In the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 (and newer), special PowerShell cmdlets appeared: New-MailboxImportRequest and New-MailboxExportRequest, that allow you to import or export the contents of the Exchange mailbox from / to…
Using PowerShell for System Administration and Automation Tasks
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
Assign Multiple IP Addresses (Aliases) to a Single NIC
August 3, 2020In some cases an administrator needs to configure multiple IP addresses one a single network interface (NIC) in Windows. An example of such situations can be the need to run…
When the system warns you that free space on your local drive is running out, the first thing that the administrator does is trying to find all large files that…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
Managing Printers and Drivers with PowerShell in Windows 10 / Server 2016
February 20, 2023In the previous article, we looked at the old-school VBS scripts that can be used to manage printers and print operations in all Windows versions, starting from Windows XP. Today…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Copying Large Files over an Unreliable Network Using BITS and PowerShell
January 28, 2021As a rule, in local and global networks, files are transferred between devices using SMB, FTP or HTTP protocols. The problem of all these protocols is some troubles with resuming…
Let’s look at how to create a simple administrator notification system when someone adds a new user to the important Active Directory security group. For example you want to track…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
How to Get My Public IP Address with PowerShell
October 24, 2023You can use a simple PowerShell command to find out the current public IP address that your Windows computer uses to access the Internet. There are a large number of…
- PowerShellWindows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
How to See Number of Active User Sessions on IIS site?
May 19, 2021How to quickly estimate the current number of user connections (sessions) to the IIS sites on webserver running on Windows Server? Such information will allow to determine and predict the…
- Active DirectoryPowerShell
How to Check Who Reset the Password of a User in Active Directory
May 2, 2023Let’s see how to track who reset the password of the particular user account in Active Directory using domain controllers security logs.
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Clear Event Viewer Logs on Windows
November 9, 2023On Windows, you can clear Event Viewer logs by using the eventvwr.msc GUI snap-in, from the command prompt, and by using PowerShell.