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PowerShell Script to Log to Event Viewer and Reboot
We recently needed to create a PowerShell script to log to the event viewer and reboot the machine on a schedule. This is what we came up with. The PowerShell $evt=new-object System.Diagnostics.EventLog("Application") $evt.Source="itgroove Scheduled Reboot" $infoevent=[System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntryType]::Information $vdate=Get-Date $val="itgroove Scheduled Reboot Event at: ["+$vdate+"]" $evt.WriteEntry($val,$infoevent,70) Restart-Computer –Force You simply put this into a file (such as …
Read onWindows Live SkyDrive – To 25 GB or not?
If you happen to use SkyDrive, be aware that MS has decided to downgrade you from a 25 GB limit to a 7 GB limit. They are giving you a brief window of opportunity to reclaim your 25 GB, but you have to actively go out and get it. As you see in the image …
Read onPowerShell PowerTip – How to get the Windows Product Key
This is copied from a daily email I get from powershell.com Getting Windows Product Key Ever wanted to read out the Windows license key? In the Windows Registry, this key is present, but it is stored as a digital ID. To convert it back to the license key used to originally license the product, try …
Read onStop Websites from Tracking your Habits
If you’re tired of being used like a data collection zombie, do something about it. Over the weekend I installed a product called “Do Not Track Plus” which is a plugin for every major browser out there. Essentially it stops webpages from sending A quick screen capture is shown below. On the left is a …
Read onCreating Virtual Drives in Windows (Visual Subst)
If you’ve ever wanted to take a long file path, and make it significantly shorter, you can! A tool called Visual Subst is available which does exactly that. This tool is a GUI version of the windows command subst, but is far easier to use. For example, say you want to mount a long path …
Read onPureText – The Simple Way to a Better Life
Have you ever copied some text from a web page or a document and then wanted to paste it as simple text into another application without getting all the formatting from the original source? PureText to the rescue! PureText makes this simple by adding a new Windows hot-key (default is WINDOWS+V) that allows you to …
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