by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 19, 2016 | Group Policy Automation, Group Policy Blog, PowerShell, sdm software
OK, so this is not a ‘new’ story but it is an interesting one. Since the first script kitties were writing viruses that did nefarious things we had ways to ensure we could limit their impact. Redirecting .vbs to notepad was super common. I saw a tweet...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 9, 2016 | Desired State Configuration, PowerShell, sdm software
What a great week! I have been wanting to attend this summit for years and it just never got on my short priority list. This year was different and to be honest, it took DSC and DevOps to get me there. I love PowerShell, have been a fan for a very long time. Since my...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Feb 3, 2016 | Desired State Configuration, Freeware, General Stuff, GP Troubleshooting, GPOGUY.COM, Group Policy Automation, Group Policy Blog, PowerShell, registry policy, sdm software, Tips & Tricks, Videos
Group Policy Objects (GPOs) can contain many different kinds of settings. Much of that data is simple registry data. Finding registry settings in GPOs and handling them is not the simplest of tasks and requires some PowerShell. Microsoft has provided some cmdlets for...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jan 12, 2016 | Group Policy Automation, Group Policy Blog, PowerShell, sdm software
Why a PowerShell Advanced Function This is a bit of a stream of conscious follow-up to a previous post related to managing Deployed Printers with the Group Policy Automation Engine. I decided today, while working with someone, that porting this to an Advanced Function...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Oct 19, 2015 | General Stuff, Group Policy Management, PowerShell, sdm software, SQL CE
While working through a challenge I stumbled through a few interesting items that are worth jotting down. I’ve used both of these constructs before but I had to re-search for some assistance. This created the realization that I need the answers closer at hand,...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Sep 16, 2015 | General Stuff, Group Policy, Group Policy Management, Group Policy Tools, sdm software
Hello everyone! I posted a quick video on polviewer.exe. The tool called ‘Registry.pol Reader’ is a free tool Darren Mar-Elia built to solve a pretty important issue. And because he’s a great guy, there is that! The need for the tool is pretty...
