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Powershell runspaces duplicated when added to pool
I have a loop that creates runspaces, adds them to $RunspacePool, executes .BeginInvoke() and eventually adds them to an array in synchronized hastable.
The scriptblock for each of the runspaces is in ...
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Why is my git command printing errors when doing Start-Job?
I have a very simple script that is supposed to download multiple repos simultaneously. But I am having trouble even getting one working.
$blah = Start-Job {
git clone https://github.com/...
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How to infer the class from which a System.Management.Automation.PSMethod object belongs to?
In this example, is there a way to programmatically infer the source object's ("MyTestString") type ? Assume that the source object is a literal and not stored in a variable.
PS C:\> $...
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Powershell Not Highlighting Coloured Text To Console [duplicate]
I have a PowerShell script that checks the HTTP status code of a website and i want it to highlight certain lines that say OK in Green and then the ones that fail in Red, but this is not functioning ...
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Updating Git for Windows unattended with PowerShell returns an error when run against remote servers
I maintain a lot of servers, and I am looking to auto-update Git for Windows on all of them periodically. There is a built-in way to do this with git update-git-for-windows -y.
This works great on the ...
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Setting Proxy Registry value via on PowerShell via a GPO
I am trying to set the proxy registry values via powershell deployed via a GPO as a logon script on my domain controller. The purpose is for all windows clients (7, 8 ,8.1 ,10 and 11) to have the ...
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PowerShell script with `-WhatIf` support [duplicate]
-WhatIf is a Common Parameter in PowerShell that describes the effect of the command, instead of executing the command.
How can I create a PowerShell script with -WhatIf support, so potentially ...
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Powershell splitting string into chunks not working
I have the following multiline string:
Inside Magic Kingdom Park at @waltdisneyworld is a memorial next to the Mad Tea Party that thousands of guests unknowingly pass by every day.
Randy Pausch co-...
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How do you run a PowerShell script with admin level permissions, but not launching a subprocess with admin level permission?
I wrote a PowerShell script that:
Kills Windows Magnify (built-in app), aka:
just Magnify, process, if it is running;
Runs Magnify in lens mode;
Launches GOG's Skyrim Anniversary Edition mod pack ...
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Getting WebView2 Assembly load errors when calling Add-Type. Is it my code or the assembly?
On Windows 11 Pro, using PowerShell v5.1, I'm trying to create a WebView2 browser pop-up dialog.
Add_Type function Parameters:
$fullPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Windows ...
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Powershell "You cannot run this script on the current system"
I'm trying to install unsigned programs with Install-Module. I understand the risks of doing so.
After reading the error message, I looked into Execution Policies and tried to update my local one (...
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Codex CLI Update Error - missing OSArchitecture property
I get this error on Codex CLI every time I try to update codex when a new version is available.
iex : The property 'OSArchitecture' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists.
I ...
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Git clone over SSH hangs in WSL2 at expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY
I’m trying to clone a private GitHub repository over SSH from inside WSL2 (Ubuntu):
git clone [email protected]:username/repository.git
The command starts normally:
Cloning into 'repository'...
but ...
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Detect whether PowerShell scripts can be executed from Windows Batch
I have a Visual Studio project with a post-build event. Part of the post-build script executes a PowerShell script. I recently moved to a new computer, and the PS script failed with this error:
The ...
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PowerShell inconsistency?
ls * | ft length
ls * | ft {$_.length}
In the first statement the length of the subfolders in the current folder shows up as $null and in the second as 1. Can somebody please explain to me what the ...
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