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Update-AppxPackage....where is it????
hi, i am trying to update my Microsoft Store Apps using powershell. Several different sources like this: https://powershellcommands.com/update-windows-store-apps-powershell show simple code like this: Get-AppxPackage | ForEach-Object { Update-AppxPackage -Package $_.PackageFullName } the problem is that although get-appxpackage works fine, update-appxpackage throws an error....there seems to be no update-appxpackage commandlet installed on any system i have and moreover, i cannot find any documentation for this command anywhere.. am i crazy? where is this a real command, or are all these sites written by AI and just hallucinating?? thanks in advance
I need to remove an email from multiple exchange online mailboxes
PowerShell & Exchange Online. We had an online crime tips email sent to a distribution group in or organization. It has sensitive information related to an investigative case we're working on. We are a Law Enforcement Agency. I can connect to exchange with PowerShell but haven't been able to remove the message. Anyone have the proper syntax or guidance to share? Thank you!
Array and array member methods
The following PowerShell code: class MyClass { } class MyClass1 : MyClass { [void] OutMsg([string] $Str) { Write-Host -Object "MyClass1: $Str" } } class MyClass2 : MyClass { [void] OutMsg([string] $Str) { Write-Host -Object "MyClass2: $Str" } } [MyClass[]] $ClassArray = @([MyClass1]::new(), [MyClass2]::new()) $ClassArray.OutMsg('TestString') outputs: MyClass1: TestString MyClass2: TestString A Get-Member -InputObject $ClassArray shows me that the array object itself has no OutMsg method. Why can I successfully call $ClassArray.OutMsg('TestString') though (looks like this calls the OutMsg method of each array member in turn)?resolve-dnsname returns odd data
hi, appreciate your time. I am working with resolve-dnsname and I am seeing some odd results. for example: resolve-dnsname -server 10.0.20.5 -name "60.16.40.194.in-addr.arpa" -NoHostsFile -type ptr Name Type TTL Section NameHost ---- ---- --- ------- -------- 60.16.40.194.in-addr.arpa. PTR 1200 Question LNB050825-LT3 so here is what's weird about this.... when I look at my dns server with dns manager and look at the reverse zone, I do not have a record for this IP address: Also, when I look at the resolve-dnsname data, I see there is something called "Section", and it is set to "Question". Also notice that the "NameHost" is short and not a FQDN. The "Section" is interesting because on requests the return the right data, Section is set to "Answer". Equally weird is that if I pick a different IP that I also know does not exist, I get this: PS C:\Trash> resolve-dnsname -server 10.0.20.5 -name "60.1.40.194.in-addr.arpa" -NoHostsFile -type ptr Resolve-DnsName: 60.1.40.194.in-addr.arpa : DNS name does not exist. this is what I would expect if the record does not exist....so what is happening in the first example? Thanks in advance for anyone's time on this.
Launch program remotely which must remain running
Hello everyone, I have to start and leave programs running on some remote PCs, I used invoke-command with start-job and start-process. Launching the script from my powershell window, the executables remain running until I close the window itself, I believe for reasons of remote sessions started. So if I schedule the start of this script in the Windows "Task Scheduler", the session is opened and closed and the executables start and close shortly after, that is, when the scheduled task completes. I also set the "-noexit" argument, but nothing happened. What can I do so that I can schedule these startups and let the affected programs run? I hope I was clear, ask if you need it, thanks everyone.
