PS C:\> [System.IO.Path]::GetExtension("C:\temp\25Aug2020.txt") .txt PS C:\> [System.IO.Path]::GetExtension("C:\temp\azcopy.zip") .zipThis is the easiest way to get the file extension. Otherways, Using programmatically, PS C:\> ((Split-Path "C:\Temp\azcopy.zip" -Leaf).Split('.'))[1] zip PS C:\> ((Split-Path "C:\Temp\25Aug2020.txt" -Leaf).Split('.'))[1] txtUsing Get-ChildItem, PS C:\> (Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\azcopy.zip).Extension .zip PS C:\> (Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\25Aug2020.txt).Extension .txtUsing Get-Item, PS C:\> (Get-Item C:\Temp\azcopy.zip).Extension .zipRead More

To copy the files using the specific files extension using PowerShell, we can use the Copy-Item command.The below command will copy only the .ps1 files from the source to the destination.For example, PS C:\> Copy-Item -Path C:\Temp -Recurse -Filter *.ps1 -Destination C:\Temp1\ -VerboseIf the C:\Temp1 doesn't exist, it will create the destination folder and then copy the content of the file but the problem with this command is it copies the subfolders as well which doesn’t have the .ps1 file.So to copy the with the same folder structure without empty directories and the specific file extension we can write the ... Read More

To get the disabled local user accounts using PowerShell on the local and the remote system, we can use the WMI or the CIM instance method with the Win32_UserAccount class and the Disabled property to filter the result.PS C:\> gwmi win32_useraccount | where{$_.Disabled -eq $true}You can filter out the properties using the specific properties use the Select-Object pipeline command.PS C:\> gwmi win32_useraccount | where{$_.Disabled -eq $true} | Select Name, FullName, CaptionYou can also use the CIM instance method alternatively, PS C:\> Get-CimInstance win32_useraccount | where{$_.Disabled -eq $true}To get the disabled accounts on the remote systems, use the -ComputerName parameter in ... Read More

To get the locked user accounts on the local or the remote machines using PowerShell, we can use the wmi method.PS C:\> gwmi win32_useraccount | where{$_.Lockout -eq $true}You can also use the CIM instance method alternatively.PS C:\> Get-CimInstance Win32_Useraccount | where{$_.Lockout -eq $true}To get the locked local user accounts on the remote computer, you can use the -ComputerName parameter in the WMI class or the CIM instance. For example,PS C:\> gwmi win32_useraccount -ComputerName TestMachine1, TestMachine2 | where{$_.Lockout -eq $true}

To set the local user account settings related to the account or the password expiration, we can use the Set-LocalUser command.The below command will change the local user Testuser account and password set to never expire.Set-LocalUser -Name Testuser -AccountNeverExpires -PasswordNeverExpires $true -VerboseThe below command will set the account expiry,Set-LocalUser -Name Testuser -AccountExpires 05/11/2022 -VerboseTo run the above commands on the remote computers, use the Invoke-Command.Invoke-Command -ComputerName Computer1, computer2 -ScriptBlock{ Set-LocalUser -Name Testuser -AccountNeverExpires -PasswordNeverExpires $true -Verbose } Invoke-Command -ComputerName Computer1, computer2 -ScriptBlock{ Set-LocalUser -Name Testuser -AccountExpires 05/11/2022 -Verbose }

To change the local user account password using PowerShell, we can use the Set-LocalUser command with the Password parameter. This password parameter should be in the secure string. So we need to ask the user to input the password as a secure string or need to explicitly convert the plain text password to the secure string. For example, $localuser = Read-Host "Enter Local UserName" $password = Read-Host "Enter local user account password " -AsSecureString Set-LocalUser -Name $localuser -Password $password -VerboseIf you need to set the password without asking the user prompt then you need to convert the plain text password ... Read More

To add the AD user or the local user to the local Administrators group using PowerShell, we need to use the Add-LocalGroupMember command.To add the local user to the local Administrators group, Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member TestUser -VerboseThe above command will add TestUser to the local Administrators group. You can provide any local group name there and any local user name instead of TestUserYou can also add the Active Directory domain user to the Local Administrators group by providing the domain name if the computer is in the same domain.For example, we will add the Beta user from the AutomationLab ... Read More