= Here is a list of Power Shell Scripts that are too cool to ignore = <> For the uninitiated: || Symbol || Meaning || || % || shortcut for foreach object || || $_ || current object in the pipeline || || Get-Help [Powershell command] || Gives you help on that powershell command || || Get-Member || Will list the fields of the object you send it || || Sort-Object -Property [property name] || Will sort the objects you send in by the property name(s) which can be a comma separated list || || Where-Object {$_.property -like '*string*'} || Will filter the objects. Also short cut notation: ? {$_.property -like '*string*'} || || Get-Command -Module PSWindowsUpdate || Lists all the commands in the PSWindowsUpdate module || = Windows = == Printing all docx and pdf files in a directory == {{{#!highlight powershell $Path = "PATH WERE FILES EXIST" cd $Path $DocList = Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -filter *.docx -file -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $PdfList = Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -filter *.pdf -file -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue foreach ($f in $DocList) { Start-Process -FilePath $f -Verb print Write-Host "Printing DOCX: $f" } foreach ($p in $PdfList) { Start-Process -FilePath $p -Verb print Write-Host "Printing PDF: $p" } }}} == Basic filtering of services == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-Service | ? { ($_.Status -eq "Running") -and ($_.StartType -eq "Manual") } }}} == Expand all zip files into directories with zip name == {{{#!highlight powershell $list = Get-ChildItem | ? { $_.Name -like "*.zip" } | select Name foreach ($line in $list) { $parts = $line.Name.Split(".") $outDir = ".\" + $parts[0] $inFile = $line.Name mkdir $outDir Expand-Archive $inFile -DestinationPath $outDir } }}} == List of Listening Ports with their owning programs == {{{#!highlight powershell $listening = (Get-NetTCPConnection | ? {($_.State -eq "Listen") -and ($_.RemoteAddress -eq "0.0.0.0")}) foreach ($l in $listening) { $procid = $l.OwningProcess $proc = Get-Process -PID $procid | SELECT ID,ProcessName Write-Host $($l.LocalPort) "||" $($procid) "||" $proc.ProcessName } $udp = Get-NetUDPEndpoint foreach ($u in $udp) { $procid = $u.OwningProcess $proc = Get-Process -PID $procid | SELECT ID,ProcessName Write-Host "||" $($u.LocalAddress) "||" $($u.LocalPort) "||" $($procid) "||" $proc.ProcessName "||" } }}} == List Memory Installed == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-WmiObject win32_physicalmemory | Format-Table Manufacturer,Banklabel,Configuredclockspeed,Devicelocator,Capacity,Serialnumber -autosize }}} == List object from Registry - namely version of .NET installed == {{{#!highlight powershell gci 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' | sort pschildname -des | foreach-object {$_.name; $_.GetValue("Version");} }}} == Remote Session / Shell == {{{#!highlight powershell Enter-PSSession -Computer [ComputerName] }}} == Remote commands == {{{#!highlight powershell Invoke-Command -ComputerName eve -ScriptBlock { date } }}} == Replace a string in a file using a regular expression == So I downloaded a bunch of files from "the way back machine" site and I needed to update the hard-coded links to be relative site links. The following little script did it for me. {{{#!highlight powershell $files = ls Level*.html foreach ($item in $files) { (Get-Content -path $item) | % { $_ -Replace '(https://web.archive.org/nebula/level)([0123456789]{2})/', 'Level$2.html' } | Set-Content $item } }}} == Windows Backup Setup == Suppose that we have added a new disk for local backup purposes and that it is Disk 1. {{{#!highlight powershell Add-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Server-Backup $policy = New-WBPolicy #Note that this is the backup policy, its like a job, but you can only have one of these daily backups weird huh? Yeah, I'll show you a different way