Compose-Files/Backups/Miker/Microsoft Windows/PowerShell Cheat-Sheet.md

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Cheetsheet Powershell

File Management

Command	Description
Get-ChildItem	List files and directories
Get-Content <file>	Get the content of a file
Set-Content <file> <content>	Set the content of a file
New-Item <file>	Create a new file
New-Item <directory> -ItemType Directory	Create a new directory
Remove-Item <file>	Remove a file
Remove-Item <directory> -Recurse	Remove a directory
Rename-Item <file> <new_file>	Rename a file or directory
Copy-Item SOURCE DEST	Copy a file
Copy-Item SOURCE DEST -Recurse	Copy a directory
Move-Item SOURCE DEST	Move a file or directory

Process Management

Command	Description
Get-Process	List running processes
Stop-Process -Name <process>	Stop a process
Start-Process <process>	Start a new process
Wait-Process -Name <process>	Wait for a process to finish

Service Management

Command	Description
Get-Service	List services
Start-Service <service>	Start a service
Stop-Service <service>	Stop a service
Restart-Service <service>	Restart a service
Set-Service <service> -StartupType Automatic	Set a service to start automatically
Set-Service <service> -StartupType Manual	Set a service to start manually
Set-Service <service> -StartupType Disabled	Disable a service

User Management

Command	Description
Get-LocalUser	List local users
New-LocalUser <user>	Create a new local user
Remove-LocalUser <user>	Remove a local user
Set-LocalUser <user> -Password <password>	Set the password for a local user
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member <user>	Add a user to the Administrators group
Remove-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member <user>	Remove a user from the Administrators group

Network Management

Command	Description
Get-NetIPAddress	List IP addresses
Get-NetAdapter	List network adapters

Windows Updates

Command	Description
Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate	Install the PSWindowsUpdate module
Get-Command -Module PSWindowsUpdate	List all commands in the PSWindowsUpdate module
Get-WUInstall	Install Windows updates

Windows Features

Command	Description
Get-WindowsFeature	List Windows features
Install-WindowsFeature <feature>	Install a Windows feature
Uninstall-WindowsFeature <feature>	Uninstall a Windows feature

Connect to a remote computer

Command	Description
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName <name> -Credential <user>	Open a new remote session
Exit-PSSession	Close the current remote session
Invoke-Command -ComputerName <name> -ScriptBlock { <command> }	Run a command on a remote computer
Invoke-Command -ComputerName <name> -FilePath <script>	Run a script on a remote computer