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/ RenameRemote.ps1
Created
August 15, 2025 15:55
Rename a remote Windows computer using PowerShell.
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| Rename-Computer -ComputerName "Srv01" -NewName "Server001" -LocalCredential Srv01\Admin01 -DomainCredential Domain01\Admin01 -Force -PassThru -Restart | |
| <# | |
| 1. Use -LocalCredential when: The computer is not joined to a domain yet (workgroup machine), or you are renaming it before joining it to a domain. | |
| 2. Use -DomainCredential when: The computer is already domain-joined and you are renaming it while it’s on the domain. | |
| 3. Use both -LocalCredential and -DomainCredential when: The computer is domain-joined, but you don’t currently have a session with domain rights to the remote system meaning: |
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/ RemoteUpdateList.ps1
Last active
August 12, 2025 19:32
Run updates on a list of remote systems.
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| $namesList = @( | |
| "[PC-NAME]", | |
| "[PC-NAME]", | |
| "[PC-NAME]", | |
| ) | |
| foreach ($name in $namesList) { | |
| Enter-PSSession -ComputerName $name | |
| gpupdate /force | |
| # Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force |
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| $namesList = @( | |
| "[PC-NAME]", | |
| "[PC-NAME]", | |
| "[PC-NAME]", | |
| ) | |
| foreach ($name in $namesList) { | |
| shutdown /r /m \\$name /t 0 | |
| } |
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| How to access another Windows computer's file explorer from file explorer: | |
| \\ComputerName\C$ |
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| Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "DomainName\UserName" |
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| Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID,FriendlyName,MediaType,BusType,@{Name='Size(GB)';Expression={"{0:N1}" -f ($_.Size/1GB)}} | Format-Table -AutoSize | |
| Get-Partition | Format-Table -AutoSize |
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/ Re-PW-Session.ps1
Created
July 17, 2025 13:35
Traverse windows directory on remote computer via PowerShell
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| Enter-PSSession -ComputerName <RemoteComputerName> -Credential (Get-Credential) |
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/ Get-Info-Remote.ps1
Last active
July 7, 2025 18:56
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| <# | |
| Invoke-Command -ComputerName REMOTEPC -ScriptBlock { | |
| Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Name, Manufacturer, Model | |
| Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -ExpandProperty SerialNumber | |
| } | |
| #> | |
| Invoke-Command -ComputerName REMOTEPC -ScriptBlock { |
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/ Invoke On Remote PC
Created
July 7, 2025 18:40
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| Invoke-Command -ComputerName <RemoteComputerName> -ScriptBlock { | |
| Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate | |
| Get-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -Install -AutoReboot | Out-File C:\Windows\PSWindowsUpdate.log | |
| } |
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/ Update_Remote__Win.ps1
Last active
July 7, 2025 18:56
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| Enter-PSSession -ComputerName <servername> | |
| gpupdate /force | |
| # Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force | |
| Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate | |
| Get-WindowsUpdate | |
| Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -AutoReboot | |
| # Restart-Computer -Force |
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