Set-SageSet1 PowerShell Script V1.00
A Windows utility I am surprised that a lot of admins don’t know about is Disk Cleanup. Running the Windows app doesn’t provide as many options as running the same program from the command line. I use the command line option when finalizing master images before the provisioning process. You can also run this on manually provisioned Citrix XenApp servers. This script automates setting all the options for running cleanmgr.exe.
Get-GPOBackupAndReports PowerShell Script V1.00
Some of you know that I do a lot of work with Active Directory and Group Policy (GPO). I needed a script that would:
- Backup all GPOs in a domain
- Give me HTML and XML reports for all those GPOs
- Zip up the backups and reports
- If specified, email me a copy of the Zip files.
Running PowerShell Scheduled Tasks – a Third Opinion
I recently published an article titled Running PowerShell Scripts As a Scheduled Task. That article was from a reader showing how he ran one of the PowerShell scripts as a scheduled task. After that article was released, another reader, Guy Leech (@guyrleech), sent me a Word document showing how he accomplishes the same task. After that article, another reader (from Denmark) sent me his process. So this third option is from Gunnar Hermansen who is a Senior Technical Support Engineer Manager for CensorNet.
Group Policy Default Settings for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop That Changed Between 7.16 and 7.17
Group Policy Default Computer Settings Reference for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop V1.04
Group Policy Default User Settings Reference for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop V1.04
Running PowerShell Scripts As a Scheduled Task
Probably the second most frequently asked question I receive about the various scripts is how to run a script as a scheduled task. I asked my most thorough script tester to document how he accomplished this task so a “regular” person could explain the process. This article is about how he accomplishes this task using his words and screenshots.
Group Policy Default Settings for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop That Changed Between 7.15 and 7.16
Group Policy Default User Settings Reference for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop V1.03
Group Policy Default Computer Settings Reference for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop V1.03
PowerShell One-Liner for Finding Users with a Home Drive Configured in Active Directory Users and Computers
On a recent project, I needed to generate a report of all users who had a Home Drive configured on the Profile tab in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC).
To Cloud or not To Cloud?
Changing the Published Name of a Citrix XenDesktop Private Desktop
Recently a customer had a need to change the Published Name property of a Private Desktop in Citrix XenDesktop. By default, the Published Name property is Null. This article will show you some tidbits I picked up and two lines of PowerShell you can use to change the published name property of either all or a subset of private desktops.
Remove-HostingConnection Version 1.01
New PowerShell Script: Remove-HostingConnection V1.0
You have moved to a new/updated/upgraded hypervisor or added new/updated/upgraded storage. Then you go to delete either the entire old hosting connection or just an old resource connection and received the dreaded popup:
“There is currently an active background action”
ARGH!!! What to do?
Citrix vs SMB (Small and Medium-sized Business)?
Hi again,
It’s time for another story, but not a technical story this time around.