Powershell scripts

Beginner Scripts (1–55)

1. List All Running Processes
   Get-Process
2. List All Services
   Get-Service
3. Get IP Configuration
   Get-NetIPConfiguration
4. Ping a Host
   Test-Connection google.com
5. List Installed Programs
   Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select DisplayName, DisplayVersion
6. List Startup Programs
   Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_StartupCommand
7. Check Disk Usage
   Get-PSDrive -PSProvider ’FileSystem’
8. Check PowerShell Version
   $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
9. Restart Computer
   Restart-Computer
10. Shutdown Computer
    Stop-Computer
11. Check System Uptime
    (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime
12. Create a New Local User
    New-LocalUser ”username” -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString ”password” -AsPlainText -Force)
13. Add User to Local Group
    Add-LocalGroupMember -Group ”Administrators” -Member ”username”
14. Set Execution Policy
    Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
15. Get Event Logs
    Get-EventLog -LogName System -Newest 10
16. Kill a Process
    Stop-Process -Name notepad
17. Get Computer Info
    Get-ComputerInfo
18. Get Installed Hotfixes
    Get-HotFix
19. List All Local Users
    Get-LocalUser
20. List All Local Groups
    Get-LocalGroup
21. Search for Files
    Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Recurse -Include *.txt
22. Create a New Directory
    New-Item -Path ’C:\NewFolder’ -ItemType Directory
23. Copy a File
    Copy-Item -Path ’C:\file.txt’ -Destination ’D:\file.txt’
24. Move a File
    Move-Item -Path ’C:\file.txt’ -Destination ’D:\file.txt’
25. Delete a File
    Remove-Item -Path ’C:\file.txt’
26. Zip a Folder
    Compress-Archive -Path C:\Test -DestinationPath C:\Test.zip
27. Unzip a File
    Expand-Archive -Path C:\Test.zip -DestinationPath C:\Test
28. Set File Read-Only
    Set-ItemProperty -Path ’C:\file.txt’ -Name IsReadOnly -Value $true
29. Get System Locale
    Get-WinSystemLocale
30. Get Time Zone
    Get-TimeZone
31. Set Time Zone
    Set-TimeZone -Id ”Central Europe Standard Time”
32. Show Current Month/Year
    Get-Date -UFormat ”%B %Y”
33. Display Current User
    whoami
34. Test Internet Connection
    Test-Connection -ComputerName google.com -Count 2
35. Show Network Adapters
    Get-NetAdapter
36. Network Adapter Statistics
    Get-NetAdapterStatistics
37. List Open TCP Ports
    Get-NetTCPConnection
38. List Firewall Rules
    Get-NetFirewallRule
39. Enable Firewall
    Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled True
40. Disable Firewall
    Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled False
41. Set Static IP Address
    New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceAlias ”Ethernet” -IPAddress 192.168.1.100 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.168.1.1
42. Set DNS Servers
    Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias ”Ethernet” -ServerAddresses (”8.8.8.8″,”8.8.4.4”)
43. Flush DNS Cache
    Clear-DnsClientCache
44. Release IP Address
    ipconfig /release
45. Renew IP Address
    ipconfig /renew
46. View ARP Table
    arp -a
47. Show Routing Table
    route print
48. Get MAC Address
    Get-NetAdapter | Select Name, MacAddress
49. Enable Remote Desktop
    Set-ItemProperty -Path ’HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server’ -Name ”fDenyTSConnections” -Value 0
50. Enable Remote PowerShell Access
    Enable-PSRemoting -Force
51. Stop a Service
    Stop-Service -Name ’wuauserv’
52. Start a Service
    Start-Service -Name ’wuauserv’
53. Restart a Service
    Restart-Service -Name ’wuauserv’
54. Check Service Status
    Get-Service -Name ’wuauserv’
55. List Scheduled Tasks
    Get-ScheduledTask

Advanced Scripts (56–100)