later! Add-WBSystemState -Policy $policy $volumes = Get-WBVolume -CriticalVolumes Add-WBVolume -Policy $policy -Volume $volumes $disks = GEt-WBDisk $target = New-WBBackupTarget -Disk $disks[1] Add-WBBackupTarget -Policy $policy -Target $target Set-WBSchedule -Policy $policy -Schedule "01:30" #Daily at 1:30 AM Set-WBPolicy -Policy $policy #save this as the default policy, and answer Y to the format backup storage disk. }}} == Getting Rid of Pesky Service Not Running Errors == Did you ever look at your server dashboard and see a big fat red mark next to services only to find out that it is a service that will just quit again if you run it. You look into it and, no you don't need it!!! Two such services are: * OneSyncSvc * WpnUserService Here is how to turn them off: {{{#!highlight powershell Set-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OneSyncSvc*" -Name "Start" -Value 4 Set-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WpnUserService*" -Name "Start" -Value 4 }}} If you just want these to be "Manual" instead of "Disabled" use a value of 3 instead of 4. = AD Scripts = == Add RSAT tools to Windows 10 == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online }}} OR Use Choco: https://chocolatey.org (Note: in 2024 using Windows 11 Pro Education, chocolatey refused to install because it was a version it didn't expect) {{{#!highlight powershell c:\> choco install -y rsat }}} == Install App Compatibility on Server Core == 1. Download the ISO (or if you are using my VM infrastructure, its already available, just load it into your DVD drive) {{{#!highlight powershell Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name ServerCore.AppCompatibility -Source D:\LanguagesAndOptionalFeatures -LimitAccess }}} OR If you are lucky, you can try this one: {{{#!highlight powershell Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name ServerCore.AppCompatibility~~~~0.0.1.0 }}} Don't forget to eject the DVD. == List FSMO roles and Global Catalog servers == {{{#!hightlight powershell Get-ADDomain | Select-Object InfrastructureMaster, RidMaster, PDCEmulator Get-ADForest | Select-Object DomainNamingMaster, SchemaMaster Get-ADDomainController -Filter {IsGlobalCatalog -eq $true} | Select-Object Hostname }}} OR On a domain controller: {{{ c:\> netdom query fsmo }}} == Add User to the Active Directory as a batch == My preference is to add a user by creating a spreadsheet using the following commands. {{{#!highlight powershell #Install-PackageProvider -Name Nuget -Force #Install-Module ImportExcel -Scope CurrentUser $userlist = Import-Excel -Path C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Lab03.xlsx foreach ($user in $userlist) { if ($user.Name) { if ($user.Manager -eq "None") { New-ADUser -Name $user.Name -GivenName $user.GivenName -Surname $user.SurName ` -SamAccountName $user.Username ` -Path $user.OU ` -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "Hello123!@#" -AsPlainText -Force) ` -Enabled $true ` -Organization "CRT" ` -Title $user.Position ` -Department "Meneal Labor" ` -Company "CRT" ` -PasswordNeverExpires $true -ChangePasswordAtLogon $false } else { $manager = Get-ADUser -Filter {name -eq "Thomas Watson"} New-ADUser -Name $user.Name -GivenName $user.GivenName -Surname $user.SurName ` -SamAccountName $user.Username ` -Path $user.OU ` -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "Hello123!