I was chatting with my friend Gladys Kravitz about Group Policy reporting stuff recently,. and the discussion led me to dust off some old code I had for getting Group Policy links using PowerShell. The GroupPolicy module has a Set-GPLink command, but nothing that easily shows you what GPOs are linked to your site, domain…
Category: Group Policy
Get PowerShell Version with WMI
With the release of PowerShell 4.0, it is possible you might end up with a mix of systems in your environment. I know I do because I do a lot of writing, testing and development that requires multiple versions in my test network. Recently I was doing some Group Policy work when I thought about…
Set GPO Status with PowerShell
Last week I dropped in on a class Jeremy Moskowitz was teaching on Group Policy to talk a little PowerShell. I was demonstrating the Get-GPO cmdlet and talking about the object you get back and how you can use it to filter and create reports. One of the attendees asked about changing the status. What…
Special PowerShell and Group Policy Session Feb 6
If you are involved with managing Group Policy, then you most likely know of Group Policy MVP Jeremy Moskowitz. If you live live in the NY, PA or NJ area (or like to travel), then you might also be interested a week long class on Group Policy the week of February 4th, 2013. The class…
TechEd 2012 Slides and Demos
At TechEd North America in Orlando, I presented a great session on Group Policy and Windows PowerShell. The session was entitled Group Policy Reporting and Analysis with Windows PowerShell. I co-presented with Group Policy MVP and guru Jeremy Moskowitz. Jeremy played the part of the “pointy-haired” boss, posing questions about Group Policy such as finding…
Group Policy Analysis and Reporting with PowerShell
In a few weeks I’ll be presenting at TechEd North America. I hope you already made plans to go because it is sold-out. On Wednesday, June 13th at 8:30AM I’ll be talking about Group Policy and PowerShell; specifically Group Policy Analysis and Reporting with PowerShell. This should be a lot of fun. I’m doing the…
Get GPO Backup
The GroupPolicy module from Microsoft offers a great deal of functionality from a command line. In terms of regular maintenance or administration it is pretty hard to beat, especially if you have 100s or 1000s of GPOs. When you have such a large number, backing them up is critical and easy to accomplish with the…
TechEd Atlanta – Troubleshooting with RSoP
I thought my session on troubleshooting with Group Policy and Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) went rather well. I got some great questions and some nice feedback. The session was recorded and you can watch it on the TechEd North America site, even if you didn’t attend. Click here for the session page and video….