Pete Hinchley: Blog

Posts i have written over the years.

2020-02

• How to Install Microsoft Edge Chromium without Creating a Desktop Shortcut

2018-06

• Saving Email Attachments via Exchange Web Services using PowerShell

2018-05

• Inspecting the Properties of a Windows Executable using PowerShell
• Exporting a Web Site as a Collection of Word Documents using PowerShell
• Disable User Accounts and Set Random Passwords on a Schedule using Powershell
• A Macro to Export Multiple Emails and their Attachments from Microsoft Outlook to a Single PDF
• Remove a User's Device Profile and Directory Number from Cisco Unified Communications Manager using PowerShell
• Remove a User's Account from Cisco Unity via the HTTP REST API using PowerShell
• Add a User to HPE Content Manager using PowerShell

2017-12

• Get the Scaling Rate of a Display using PowerShell

2017-09

• Export Offline Files Synchronization Log

2017-08

• Remove Open File Security Warning Dialog

2017-04

• Setting up a PowerShell Desired State Configuration Pull Server
• Create a Nano Server Image using PowerShell
• Create a Web Server Certificate from the Command Line
• Configuration Manager Automatic Deployment Rule for Windows 10 Updates
• Using Hyper-V Manager to Connect to Hyper-V on a Domain Member Server from a Workgroup Computer

2017-03

• Creating a Responsive Full Width Image Gallery with HTML and CSS using Flex
• Archive Your Twitter Timeline into a Sqlite Database using PHP
• Spoofing an Environment Variable for an Application using a Shim

2017-02

• New Printers Slow to Appear under the Devices and Printers View within Windows
• Use PowerShell to Modify Permissions of Local Printer

2016-12

• Use PowerShell to Mute the Volume when Headphones are not Connected to a Windows Computer
• Create a New Registry Hive using PowerShell

2016-11

• Changing DCOM Security Permissions with PowerShell
• Configure an IIS Rewrite Rule using PowerShell

2016-08

• Using a Signed PowerShell Script within a Configuration Item in SCCM

2016-07

• Using PowerShell to Automatically Change the Desktop Wallpaper Based on Screen Resolution
• Show a Message on the Windows Logon Screen using PowerShell
• Casting Integers in PowerShell
• Object-Oriented PowerShell without PowerShell 5.0

2016-06

• Sort an Array of Hashes Using Multiple Keys in PowerShell
• Add and Remove Content to a Text File with Unix Line Endings using PowerShell
• Extract Installed Microsoft Office Updates from a Computer using PowerShell
• Configure the Refresh Cycle of Microsoft SCCM Collections using PowerShell
• Changing Your Expired Active Directory Password via PowerShell
• List the Content Assigned to an SCCM Distribution Point Group
• Update an ISO using PowerShell
• An Approach for Managing Microsoft AppLocker Policies
• Client-Side DNS Prioritisation in Windows 10
• Create a Web Server using PowerShell

2016-05

• Error Codes for Software Update Point Failover

2016-04

• How to Run a PowerShell Script when PowerShell.exe is Blocked by AppLocker

2016-03

• Creating a Windows Form using PowerShell Runspaces
• Using PowerShell to Find the Group Membership of the Logged On User and Local Computer
• Update CAB File and MSI Transform via Command Line
• Set the Time Zone of a Computer Using PowerShell
• Rerun an SCCM Advertisement on All Computers in a Collection
• How to Avoid Re-Caching an Outlook OST Over a WAN
• Create an SCCM 2007 Collection Based on Advertisement Status Messages
• Create an Outlook 2016 MAPI Profile with Preconfigured OST using C++

2016-02

• Encrypt and Decrypt a Password using PowerShell
• Run a PowerShell Script from a Shortcut Without Displaying a Window
• Read a Microsoft Excel Workbook using PowerShell and the Open XML SDK

2016-01

• Disable Microsoft Edge First-Run Welcome Page for New Users
• Disabling a Microsoft Office Add-On via COM
• Create an Application in SCCM using PowerShell with a File-System Detection Rule
• Create a Collection in SCCM with a Weekly Refresh Cycle
• Use Thinstation to Build a Network-Bootable RDP-Enabled Thin Client Image
• Retrieve Name of Hyper-V Host from Guest in WinPE

2015-12

• Building a Debian 8.2 LEMP Server
• How to Totally Reset WSUS

2015-11

• Modify the Form Field Shading Setting in Outlook 2010

2015-10

• Override User Rights set via Group Policy using SecEdit
• Install and Configure Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 using PowerShell
• Configure a Task Sequence in SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 using PowerShell
• Configure Load-Balanced DHCP Servers using PowerShell
• Remove Contact Support and Windows Feedback Packages from Windows 10
• Delegate Hyper-V Permissions using AzMan with PowerShell
• Make a Bootable El Capitan Installation USB Stick
• Set Default Permissions for New Group Policy Objects
• Post-Installation Configuration of Microsoft SCCM 2012 R2 SP1
• Install Microsoft SCCM 2012 R2 SP1
• Install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and Configure an AlwaysOn Availability Group

2015-09

• Create a Highly Available File Share with DFS-N and DFS-R from the Command Line
• Install and Configure Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 using PowerShell
• Add a Computer to a Domain using PowerShell
• Extract Audio from YouTube Video
• Move the PageFile to Another Drive using PowerShell
• Creating a Striped Volume using DiskPart
• Create a New Active Directory Domain using PowerShell
• Install Windows Server 2012 R2 on a Mac Mini
• Anonymous Access to a Windows Shared Folder

2013-11

• Group Policy Refresh Behaviour
• Collect Logs from Multiple Servers with PowerShell
• Right-to-Left-Override Unicode Character
• Changing Window Titles using PowerShell
• Creating a Key Logger via a Global System Hook using PowerShell
• NTFS Alternate Data Streams

2013-10

• Junctions and Symbolic Links
• Display a Ballon Tooltip in the Notification Area of the Windows Taskbar