56. Monitor System Performance in Real-Time
    Get-Counter -Counter ”\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time” -SampleInterval 1 -MaxSamples 10
57. List Active Directory Users
    Get-ADUser -Filter *
58. Create New Active Directory User
    New-ADUser -Name ”John Doe” -GivenName ”John” -Surname ”Doe” -SamAccountName ”jdoe” -UserPrincipalName ”jdoe@domain.com” -Path ”OU=Users,DC=domain,DC=com”
59. Modify Active Directory User
    Set-ADUser -Identity jdoe -Description ”Updated User Info”
60. Remove Active Directory User
    Remove-ADUser -Identity jdoe
61. List Active Directory Groups
    Get-ADGroup -Filter *
62. Add User to Active Directory Group
    Add-ADGroupMember -Identity ”Admins” -Members ”jdoe”
63. Get Group Memberships for User
    Get-ADUserMemberOf -Identity jdoe
64. Get Active Directory Computer Info
    Get-ADComputer -Filter * | Select Name, OperatingSystem
65. Set Computer Account Expiry
    Set-ADComputer -Identity ”Server01” -AccountExpirationDate ”12/31/2025”
66. Get Active Directory Group Memberships
    Get-ADGroupMember -Identity ”GroupName”
67. Get Installed Software on Remote Computer
    Invoke-Command -ComputerName ”RemotePC” -ScriptBlock {Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product}
68. Export Active Directory Users to CSV
    Get-ADUser -Filter * | Export-Csv -Path ”C:\AD_Users.csv” -NoTypeInformation
69. Import Active Directory Users from CSV
    Import-Csv ”C:\AD_Users.csv” | ForEach-Object { New-ADUser -Name $_.Name -SamAccountName $_.SamAccountName }
70. Get File Hash (MD5, SHA-256)
    Get-FileHash ”C:\file.txt” -Algorithm SHA256
71. Backup SQL Database
    Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query ”BACKUP DATABASE [DatabaseName] TO DISK = ’C:\Backup\BackupFile.bak'”
72. Restore SQL Database
    Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query ”RESTORE DATABASE [DatabaseName] FROM DISK = ’C:\Backup\BackupFile.bak'”
73. List Active Connections to SQL Server
    Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query ”SELECT * FROM sys.dm_exec_connections”
74. Get Network Statistics for Interface
    Get-NetAdapterStatistics -Name ”Ethernet”
75. Get IP Routing Table
    Get-NetRoute
76. Display All Environment Variables
    Get-ChildItem Env:
77. Create a New Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
    New-VM -Name ”NewVM” -MemoryStartupBytes 2GB -VHDPath ”C:\VMs\NewVM.vhdx” -Generation 2
78. Start a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
    Start-VM -Name ”NewVM”
79. Stop a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
    Stop-VM -Name ”NewVM”
80. Get Virtual Machine Status in Hyper-V
    Get-VM -Name ”NewVM”
81. Set Virtual Machine Memory
    Set-VM -Name ”NewVM” -MemoryStartupBytes 4GB
82. Export Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
    Export-VM -Name ”NewVM” -Path ”C:\VMs\Backup”
83. Import Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
    Import-VM -Path ”C:\VMs\Backup”
84. Enable Windows Defender Antivirus
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false
85. Disable Windows Defender Antivirus
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
86. Install Windows Feature via PowerShell
    Install-WindowsFeature -Name Web-Server
87. Uninstall Windows Feature
    Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Web-Server
88. Create a Scheduled Task
    New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup | Register-ScheduledTask -Action ”C:\Path\to\script.ps1” -TaskName ”MyTask”
89. Export Windows Firewall Rules to XML
    Export-WindowsFirewallRules -FilePath ”C:\FirewallRules.xml”
90. Import Windows Firewall Rules from XML
    Import-WindowsFirewallRules -FilePath ”C:\FirewallRules.xml”
91. Add an Exception to Windows Firewall
    New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName ”Allow ICMP” -Protocol ICMPv4 -Direction Inbound -Action Allow
92. Check Disk Health (SMART)
    Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model, Status
93. View System Services and Start Modes
    Get-Service | Select-Object Name, StartType, Status
94. Test Network Speed
    Test-Connection google.com -Count 10 | Measure-Object -Property ResponseTime -Minimum -Maximum -Average
95. Automate File Download with PowerShell
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri ”http://example.com/file.zip” -OutFile ”C:\file.zip”
96. Backup Files to Network Share
    Copy-Item -Path ”C:\Data” -Destination ”\\NetworkShare\Backup” -Recurse
97. Create a Custom PowerShell Module
    New-Module -ScriptBlock {function Get-MyCommand {Write-Host ”Hello”}} | Export-ModuleMember -Function Get-MyCommand
98. Monitor Folder for Changes (File System Watcher)
    Register-WmiEvent -Class Win32_Directory -Action { Write-Host ”Change Detected!” }
99. Send Email from PowerShell
    Send-MailMessage -To ”email@example.com” -From ”sender@example.com” -Subject ”Test” -Body ”Body of the message” -SmtpServer ”smtp.server.com”
100. Create an IIS Website
     New-Website -Name ”TestWebsite” -Port 80 -PhysicalPath ”C:\Websites\Test” -ApplicationPool ”DefaultAppPool”