PowerShell – Get User SID in Active Directory
SID (Security IDentifier) is a unique id number assigned to each user on a windows computer, group, or computer on the domain-controlled network. The Get-LocalUser …
PowerShell Tips
How to Check PowerShell Version
The $PSVersionTable automatic variable in PowerShell checks the PowerShell version and gets the PSVersion. $PSVersionTable is an automatic variable in PowerShell is a read-only hash …
PowerShell Approved Verbs
Approved Verbs in PowerShell follow a specific structure [Verb]-[Noun] to ensure consistency and clarity in PowerShell command syntax. In PowerShell approved verbs are a verb-noun …
PowerShell Multiline String
While doing string operations in PowerShell, often we have to print multiline strings for ease to read, read file content and convert multiline string to …
Get File Version in PowerShell
The command to get the file version in PowerShell is the Get-Command cmdlet. This command uses FileVersionInfo.FileVersion property to get the version of the file. …
Get last boot time of computer using PowerShell
You can get the last boot time of the computer or remote computers using the PowerShell script. net stats, systeminfo, wmic (windows management instrumentation), and …
Get-ComputerInfo – Get Computer Multiple Properties
The command to get computer multiple properties like manufacturer, BIOS info, etc. is the Get-ComputerInfo cmdlet in PowerShell. Get-ComputerInfo cmdlet in PowerShell retrieves computer hardware …
PowerShell – Base64 Encoding
The `ToBase64String()` method of the class `[System.Convert]` is used to convert binary data into text-based data using Base64 encoding in PowerShell. Base64 encoding represents binary …
Get Current User name in PowerShell
To get current username in PowerShell, use whoami, GetCurrent() method of WindowsIdentity .Net class or Get-WMIObject cmdlet in PowerShell. In PowerShell, there are different ways …
CMD – Get Current UserName in Windows
Use environment variable %username% to get the currently logged-in user name using cmd in the Windows system. Environment variables store the current user logged-in information. …