Apply CVE-2020-1350 Workaround to Remote Computer
A patch has been released for the security vulnerability CVE-2020-1350, which has a 10 out of 10 on the CVSS scale and affects all Windows DNS servers from 2003 to 2019. However, since not everyone can patch systems right away, Microsoft has provided a workaround. The workaround restricts the size of DNS response packets, which only requires a restart of...
Query Remote Registry for Key Value
# Open the specified Registry Hive on a remote machine specified. LocalMachine = HKLM / CurrentUser = HKCU $computer = 'localhost' $w32reg = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey('LocalMachine',$computer) # Open the specific registry key (exclude hive from path) $keypath = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI' $SubKey = $w32reg.OpenSubKey($keypath) # Return data for a specific value $SubKey.GetValue('LastLoggedOnUser') # List all values $SubKey.GetValueNames() # Return data for all values to...
Get User’s Desktop Path
$ShellFolders = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders' $ShellFolders.Desktop
My name is Matthew Dowst and I am a father, author, blogger, Microsoft MVP in PowerShell and Azure Hybrid & Migration. And I am an enthusiast of all things PowerShell and DevOps.
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My name is Matthew Dowst and I am a father, author, blogger, Microsoft MVP in PowerShell and Azure Hybrid & Migration. And I am an enthusiast of all things PowerShell and DevOps.
Practical Automation with PowerShell
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