Help to add some functions to PowerShell Vpn Script
Good day sorry if sounds silly I am new learning everything. I for the life of me cannot find on the documentation for VpnClient find how to add Enable software compression under PPP settings and Negotiate multi-link for single-link connections. Also how do I add like dns address with the script for like under Advanced TCP/ICP Settings? Also with Register this connections addressess in DNS and Use the connections DNS suffic in DNS registration. And also with WINS with the ip address under it. If anyone could spare some time to help me understand this would be helpful. I fear I am overthinking it way to much. I was never explained prior how any of this works.Differences with X509Certificate2 between Powershell and PWSH Core (Windows)
Hi all, I wrote some code that loads a certificate from a crt file and it works so far. But with PWSH (7.5.1) some properties (like DnsNameList) are empty. With Windows Powershell the properties are filled. This is true, even when using static LoadCertificateFromFile class under PWSH. (Otherwise I load the certificate with [ X509Certificate2]::new( thebytes )) The validity of the certificate makes no difference so far. It would be nice if anyone has a suggestion how I can work around that issue. THX in advance and best regards!Looking for alternatives to list properties of Word files
Hi! Looking for a way of improving my workflow with Word files and evaluate docx format capabilities, I'm searching for tools to work with its built-in and custom properties. Please, is PowerShell a suitable option? How can I list all properties of a docx file? Thanks for any insight! RicardoCopy-Item -Recurse bug
We are copying files using the Copy-Item cmdlet from a local disk to a remote disk. The source folder contains around 900 files in numerous subdirectories. Copy-Item -Path "build\image\*" -Destination $output_path -Recurse -Verbose Get-Command Copy-Item | Select-Object Name, Version Name Version ---- ------- Copy-Item 3.1.0.0FC Target discovery
I was looking for a way to discover FC targets for each initiator. Searching on the web I found this code # Get all initiator ports (HBA ports) $initiatorPorts = Get-InitiatorPort # Loop through each initiator port and list its targets foreach ($port in $initiatorPorts) { Write-Host "Initiator Port: $($port.NodeAddress) - $($port.PortAddress)" $targets = Get-InitiatorTarget -InitiatorPortAddress $port.PortAddress foreach ($target in $targets) { Write-Host " Target: $($target.NodeAddress) - $($target.PortAddress)" } } But is not working because the Get-initiatortarget is not recognized as valid command. Is there a way I can do it thanks
Intermittent issues with PowerShell Command Responses Since May 10, 2025
Since May 10, 2025, we have observed unexpected behavior intermittently in the responses of the following PowerShell commands. Could you please investigate the issues outlined below? Get-CsTenantFederationConfiguration: The AllowPublicUsers property appears in the command output, but when the response is passed to ConvertTo-Json, the AllowPublicUsers value is missing. Please refer to the attached screenshot for reference. Get-CsExternalAccessPolicy: The EnablePublicCloudAccess property, which is expected to return a boolean value, is now returning null. These issues are not isolated to a specific instance — we are intermittently observing the same behavior across multiple Office 365 tenants. Looking forward to your assistance.PowerShell implicit remoting without connection to server
When I start a PowerShell session on my local computer, and then run: Get-Module -Name FailoverClusters I can see that implicit remoting is used (and I can see the temporary files generated for this), and an output is generated. Needless to say that I don't have the FailoverClusters module installed anywhere on the local machine (I've verified $Env:PSModulePath as well). I don't have any connection to a server when running the command. Maybe somebody can explain to me what PowerShell is doing to find the FailoverClusters module and the cmdlets contained therein?Can I use PowerShell SecretStore for local system accounts?
I am trying to store some "system" secrets for my services running as default system accounts like "SYSTEM" and "NETWORK SERVICE". Based on my understanding, the SecretStore vault stores secrets locally on file for the current user. So it seems I can't use the tool for my project?
need to create a PTR record via PS | Need your help !
