PowerShell
My collection of useful functions, scripts, snippets and templates written by myself.
Description
Automate all the Things!
Module
How to install the module?
- Download the latest Release
- Copy the folder Module\LazyAdmin to
C:\Users\%username%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ - Open up a PowerShell as an admin and set the execution policy:
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned - Import the Module with the command
Import-Module LazyAdmin(Maybe add this command to your PowerShell profile)
Available functions:
Folder: File
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Find-StringInFile | Find a string in one or multiple files | π |
| Test-IsFileBinary | Test if a file is binary | π |
| Update-StringInFile | Replace a string in one or multiple files | π |
Folder: Software
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Get-InstalledSoftware | Get all installed software with DisplayName, Publisher and UninstallString | π |
Folder: Network
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Clear-ARPCache | Clear the ARP cache | π |
| Convert-IPv4Address | Convert an IPv4-Address to Int64 and vise versa | π |
| Convert-Subnetmask | Convert a subnetmask to CIDR and vise versa | π |
| Get-ARPCache | Get the ARP cache | π |
| Get-IPv4Subnet | Calculate a subnet based on an IP-Address and the subnetmask or CIDR | π |
| Get-MACAddress | Get the MAC-Address from a remote computer | π |
| Get-MACVendor | Get Vendor from a MAC-Address | π |
| Get-WLANProfile | Get WLAN profiles, include password as SecureString or as plain text | π |
| Invoke-IPv4NetworkScan | Powerful asynchronus IPv4 Network Scanner to scan an IP-Range or subnet | π |
| Invoke-IPv4PortScan | Powerful asynchronus IPv4 Port Scanner to scan a TCP Port-Range | π |
| Send-WakeOnLan | Send a network message to turn on or wake up a remote computer | π |
| Split-IPv4Subnet | Split a subnet in multiple subnets with given subnetmasks | π |
Folder: Security
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| ConvertFrom-Base64 | Convert a Base64 encoded string to a plain text string | π |
| ConvertTo-Base64 | Convert a text (command) to an Base64 encoded string | π |
| Get-RandomPassword | Generate passwords with a freely definable number of characters | π |
| Get-RandomPIN | Generate PINs with freely definable number of numbers | π |
Folder: TrustedHost
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Add-TrustedHost | Add a trusted host (WinRM) | π |
| Get-TrustedHost | Get trusted hosts (WinRM) | π |
| Remove-TrustedHost | Remove a trusted host (WinRM) | π |
| Set-TrustedHost | Set a trusted host (WinRM) | π |
Folder: Windows
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Get-LastBootTime | Get the time when a computer is booted | π |
| Get-WindowsProductKey | Get the Windows product key and some usefull informations about the system | π |
Folder: Other
| Function | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Get-ConsoleColor | Get all available console colors | π |
Scripts
| Script | Description | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Convert-ROT13 | Rotate lower and upper chars by n places (Caesar cipher) | π |
| Convert-ROT47 | Rotate ascii chars by n places (Caesar cipher) | π |
| OptimizePowerShellStartup.ps1 | Optimize PowerShell startup by reduce JIT compile time with ngen.exe | π |
Snippets
| Snippet | Description |
|---|---|
| ConnectToExchange2010.ps1 | Connect to Exchange 2010 Management Shell in script |
| CredentialParameter.ps1 | Parameter to pass credentials into a function/script |
| DefaultDisplayPropertySet.ps1 | Set the default properties of an object |
| New-Object.ps1 | Create a new PSObject with custom properties |
| PressAnyKeyToContinue.ps1 | Wait until the user pressed a key |
| PromptForChoice.ps1 | Prompt for choice |
| PSCustomObject.ps1 | Create a new PSObject with custom properties (faster than New-Object/Add-Member) |
| RewriteInLine.ps1 | Rewrite in Line (Write-Host "xx% complete") |
| SelfElevatingScript.ps1 | Self elevate a PowerShell script/console with parameters |
| Send-MailMessage.ps1 | Send a mail message via PowerShell |
Regex
| Regex | Description |
|---|---|
| IPv4Address.ps1 | Validate an IPv4-Address like 192.168.1.0 |
| MACAddress.ps1 | Validate a MAC-Address like 00:00:00:00:00:00 or 00-00-00-00-00-00 or 000000000000 |
| Subnetmask.ps1 | Validate an Subnetmask like 255.255.255.0 |
Templates
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| Default.ps1 | Default template for new scripts |
| Default.README.md | Default template for documentation on GitHub |
| RunspacePool.ps1 | RunspacePool template - run code asynchron (faster than PSJobs) |
| ScheduledTask_Logging.ps1 | Template to run a script as scheduled task with logging |