@#" -AsPlainText -Force) ` -Enabled $true ` -Organization "CRT" ` -Title $user.Position ` -Manager $manager ` -Department "Meneal Labor" ` -Company "CRT" ` -PasswordNeverExpires $true -ChangePasswordAtLogon $false } } } Add-ADGroupMember -Identity Students -Members ab }}} See: [[attachment:Sample Add students accounts for Powershell.xlsx|Excel Example]] == List of AD accounts and the last time they logged in and created date == {{{#!highlight powershell # This method looks like it should work, but LastLogon is stored at each domain controller, and the domain controller you are # using, may not have ever been logged into by the user #Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "dc=home,dc=scotnpatti,dc=com" -ResultPageSize 0 -Prop CN,samaccountname,lastLogonTimestamp | # select CN, samaccountname,@{n="lastLogonDate";e={[datetime]::FromFileTime($_.LastLogonTimestamp)}} # INSTEAD USE THIS METHOD # NOTE: if run on a domain controller, it must be run as an elevated user. It appears to run fine from a client without elevated privileges #To get the correct created dates, you must run this script from an elevated prompt or NOT ON A DOMAIN CONTROLLER Import-Module ActiveDirectory function Get-LastLogonEvents { $UserList = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList $dcs = Get-ADDomainController -Filter {Name -like "*"} $users = Get-ADUser -Filter * foreach($user in $users) { $time = 0 $created = Get-Date -Date "8/10/2000 12:00:00 AM" foreach($dc in $dcs) { $hostname = $dc.HostName $aduser = Get-ADUser $user.SamAccountName -Properties whenCreated $currentUser = $aduser | Get-ADObject -Server $hostname -Properties lastLogon, lastLogonTimestamp if($currentUser.LastLogon -gt $time) { $time = $currentUser.LastLogon } if($currentUser.LastLogonTimeStamp -gt $time) { $time = $currentUser.LastLogonTimeStamp } if($aduser.whenCreated -gt $created) { $created = $aduser.whenCreated } } $dt = [DateTime]::FromFileTime($time) $temp = New-Object System.Object $temp | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SamAccountName" -Value $user.SamAccountName $temp | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "LastLogon" -Value $dt $temp | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Created" -Value $created $UserList.Add($temp) | Out-Null $time = 0 } return $UserList } $myList = Get-LastLogonEvents | Sort-Object Created,LastLogon | Select SamAccountName, LastLogon, Created #Write-Output $myList $myList | Export-Csv -Path "C:\Users\scot\Desktop\Users12-14-2021.csv" }}} == Delete AD User accounts that have not been used in X days == {{{#!highlight powershell $DaysAgo = (Get-Date).AddDays(-180) #Get-ADUser -Filter {Enabled -eq $True} -Properties LastLogonDate | ? {($_.LastLogonDate -le $DaysAgo) } | FT Name, SamAccountName, DistinguishedName, LastLogonDate Get-ADUser -Filter {Enabled -eq $True} -Properties LastLogonDate | ? {($_.LastLogonDate -le $DaysAgo) } | Remove-ADUser -Confirm }}} == Delete AD Computer accounts that have not been used in X days == {{{#!highlight powershell $YearAgo = (Get-Date).AddDays(-370) Get-ADComputer -Filter * -Properties * | ? {$_.LastLogonDate -le $YearAgo } | Remove-ADObject -Recursive -Confirm #Get-ADComputer -Filter * -Properties * | ? {$_.LastLogonDate -le $YearAgo } | FT Name, LastLogonDate -AutoSize }}} == List AD Computer accounts and the last time they have been logged in == {{{#!highlight powershell # This method looks like it should work, but LastLogon is stored at each domain controller, and the domain controller you are # using, may not have ever been logged into by the user #Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "dc=home,dc=scotnpatti,dc=com" -ResultPageSize 0 -Prop CN,samaccountname,lastLogonTimestamp | # select CN, samaccountname,@{n="lastLogonDate";e={[datetime]::FromFileTime($_.LastLogonTimestamp)}} # INSTEAD USE THIS METHOD Import-Module ActiveDirectory function Get-LastComputerLogonEvents { $ComputerList = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList $dcs = Get-ADDomainController -Filter {Name -like "*"} Write-Output $dcs $computers = Get-AdComputer -Filter * $time = 0 foreach($computer in $computers) { foreach($dc in $dcs) { $hostname = $dc.HostName $currentComputer = Get-ADComputer $computer.SamAccountName | Get-ADObject -Server $hostname -Properties lastLogon if($currentComputer.LastLogon -gt $time) { $time = $currentComputer.LastLogon } } $dt = [DateTime]::FromFileTime($time) $temp = New-Object System.Object $temp | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SamAccountName" -Value $computer.SamAccountName $temp | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "LastLogon" -Value $dt $ComputerList.Add($temp) | Out-Null $time = 0 } return $ComputerList } $myList = Get-LastComputerLogonEvents | Sort-Object LastLogon | FT SamAccountName, LastLogon Write-Output $myList }}} You can also try this one-liner {{{#!highlight powershell Get-ADUser -filter {enabled -eq $true} -SearchBase "ou=OU_Students,dc=cs,dc=southern,dc=edu" -Properties * | Select-Object SamAccountName,Name,@{N='LastLogon';E={[DateTime]::FromFileTime($_.LastLogon)}}| ? {$_.LastLogon -lt '2022-01-01'} | Sort-Object LastLogon -Descending }}} == Adding DNS records to Windows DNS - For CPTR 446 class == {{{#!highlight powershell Import-Csv googleips.csv | ForEach-Object { Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -Name $_.DNSName -ComputerName dc1.cs.southern.edu -ZoneName cs.southern.edu $_.IP } }}} == Setting up a Group Managed Service Account == An account that is automatically managed (e.g. password updates) by the domain. See get-help New-AdServiceAccount {{{#!highlight powershell # Adds the required root key to the key distribution service Add-KdsRootKey -EffectiveTime ((get-date).AddHours(-10)) #Create an account: New-ADServiceAccount Sql-Srv-Acct -DNSHostName Sql-Srv-Acct.home.scotpatti.com -PrincipalsAllowedToRetrieveManagedPassword "Domain Controllers" #Install account on rita.home.scotnpatti.com Install-ADServiceAccount -Identity 'Sql-Srv-Acct' }}} == Setting up a Storage Pool & Virtual Disk == {{{#!highlight powershell $PhysicalDisk=(Get-PhysicalDisk -CanPool $True) New-StoragePool -FriendlyName Carribean -StorageSubSystemFriendlyName "Windows Storage*" -ResiliencySettingNameDefault Parity -ProvisioningTypeDefault Thin -PhysicalDisks $PhysicalDisks -Verbose New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName Carribean -FriendlyName StarFish -ResiliencySettingName Parity -Size 2GB Get-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName StarFish | Initialize-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT -PassThru Get-Disk #will list the number of the StarFish disk if you don't see it from the command above #If the disk is offline Set-Disk -Number [X] -IsOffline $False Initialize-Disk -Number [X] -PartitionStyle GPT New-Partition -DiskNumber [X] -DriveLetter '[Y]' -UseMaximumSize Format-Volume -DriveLetter '[Y]' -FileSystem NTFS }}} = SCVMM Powershell scripts = I needed this once when I was trying to refresh the Library share. It failed on refresh with an error saying that a DVD was in use and wouldn't refresh until it was no longer in use. The following commands allowed me to identify the machines. In general all of these need: {{{#!highlight powershell Import-Module VirtualMachineManager }}} == Get a list of Virtual Machines that have a DVD attached == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVMMServer -ComputerName Samuel Get-SCVirtualMachine | Get-SCVirtualDVDDrive | Where-Object {$_.Connection -eq "ISOImage"} | Select Name, Connection, ISO }}} == List VMs at the end of the semester to be deleted == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVirtualMachine | Select Name, MarkedAsTemplate, Owner | Sort-Object -Property Owner, Name | Export-Csv -Path .\vms2019w.csv }}} == Get a list of VM Mac Addresses for CPTR 427 == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVirtualMachine | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*427*" } | select -ExpandProperty VirtualNetworkAdapters | select MacAddress }}} == Add DHCP Reservations to Ruth == {{{#!highlight powershell Add-DhcpServerv4Reservation -ScopeId 10.10.4.0 -IPAddress 10.10.4.10 -ClientId "00-1D-D8-C0-00-01" -ComputerName "ruth" -Description "00-1D-D8-C0-00-01" }}} == Get a list of IP address for SCVMM == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCMACAddress -Assigned | Format-Table -Property ` @{label="MAC