Hello dear community, I am trying to update PTR records in my DNS manager using PowerShell script and I am using the below script, it works only when a reverse zone is already existing but I have a part of the code to create a reverse zone if doesn't exist. So the problem is reverse zone is not being created and script ends. Can anyone debug it for me ? or tell me what is wrong or I am ok to have a new script if the below is not right. Appreciate your help !!! :) ------------------------- param( [string]$CsvPath = "E:\dns test file.csv", [string]$DnsServer = "10.10.10.10" ) # Import required module try { Import-Module DnsServer -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-Error "Failed to import DnsServer module: $_" exit 1 } # Import CSV data try { $records = Import-Csv -Path $CsvPath Write-Host "Successfully imported $($records.Count) records from $CsvPath" } catch { Write-Error "Failed to import CSV: $_" exit 1 } # Initialize counters $results = @{ Success = 0 Failure = 0 Skipped = 0 Created = 0 } # Process each record foreach ($record in $records) { Write-Host "`nProcessing $($record.IPAddress) -> $($record.Hostname)" try { # Validate IP address format $octets = $record.IPAddress -split '\.' if ($octets.Count -ne 4) { throw "Invalid IP address format - must have 4 octets" } # Build reverse zone name (e.g., 10.0.0.0/24 becomes 0.0.10.in-addr.arpa) $reverseZone = "$($octets[2]).$($octets[1]).$($octets[0]).in-addr.arpa" $ptrName = $octets[3] # Last octet becomes record name # Validate and format hostname $hostname = $record.Hostname.Trim() if (-not $hostname.EndsWith('.')) { $hostname += '.' } # Check if reverse zone exists $zoneExists = Get-DnsServerZone -Name $reverseZone -ComputerName $DnsServer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if (-not $zoneExists) { throw "Reverse zone $reverseZone does not exist on server $DnsServer" } # Check for existing PTR record $existingPtr = Get-DnsServerResourceRecord -ZoneName $reverseZone -ComputerName $DnsServer -Name $ptrName -RRType PTR -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($existingPtr) { # Check if it already points to the correct host if ($existingPtr.RecordData.PtrDomainName -eq $hostname) { Write-Host " [SKIP] PTR record already correctly points to $hostname" $results.Skipped++ continue } # Update existing record Write-Host " [UPDATE] Changing PTR from $($existingPtr.RecordData.PtrDomainName) to $hostname" $newRecord = $existingPtr.Clone() $newRecord.RecordData.PtrDomainName = $hostname Set-DnsServerResourceRecord -ZoneName $reverseZone -ComputerName $DnsServer ` -OldInputObject $existingPtr -NewInputObject $newRecord -PassThru -ErrorAction Stop $results.Success++ } else { # Create new record - FIXED SECTION Write-Host " [CREATE] Adding new PTR record for $ptrName pointing to $hostname" # Explicitly create the record object $newPtrRecord = @{ ZoneName = $reverseZone Name = $ptrName PtrDomainName = $hostname ComputerName = $DnsServer ErrorAction = 'Stop' } # Add the record with verbose output $result = Add-DnsServerResourceRecordPtr @newPtrRecord -PassThru if ($result) { Write-Host " [SUCCESS] Created PTR record:" $result | Format-List | Out-String | Write-Host $results.Created++ } else { throw "Add-DnsServerResourceRecordPtr returned no output" } } } catch { Write-Host " [ERROR] Failed to process $($record.IPAddress): $_" -ForegroundColor Red $results.Failure++ # Additional diagnostic info Write-Host " [DEBUG] Zone: $reverseZone, Record: $ptrName, Target: $hostname" if ($Error[0].Exception.CommandInvocation.MyCommand) { Write-Host " [DEBUG] Command: $($Error[0].Exception.CommandInvocation.MyCommand)" } } } # Display summary Write-Host "`nUpdate Summary:" Write-Host " Created: $($results.Created)" Write-Host " Updated: $($results.Success)" Write-Host " Skipped: $($results.Skipped)" Write-Host " Failed: $($results.Failure)" # Return results for further processing if needed $results -------------- Output what I got: Successfully imported records from E:\dns test file.csv Processing 10.0.0.10 -> test.test.sd6.glb.corp.local [ERROR] Failed to process 10.0.0.10: Reverse zone 0.0.10.in-addr.arpa does not exist on server 10.10.10.10 [DEBUG] Zone: 0.0.10.in-addr.arpa, Record: 10, Target: test.test.sd6.glb.corp.local. Update Summary: Created: 0 Updated: 0 Skipped: 0 Failed: 1 Name Value ---- ----- Created 0 Skipped 0 Failure 1 Success 0
Entra PIM Role Activation
