If you're curious about the $Env:PSModulePath for GitHub Runners, here's what I came up with after running this workflow. Knowing the $Env:PSModulePath of each runner can be useful for making specific types of GitHub Actions. I used it within my own GitHub Action, psmodulecache which makes caching PowerShell modules …

After reading a number of Windows Terminal posts by Thomas Maurer and seeing Windows Terminal Preview available in my Windows App Store, I finally decided to dive in again. I was sooo excited when Microsoft first made the announcement but was disappointed when I found out I'd have to run a specific version of Windows …

Just ran into this issue and solved it by using powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File C:\path\to\script.ps1. Seems there was an issue with the signed module so I just set it to not check the sign. If SQL Server Agent is launching PowerShell via a CmdExec step and appears to run forever, it can also be hanging on …

Recently, I ran into an issue after applying a few security updates and subsequent reboots: a number of the SQL services did not start successfully. After running the following script, I've had success with SQL services starting as expected after reboot. It's basically a built-in service start retry. You can read more …

I really abhor the new ad in the PowerShell 5.1 console and it seems there's no hope of Microsoft making it go away. After a long, involved conversation with the community and the PowerShell team that confirmed it's impossible for the advertisement (?!) to be easily removed, it looks like the only solution is to bypass …

When performing file migrations, PowerShell's Copy-Item is not ideal. I've since forgotten the original reasons I concluded this with the rest of the Internet, but this quote from reddit covers it pretty well. The Copy-Item and Move-Item cmdlets are general purpose commands. They have the ability to handle many …

Back in January, I wrote an introduction to livestreaming titled My First Twitch Livestream Setup. In it, I created the how-to guide for getting started that I wish I had the day I found Twitch. It's now been a couple weeks and I'm becoming more acclimated to Twitch, though I still don't get emotes and would prefer if …

Back in December, I found Twitch and fell in love with livestreaming. It was amazing watching people code in PowerShell with blinged out profiles and cool cut screens. Whaaat, this is a thing? I love it! Getting started I jumped into streaming (I'm potatoqualitee on Twitch) as soon as I found the PowerShell Live …

Update: This method is faster but some anti-virus software hate it. I've since reverted our method of import to an all-in-one ps1 👎 Considering dbatools now has over 500 commands, we are always eager to keep an eye on the speed of our import process. As outlined in the blog post decreasing module import times, we've …

Recently, I had a couple colleagues tell me that their PowerShell code sucks. One of them is a beginner who manages a large SharePoint farm and the other is more advanced and wrote a few commands that saves me hours of work each week. See the disconnect there? Their PowerShell code, which helps manage Enterprise …