address"; expression={$_.Name}; width=18}, @{label="Name"; expression={$_.Description}; width=30}, @{label="IP address"; expression={$a = $_.Address -replace ":", ""; $l = Get-DhcpServerv4Lease -ScopeId 10.10.4.0 -ComputerName "ruth" -ClientId $a; $l.IPAddress}; width=16} #Get-DhcpServerv4Lease -ScopeId 216.249.119.0 -ComputerName 'csdc01' -ClientId '001DD8B71C28' }}} == List SCVMM VMs/Templates and their Ownership - Change Ownership == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVMTemplate | ? { $_.Owner -eq "DOMAIN\X" } | Set-SCVMTemplate -Owner "DOMAIN\Y" Get-SCVirtualMachine | ? { $_.Owner -eq "DOMAIN\X" } | Set-SCVirtualMachine -Owner "X\Y" }}} == List SCVMM VMs/Templates LimitCPUForMigration and Set to allow migration == Note: Setting LimitCPUForMigration = $true means that we are limiting the CPU so that it can migrate to different versions of the same CPU. {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVMTemplate | ? { $_.LimitCPUForMigration -eq $false } | Set-SCVMTemplate -LimitCPUForMigration $true Get-SCVirtualMachine | ? { $_.LimitCPUForMigration -eq $false } | Set-SCVirtualMachine -LimitCPUForMigration $true }}} == List SCVMM VMs that are not associated with the cloud and associate them == {{{#!highlight powershell $Cloud = $Cloud = Get-SCCloud -VMMServer samuel | ? {$_.Name -eq "Nimbus"} Get-SCVirtualMachine -VMMServer samuel | ? { $_.Cloud -ne $Cloud } | Set-SCVirtualMachine -Cloud $Cloud }}} == Setting up a Windows 2019 Server for the first time == 1. Install the server - follow prompts. 1. Setup the AVMA key as shown below OR use sconfig in the next step. {{{#!highlight powershell # Install the AVMA key. slmgr /ipk TNK62-RXVTB-4P47B-2D623-4GF74 1. #First run sconfig and setup the name, timezone and network, remote management and remote desktop. You can also setup windows update from here. # Next we need to install Windows update and get it started. # This will install nuget package too. Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate # Now start the update process # First we'll look at what updates are there Get-WUInstall # Now install them Install-WindowsUpdate }}} See the NAT setup near the bottom! That appears to have negated the need to change firewall rules. Also, I was not able to connect to the system via Server Manager right away. But a few minutes later, I could. No changes were made. But for posterity, they are here: {{{#!highlight powershell # To turn on or off the firewall Get-NetFirewallProfile # to set firewall on or off Set-NetFirewallProfile -Name Domain,Public,Private -Enabled True #Te get/set the firewall rule for private networks to allow any machine on a private network. Get-NetFirewallRule | ? {$_.DisplayGroup -like "Windows Remote Management*" -and $_.Profile -like "*Private*"} | Get-NetFirewallAddressFilter #Shows the address filter Get-NetFirewallRule | ? {$_.DisplayGroup -like "Windows Remote Management*" -and $_.Profile -like "*Private*"} | Set-NetFirewallRule -RemoteAddress 192.168.1.0/24 }}} Using Server Manager, install AD DS == Power shell to list of VM hard drives sizes == {{{#!highlight powershell $vms = Get-SCVirtualDiskDrive -all foreach ($v in $vms) { $d = $v | select -ExpandProperty VirtualHardDisk Write-Output "$($v.Name), $($d.Size)" } }}} == List the amount of memory used by virtual machines == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVirtualMachine | ForEach-Object { $size += $_.Memory } }}} Resources: * [[https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/2d191bcd-3308-4edd-9de2-88dff796b0bc#content|Powershell and Windows Update]] == Power Shell Scripts to create a NAT network (without DHCP) on Windows 10 == {{{#!highlight powershell New-VMSwitch -SwitchName "CPTE230" -SwitchType Internal Get-VMSwitch #just for show Get-NetAdapter #get the ifIndex of your vEthernet adapter e.g. 67 New-NetIPAddress -IPAddress 192.168.1.1 -PrefixLength 24 -InterfaceIndex 67 #Using the network