# Ensure necessary modules are installed $modules = @("DCToolbox", "Microsoft.Entra") foreach ($module in $modules) { if (-not (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $module)) { Install-Module -Name $module -Repository PSGallery -Scope CurrentUser -Force -AllowClobber } } # Check if msal.ps package is installed if (-not (Get-Package -Name msal.ps -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Install-Package msal.ps -Force -Confirm:$false } # Ensure Entra Authentication module is properly imported Remove-Module Microsoft.Entra.Authentication -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Import-Module Microsoft.Entra.Authentication -Force # Connect to Entra ID with proper authentication Connect-Entra Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms # Create GUI Form $form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form $form.Text = "EntraPIMRole Activation" $form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(350, 350) # Create Checkboxes $checkboxes = @() $labels = @("Global Administrator", "Teams Administrator", "SharePoint Administrator", "Exchange Administrator", "Billing Administrator") for ($i = 0; $i -lt $labels.Count; $i++) { $checkbox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox $checkbox.Text = $labels[$i] $checkbox.AutoSize = $true $checkbox.Width = 250 $checkbox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(20, (20 + ($i * 30))) $checkboxes += $checkbox $form.Controls.Add($checkbox) } # Create TextBox $textBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox $textBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(20, 180) $textBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300, 20) $form.Controls.Add($textBox) # Create Button $button = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button $button.Text = "Run" $button.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(20, 220) $button.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80, 30) $button.Add_Click({ $selectedOptions = $checkboxes | Where-Object { $_.Checked } | ForEach-Object { $_.Text } $inputText = $textBox.Text # Verify if the required function exists before executing if (Get-Command -Name Enable-DCEntraIDPIMRole -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Enable-DCEntraIDPIMRole -RolesToActivate $selectedOptions -UseMaximumTimeAllowed -Reason $inputText [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Activated Roles: $($selectedOptions -join ', ')`nReason: $inputText") } else { [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Error: Enable-DCEntraIDPIMRole function not found. Ensure the correct module is installed.") } }) $form.Controls.Add($button) # Show Form $form.ShowDialog() Im trying to create a script so i can activate PIM with logon to the azure portal. But for some reason i cant get it to work. Can you all please help me out.Assigning a Manager with PowerShell Graph – Manager Not Found
Hi everyone, We are currently refactoring our PowerShell scripts to align with Microsoft's recommended standards. In our script that creates new users in Azure Active Directory (AAD) via Microsoft Graph, we’re having trouble assigning a manager to a new user. Whether we try using the manager’s object ID or email address, the manager is not found, and the assignment fails. Has anyone encountered this issue before? Is there something we might be doing wrong in how we’re referencing or assigning the manager? Thanks in advance for your help.PowerShell Script to Follow a SharePoint Site for a User
Good morning! I've been struggling with this for a while now. I've tried multiple scripts that are supposed to do this and run into many errors. I have a new script I found, which seems to mostly work, but it gives me this one error: Write-Error: Response status code does not indicate success: Forbidden (Forbidden). It looks like a permissions issue. I'm executing this in VSC, running under my user account, but when it connects to Graph, I'm authenticating it as my admin account, which has the following roles: I do realize how easy it is for users to follow a site, but this is one of those messed-up political situations, so I need a way to do this. After the error, it just hangs here: Add users to follow site(. [Adding user 'Ken Ce.] Here is the script I'm using: # Example: .