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Module Monday December 19, 2022

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Today’s Module Monday may be targeted towards a certain vendor, but I know there are comparable modules out there for other vendors. I’ll admit I haven’t used this one, but it looks like a great module to use and if you find any issues to let the creator know on their GitHub. Always make sure to open issues on GitHub, no matter how small. The creator probably doesn’t even know there is an issue and will be thankful for you bringing it up and even more if you can tell them how to fix it.

With all that said, I guess you want to know the module? The module is LSUClient. What it does is it allows you automate driver, BIOS/UEFI, firmware and utility software updates for Lenovo computers. Best part is it can be done silently and unattended to remote computers with only the files they need. If you have a bunch of non internet computers, you can save them to a repository on your network that they can reach or even USB drive.

Think the next time you have to update drivers how much easier it will be to grab and push them. You can even run this in SCCM, MDT, PDQ, or any other remote deployment software. Let PowerShell do the heavy lifting of these kind of tasks to give you more time in the day to work on more important projects.

PowerShell Gallery:
LSUClient/1.5.0

GitHub:
LSUClient

Module Monday December 12, 2022

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Here we go, another Module Monday, and with the holiday spirit among us, I figured why not do the same for Module Monday.

Today’s module is helps you create the gift of an MSI with PowerShell exactly the way you want!  You can set your own file structure and even have your own custom EULAs and images. Perfect for company branded scripts/installers to give them a more enterprise feel. Another great feature is that you can embed your own PowerShell scripts inside of the MSI and target them to run on install or uninstall depending on the script.

There are really too many features to list here, and if you need to create MSIs, definitely check out Adam’s module. He is super talented and a great person in the community.

PowerShell Gallery:
PSMSI/0.0.1

GitHub:
psmsi

Module Monday December 5, 2022

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I came across this module over the weekend, and have to say it’s a great little module. I’ve posted other modules that can do parts are of this, but this is great for quick checks and one offs. To name a few it grabs info for computer & operating system info, hardware devices with errors, hardware devices which are absent, and fixed storage volume details.

It can also install missing updates, update your PowerShell help, clear your recycling bin, delete temp files, and install/update sysinternals.

Definitely a great module to have in your toolbox.

PowerShell Gallery:
PSWinVitals/0.6.8

GitHub:
PSWinVitals

Module Monday November 21, 2022

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Since I know everyone knows about Microsoft’s Hyper-V PowerShell, and I’ve mentioned about VMWare’s here, I didn’t want to leave out Nutanix’s PowerShell module for those that use Nutanix. I personally haven’t used this one, but the documentation looks great for it, and you can definitely automate a lot of the processes instead of having to go into the GUI. I’d also recommend creating standard templates of how settings should be for hosts and VM’s which you could then compare with how yours are setup, so you can quickly see what has changed. This is great for a few reasons. 1) You have a base working config saved for future deployments 2) If a bad actor gets in and slowly starts changing things you can catch it 3) You can create reports based off this data.

And if you looking for a great “As Built” Report for your Nutanix, check out the link below where they have created a detailed report with the ability to highlight concerning areas from just running one script!

Nutanix CLI:
PowerShell Gallery

As Built Report – Nutanix
PowerShell Gallery – As Built Report Nutanix

Module Monday November 14, 2022

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I’ll just cut to the chase on this one.. Whose tired of patching windows computers?

Here is a great tool to make it much less painful…

Welcome Chrissy Lemaire’s KBUpdate. This module will allow you to patch your computer, workstations, and servers. They don’t even need to be online either, as you can save the updates to a USB, DVD, or a network path.

A really cool feature is you can force it to where to look for the updates as well.

And this isn’t just for installing, you are able to remove updates as well.

Hope this saves you as much time as it has me!

PowerShell Gallery:
kbupdate/2.0.18

GitHub:
kbupdate

Module Monday November 7, 2022

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It’s Monday…..

So here is a new module for today! This one is actually expanding on one liner Wednesday form last week.

This module is called “Password Solution” which allows you to easily search, review, and email users, managers, and IT about passwords expiring. You can even create specific  templates to send out to depending on who is receiving it. He make makes it so easy, it makes it tough for a reason not to have something like this in place!

Another great feature is the dashboard that he provides you, which saves you a lot of time trying to make your own from the one liner last week.

PowerShell Gallery:
PasswordSolution/0.0.29