Resolving KB5034439 error
While install the LB5034439 update, i received an error message of 0x80070643. Google failed me over and over. Every post I saw talked about using dism commands to repair the update. Which none of these resolved the issue. Finally microsoft dropped a useful article about the update. Inside the update, it stated that the update will fail if your...
Ping Test with PowerShell
Anyone who has been in IT long enough has performed a Ping Test. A simple ping and IP address. Most of us have used the "Ping 8.8.8.8 >> c:\pingtest.txt" to see how many times something failed. But did you know you can do the same thing with PowerShell? It's also much...
Run as an Administrator
When building out scripts, we must consider different ways they will fail. One of the ways I have seen them fail is through the UAC of a computer. The script needs to be run by an administrator. The question is, How do you check if you are running as an Administrator?...
Test a Registry Value with PowerShell
The other day I needed to test if a registry key was present on an end user's computer and make it if it didn't exist. I performed a registry key value test with PowerShell. Since I was doing more than one, I pulled an older tool from my tool box for this one. It's...