\Add-FollowUserSite.ps1 -UsersMail "user1@[domain].com","user2@[domain].com","user3@[domain].com" -SitesUrl "https://[domain].sharepoint.com" [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="List of Users Mails")] [String[]]$UsersMail=@("user1@[domain].com","user2@[domain].com","user3@[domain].com"), [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="List of SharePoint Url to follow")] [String[]]$SitesUrl=@("https://[domain].sharepoint.com") ) Begin{ # Validate Modules ffor Microsoft graph users exist if (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name microsoft.graph.users) { Write-Host "Microsoft Graph Users Module Already Installed" } else { try { Install-Module -Name microsoft.graph.users -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber } catch [Exception] { $_.message } } # Validate Modules ffor Microsoft graph users exist if (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name microsoft.graph.sites) { Write-Host "Microsoft Graph Sites Module Already Installed" } else { try { Install-Module -Name microsoft.graph.sites -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber } catch [Exception] { $_.message } } # Import Modules Microsoft.Graph.users and Microsoft.Graph.sites to be used Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.users Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.sites Write-Host "Connecting to Tenant" -f Yellow Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Sites.ReadWrite.All", "User.Read.All" Write-Host "Connection Successful!" -f Green } Process{ $count = 0 $UsersMail | foreach { #Get user Graph properties $mail = $_ $user = Get-MgUser -ConsistencyLevel eventual -Count 1 -Search ([string]::Format('"Mail:{0}"',$mail)) $SitesUrl | foreach { #Get Site Graph properties $domain = ([System.Uri]$_).Host $AbsolutePath = ([System.Uri]$_).AbsolutePath $uriSite = [string]::Format('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{0}:{1}',$domain,$AbsolutePath) $site = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET $uriSite #Create Body for Post request $body = @' { "value": [ { "id": "{$SiteID}" } ] } '@.Replace('{$SiteID}',$site.id) #Graph call that include user to follow site $uriFollow = [string]::Format('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{0}/followedSites/add',$user.Id) #Include follow option from user to SharePoint Site try{ $response = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method POST $uriFollow -Body $body -ContentType "application/json" Write-Host "User '$($user.DisplayName)' is following site '$($AbsolutePath)'" -f Green } catch { Write-Error $_.Exception } } $count += 1 #progress bar Write-Progress -Activity 'Add users to follow site(s)' -Status "Adding user '$($user.DisplayName)' to follow sites... ($($count)/$($UsersMail.Count))" -PercentComplete (($count / $UsersMail.Count) * 100) } } End { Disconnect-MgGraph Write-Host "Finished" -ForegroundColor Green } Any help would be greatly appreciated.Getting Teams meeting transcripts using Powershell with Graph API
I have set up an Enterprise App in Entra with the following API permissions: Microsoft.Graph OnlineMeetings.Read (Delegated) OnlineMeetings.Read.All (Application) User.Read.All (Application) Admin consent has been granted for the Application types. Below is the code snippet for getting the meetings: $tenantId = "xxxxxx" $clientId = "xxxxxx" $clientSecret = "xxxxxx" $secureSecret = ConvertTo-SecureString $clientSecret -AsPlainText -Force $psCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($clientId, $secureSecret) Connect-MgGraph -TenantId $tenantId -ClientSecretCredential $psCredential -NoWelcome $meetings = Get-MgUserOnlineMeeting -UserId "email address removed for privacy reasons" -All Connect-MgGraph is invoked without errors. I had verified this with Get-MgContext command. At line 10 I get this error: Status: 404 (NotFound) ErrorCode: UnknownError I don't know if this is means there was an error in the API call, or there were no records found (I do have Teams calls with transcripts though). I have tried changing the last line to (without -All): $meetings = Get-MgUserOnlineMeeting -UserId "my guid user id here" And I get this error: Status: 403 (Forbidden) ErrorCode: Forbidden Adding -All parameter results in this error: Filter expression expected - /onlineMeetings?$filter={ParameterName} eq '{id}'. I've done some searching but I haven't found any more information nor solution for this. I hope someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!