ifIndex found above, e.g. 67 New-NetNat -Name CPTE230NAT -InternalIPInterfaceAddressPrefix 192.168.1.0/24 #create the NAT }}} == Power Shell Script to List Network Adapters on a VM == Note: When looking at the !VirtualNetworkAdapterType value, "Emulated" means that it is "legacy" network adapter and "Synthetic" means its a non-legacy adapter. {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVirtualMachine | ? { $_.Name -like "*pfsense*" } | Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter }}} == List VLANs for all CPTR 427 Virtual Machines in System Center == {{{#!highlight powershell Get-SCVirtualMachine | ? { $_.Name -like "*427*" } | SELECT Name,@{label="VlanID";expression={($_.VirtualNetworkAdapters).VlanID}} | Sort-Object Name | Export-Csv -Path .\VlanData.csv }}} == List All disconnected Adapters == {{{#!highlight powershell $vms = Get-SCVirtualMachine foreach ($vm in $vms) { $adapters = Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VM $vm foreach ($adapter in $adapters) { if ($adapter.VMNetwork -eq $null -or $adapter.VMNetwork -eq "" ) { Write-Host $vm.Name "missing connection on'" $adapter.MACAddress "'" } } } }}} == Revoke all MAC addresses Back to the Pool == This came up as a maintenance issue when we lost some VMs, but not the configurations {{{#!highlight powershell $HostGroup = Get-SCVMHostGroup | where { $_.Path -eq "All Hosts\Server2016" } $MACAddressPool = Get-SCMACAddressPool -VMHostGroup $HostGroup $MACAddress = Get-SCMACAddress -MACAddressPool $MACAddressPool[0] ForEach ($item in $MACAddress) { Revoke-SCMACAddress $item } }}} == Change all VMs to use Dynamic Memory and reduce memory usage == {{{#!highlight powershell $list = Get-SCVirtualMachine | ? { ($_.Name -like "*427*") -and ($_.DynamicMemoryEnabled -eq $False) } foreach ($vm in $list) { if ($vm.Status -ne "PowerOff") {Stop-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm} Set-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm -DynamicMemoryEnabled $True -MemoryMB 1024 -DynamicMemoryMinimumMB 1024 -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB 6144 } }}} = Grading Scripts = These are here for preparing various assignments in classes for grading, or actually grading them. == General Prep for CPTR 446 handins of the !CompanyEmployees solutions == {{{#!highlight powershell param ($path) function Change-ConnectionString { param ( $filepath ) $success = $false foreach ($f in $filepath) { if (-not(Test-Path -Path $f -PathType Leaf)) { Write-Host " ERROR: settings file not found!" break } $c = Get-Content $f -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json if ($c.ConnectionStrings.sqlConnection) { $c.ConnectionStrings.sqlConnection = "Server=localhost;Database=CompanyEmployee;User Id=sa;Password=ConstraintDB123;" $c | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 32 | Set-Content $f $success = $true } else { Write-Host " ERROR: settings file does not contain a 'sqlConnection' property!!!" break } } if ($success) { Write-Host " Settings file successfully change." } else { Write-Host " Error: Unable to successsfully update any appsettings.json!!!" } } function Find-FirstFolder { param ( $folder ) $list = Get-ChildItem -Path $folder -Recurse -File -Filter "appsettings.json" | Resolve-Path | ? { -not ( ( $_.Path -match "ware" ) -or ( $_.Path -match "bin" ) ) } if ($list.Length -gt 1) { Write-Host " Warning: More than one appsettings.json file found!" } return $list } if (!$path) { $path = "." } $ScriptPath = $pwd $FullPath = Resolve-Path -Path $path cd $FullPath $files = Get-ChildItem -Filter "*.zip" | select Name foreach ($f in $files) { $parts = $f.Name.Split(".") $outDir = ".\" + $parts[0].Split("_")[0].replace(' ','') Write-Host $outDir New-Item -Path $outDir -ItemType Directory | Out-Null Expand-Archive $f.Name -DestinationPath $outDir $settings = Find-FirstFolder -folder $outDir Change-ConnectionString -filepath $settings } cd $ScriptPath.ProviderPath }}}