Get-ChildItem -Category "Useful Scripts and Recipes"

Manual offboarding steps get missed when staff are busy. This script automates the full sequence from AD disable to license revocation with a documented audit trail for compliance.

Patching dozens of servers manually is risky and slow. PSWindowsUpdate with Invoke-Command lets you scan, approve, and install updates across your entire fleet in a maintenance

Storing plaintext passwords in scripts is a cardinal sin. This guide shows how to use .NET AES to encrypt sensitive config values in PowerShell with proper IV and key management.

Hardcoding server names and thresholds in scripts is an anti-pattern. JSON config files externalise settings, making scripts environment-agnostic and much easier to maintain.

IIS logs contain a wealth of performance and security data. This script parses W3C format logs, aggregates top pages, slow responses, and 4xx/5xx error rates in minutes.

Expired SSL certificates cause outages. This script probes a list of URLs, extracts certificate expiry dates, and sends tiered alerts at 30-day and 7-day intervals before expiry.

Keeping software license compliance across hundreds of machines is only feasible with automation. This script queries the registry across your fleet and flags violations clearly.

Never be surprised by a full disk again. This script polls all servers for drive capacity, marks critical volumes in red, and emails a formatted HTML report on a daily schedule.

ConvertFrom-Json is deceptively simple until you face deeply nested structures, duplicate keys, or a 10 MB API response. This deep dive covers every parameter and real-world edge