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silent npm error when publishing azure artifacts
We're running a pipeline with a self-hosted azure agent.
There is a post build event where the build results are posted to a private azure artefact feed, in a powershell script.
When launched manually ...
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Powershell 7.4.5 attempting Add-Type of Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Core gets error loading System.DirectoryServices.Protocols
I am attempting to write a script to connect and load an Oracle database in Powershell 7.4.5. The issue is when attempting to
Add-Type -Path <Path to ManagedDataAccess.(Core)dll
Powershell throws ...
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How to retrieve all Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendations for a specific Azure resource using PowerShell?
I am using Microsoft Defender for Cloud in Azure and I want to centrally retrieve all security recommendations for a specific Azure resource (for example, a VM, Storage Account, or App Service) ...
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Powershell's Az-GetStorageBlob cmdlet returning inconsistent results on different environments when blob does not exist
I have 2 different Windows VMs, both with the same version of the Az module (15.1). I am executing the exact same script on both.
At a point in the script where the Get-AzStorageBlob cmdlet is called, ...
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How to run a powershell script as a domain Administrator in Vagrant
I have a Windows Domain with 2019 provisioned with Packer and Vagrant. It works fine, I have managed to create a SQL Server and join the domain.
When I try to provision an Exchange Server I need to ...
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Script to upgrade vm tools [closed]
I want to upgrade VMware Tools on my virtual machines. However, some VMs cannot be rebooted during working hours, so the upgrade needs to be done at night.
I wrote a PowerCLI script to handle this, ...
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The latest Windows 10 Update (KB5071546) caused Invoke-WebRequest calls to hang within Scheduled Jobs
After running the latest Windows 10 update (KB5071546) from December 9, 2025 (OS Builds 19045.6691 and 19044.6691) a number of scheduled jobs I run stopped functioning properly. They would start as ...
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Print go back one line and clear not working in PowerShell + Python
In Python I am trying to print something, erase/clear that line, then print over it again. The below code works on one of my computers but the second the ANSI escape codes (the \033[F bits) get ...
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Powershell Class generic interface arguments type resolution problem
Can't seems to find why generic interface types are allowed in powershell class argument attributes, but they can't accept anything - powershell class type resolution doesn't work in this case. Is ...
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Can PowerShell automatically create missing directories when redirecting output?
Is there a way to configure PowerShell so that the redirection operator (>) automatically creates any missing parent directories?
For example, the following command fails if c:\missing_dir\ does ...
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Access VBA for MDW User-Level Security
I have a .accdb front-end, and a .mdb backend.
I am opening the Front-End as a COM object via PowerShell ...
$accessApp = New-Object -ComObject Access.Application
$accessApp.OpenCurrentDatabase($...
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How to block PowerShell execution on Windows 11 multi-session Azure VDI (single local user, others using RemoteApp)
I’m looking for guidance on how to properly block PowerShell execution on a Windows 11 multi-session Azure VDI.
Scenario:
The VM has only one local user who logs in directly to the desktop.
All ...
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How to get rid of the 'WindowsPowerShell' folder in my 'Documents' folder? [closed]
I recently noticed a WindowsPowerShell folder in my Documents folder. I deleted it, but it comes back after each startup.
Please, could you help me get rid of this folder?
For context, I do not use / ...
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How can I list all branches from every repository in a GitHub account using GitHub CLI? [closed]
I'm using GitHub CLI and PowerShell, and I want to list all branches from every repository under a specific GitHub username.
gh repo list only returns the repo names, but I want a way to loop through ...
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How can I combine two or more arrays into a unique set without changing the data type in Powershell?
Say I have a combination of the following:
# This is a [string[]] type
$A = [string[]]@("Aasdf","Casdf","Basdfs")
# This is a [string] type
$B = "Dasdfs"
# This ...
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