PowerShell & IT Automation 5 AI PowerShell Prompts That Save SysAdmins 15 Hours a Week Most IT administrators treat AI like a fancy search engine. But when used as an automated infrastructure assistant, LLMs can instantly handle routine Active Directory audits, M365 license cleanup, and event log diagnostics. 1. Active Directory Inactive User Exporter Auditing
Steps: KMS activation keyshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kms-client-activation-keys
The Exchange Online Powershell V1 module is now deprecated. We need to use the Exchange OnlinePowershell V3 module instead. Command to install Modulehttps://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ExchangeOnlineManagement/3.1.0 Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -RequiredVersion 3.1.0 Command to connect Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName [email protected] See the KB below. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/connect-to-exchange-online-powershell?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/connect-to-scc-powershell?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/connect-to-exchange-online-protection-powershell?view=exchange-ps
Hiding users from the Global Address List (GAL) is fairly straightforward when the user is a cloud account. Simply “Hide from address list” from the Exchange Online console or run some quick PowerShell: $LiveCred = Get-Credential $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $LiveCred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection Import-PSSession $Session Set-Mailbox -Identity [email protected] -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $true
Step 1: Create a group for users who need to create Microsoft 365 groups Only one group in your organization can be used to control who is able to create Groups. But, you can nest other groups as members of this group. Admins in the roles listed above do not need to be members of
Install-Module MSOnlineInstall-Module AzureADImport-Module AzureAD Run the command to resolve the issue below. [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
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To ensure consistency it is often desirable to run a script periodically to confirm all users are setup as expected. The following powershell script can help with obtaining ProfilePath, HomeDirectory and HomeDrive. In an elevated (run as Administrator) powershell window run the following:Get-ADUser -Filter ‘enabled -eq $true’ -Properties ProfilePath, HomeDirectory, HomeDrive | Select Name, SamAccountName,
This example enables mailbox audit logging for Ben Smith’s mailbox. Set-Mailbox -Identity “Ben Smith” -AuditEnabled $true This example enables mailbox audit logging for all user mailboxes in your organization. Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited -Filter “RecipientTypeDetails -eq ‘UserMailbox’” | Select PrimarySmtpAddress | ForEach {Set-Mailbox -Identity $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -AuditEnabled $true} This example disables mailbox audit logging for Ben Smith’s
1. Be an Administrator Make sure you run Outlook as an Administrator when you enable the add-in (Right-click – Run as Administrator) 2. Force Outlook to always enable the add-in When using CRM for Outlook, users can force the add-in to always be enabled. On the File tab, click <Slow and Disabled COM Add-ins>. You’ll
