Category Archives: Powershell

Powershell: Escape a String for regular expression.

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when a pattern for a regular expression contains reserved characters it can be difficult to quote all these signs correctly.

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Windows 10: Determine history of feature upgrades

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this powershell script determines the previous Windows 10 ReleaseIDs and install date of all feature updates applied to a system.
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Powershell: Convert UNIX Timestamp to DateTime

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simple one liner to convert an UNIX Timnestap to DataTime object.
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Powershell: Execute a process and capture STDOUT and STDERR

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if have to execute a process or script from powershell and you have to capture the output you can use the System.Diagnostics.Process class.

I’ve written a simple function for this case 🙂

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Powershell: Accessing Applications and Services Logs

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for showing or exporting the System, Application and Security Log the command let Get-EventLog is the first choice.
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