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PowerShell – loop through files using wildcards in the filenames

22 December 2021 Richard Wallace 0

If you need to work with multiple files (e.g. log files) and want to identify them by using wildcards, you can take the below approach: 1 Identify the folder to work in, and add it […]

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How to disable basic authentication and enable modern authentication on Office 365

9 November 2020 Richard Wallace 0

Unfortunately we live in an era when cyber crime is on the rise, and more and more people are having their security breeched. So it’s important to do what you can to prevent this these […]

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How to set the PowerShell Window Title

26 October 2020 Richard Wallace 0

When running multiple scripts, either at the same time, or sequentially, it’s nice to know which script is running.  An easy way to do this, it to set the title of the PowerShell window, when […]

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Enable use of # and % characters in OneDrive Business

24 August 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you’re seeing errors syncing files and/or folders containing special characters such as a # and %, then it’s likely because you haven’t allowed syncing of these. For some reason Microsoft disable this as standard, […]

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How to see what channel your wireless networks is using PowerShell or Command Prompt

16 July 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you want to see what channel your wireless network, or the neighbouring networks, then you can run the below script in either PowerShell or the Command Prompt. netsh wlan show networks bssid Why look […]

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Manage DHCP Filters via PowerShell Script

6 July 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you operate a list of allowed mac addresses on your DHCP server to prevent unauthorised users/devices from obtaining an IP address, it can be a pain to have to constantly open the DHCP console […]

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How to delete files by age with PowerShell

24 April 2017 Richard Wallace 0

You can easily use PowerShell to delete files that are older than x minutes/hours/days.  This is useful if you have a temporary folder which you would like to regularly clear down.  Please see the below […]

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