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...
Share Point File Audit
Monitor Discovery Through PowerShell
Today, in the field, we will discover a user's monitors through PowerShell. This is very useful for any kind of RMM tool. I used this script with PDQ and Continuum. You can also run this script with backstage. Let's take a look at the script for Monitor Discovery. The...
Windows Updates With Powershell
At a previous company, we had to maintain windows updates without WSUS. This caused some unique complexities. Back then, all machines in question were Microsoft Surface Tablets. This means that driver updates were important. Thus, I created a one-liner to update...
Custom Compliance Policy Scripts
Custom Compliance Policy Scripts will change how you build out compliance policies. In order to make a Custom Compliance Policy Script, you first must have Intune. You can review the licenses here. Once you have the proper licensing you should be able to log into the...
Set Users’ MFA
It's time to Set Users' MFA with a nice little function. This function is designed to gather information and set a user's MFA with the method you want. It even allows you to reset and disable MFA. We are going to break this blog up a little differently. We will go...
In the Field – IP and Mac Info
Today in the field, we needed to find all of the device's IP and Mac Info for each network adapter. This was a large undertaking. We were looking for a special network adapter that didn't show up in our normal reports from our RMM. However, our RMM could push out...
Azure AD Hardening- Revoke disabled sign-in tokens
As part of my efforts to harden clients' azure accounts, We need to remove/refresh all the sign-in tokens from the disabled account. Why? That's very simple, If you don't, then any signed-in device still has access. For example, if I terminate a user, I block their...
