Small PowerShell scripts that help perform some small computer management tasks.

Folder	Info
root	top level scrips
.config	config files with data that scripts used
Modules	reusable code used in other scripts
Software	scripts that solve tasks of specific programs
Windows	specific windows scripts, reg files and other resources

Top level scripts

All scripts that can work on remote machine, uses PSSession (ssh)

• ConfigureWakeOnLan.ps1 - tune computer for wake on lan ready. No parameters.

  • disable fast startup
  • set some parameter of the active ethernet adapter
    • "Wake on Magic Packet" = "Enabled|On"
    • "Shutdown Wake-On-Lan" = "Enabled"
    • "Shutdown Wake Up" = "Enabled"
    • "Energy Efficient Ethernet" = "Disabled|Off"
    • "Green Ethernet" = "Disabled"

• DownloadItems.ps1 - downloads software. The data for the job is taken from config file Software.json.

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Info
  SetName	true	string	Name of items set from Software.json
  IncludeNames	false	string[]	Only the specified items from the set will be downloaded
  ExcludeNames	false	string[]	Exclude the specified items from the set will be downloaded

• InstallMSUpdates.ps1 - checks and runs windows update on a remote computer. Used ssh session.The data for the job is taken from config file Network.json file, section Hosts.

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Info
  NetworkName	true	string	Name of Network name from Networks.json
  IncludeNames	false	string[]	Only the the specified hosts from the network will be updated
  ExcludeNames	false	string[]	Exclude the specified hosts from the network will be updated

• InvokeWakeOnLan.ps1 - send magic packet to multiple remote machines. The data for the job is taken from config file Network.json file, section Hosts. Host parameter "wolFlag" must be set $true - "wolFlag": true.

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Info
  NetworkName	true	string	Name of Network name from Networks.json
  IncludeNames	false	string[]	Wol packet is sent only to specified remote hosts from network (NetworkName).
  ExcludeNames	false	string[]	Wol packet is sent to hosts on network (NetworkName), excluding those specified.

• ScanNetwork.ps1 - scan ip range by ping or open port.

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Info
  NetworkName	true	string	Name of Network name from Networks.json section scan. The IP address range is taken from the configuration file.
  FromIp	true	ipaddress	Start ip.
  ToIp	true	ipaddress	End ip.
  Port	false	int	Port number.

  # examples:
  . '\ScanNetwork.ps1' "192.168.1.0" "192.168.1.255" 22 - scan ip range by checking open port 22
  . '\ScanNetwork.ps1' -NetworkName "NetworkA"  - scans all ranges defined in the configuration file in the "NetworkA" section.
  

• SetStartupItems.ps1

• SetUserSettings.ps1

  No parameters. Script read config file and generate on fly menu.

  How many times after a new installation (reinstallation) of Windows did you set it up to its usual state (install applications, change various settings, etc.) This script automates some of these tasks after a new installation of Windows. The actions and data for the work are taken from the Users.json file. List of actions:

  • InstallMsvcrt - Install all Microsoft C and C++ (MSVC) runtime libraries. No parameters.
  • SetRdpConnections - Allow RDP connections to this PC. No parameters.
  • GitConfig - Config git settings (safe folders = *). No parameters.
  • SetUserFolders - Set user folders location (Documents, Pictures, Desktop, Videos, Music). Configured in Users.json

    "params": {
      "Folders": {
        "Desktop": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Desktop",
        "Documents": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Documents",
        "Pictures": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Pictures",
        "Video": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Videos",
        "Music": "E:\\Music"
      }
    }  

  • InstallApplications - Install aplications by winget. Array of software ids to install configured in Users.json

    "params": {
      "Applications": [
        "RARLab.WinRAR",
        "Notepad++.Notepad++",
        "Telegram.TelegramDesktop",
        "Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7",
        "Microsoft.DotNet.AspNetCore.7",
        "Microsoft.DotNet.Runtime.7"
      ]
    }

  • SetMpPreference - add exclusion folders to Windows Defender. Array of folders to exclude, configured in Users.json

    "params": {
      "Items": ["D:\\_software", "D:\\work\\reverse"]
    }    

  • MakeSimLinks - make simlinks, if simlink exist and correct do nothing. Configured in Users.json
    • SimLinks, type: hashtable. Each item key - source path, value - destination path. If the simlink exist and correct do nothing.

      "SimLinks": {
        "<?UserProfile?>\\.ssh\\config": "D:\\work\\network\\users\\bob\\.ssh\\config",
        "<?UserProfile?>\\.ssh\\id_rsa": "D:\\work\\network\\users\\bob\\.ssh\\id_rsa",
        "<?UserProfile?>\\.ssh\\id_rsa.pub": "D:\\work\\network\\users\\bob\\.ssh\\id_rsa.pub"
      }

  • AddRegFiles - import reg files to registry. Configured in Users.json
    • Items type: string[] - array of relative to "root\Windows\Registry" folder reg file paths.

    "params": {
      "Items": [
        "\\Explorer_Expand to current folder_ON.reg",
        "\\Context Menu\\WIndows 11 classic context menu\\win11_classic_context_menu.reg",
        "\\Explorer_Activate Windows Photo Viewer on Windows 10.reg",
        "\\Explorer_Show_extensions_for_known_file_types.reg",
        "\\Change-KeyboardToggle.reg"
      ]
    }    

  • PrepareHosts - add records to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc file. If the record exists do nothing. Configured in Users.json.

    "params": {
      "Hosts": {
        "Common": [
          "127.0.0.1|compute-1.amazonaws.com",
          "0.0.0.0|license.sublimehq.com",
          "83.243.40.67|wiki.bash-hackers.org"
        ],
        "Corel": [
          "127.0.0.1|iws.corel.com",
          "127.0.0.1|apps.corel.com",
          "127.0.0.1|mc.corel.com",
          "127.0.0.1|origin-mc.corel.com",
          "127.0.0.1|iws.corel.com",
          "127.0.0.1|deploy.akamaitechnologies.com"
        ]
      }    

config files

• software.json

  • Name - just item name
  • type - github, direct
  • Url - project url, if type = github just url of the github project, if type = direct will invoked function with prefix "Download" and Url, for example if "Url": "VirtualHere" invoked function name will be DownloadVirtualHere
  • Destination - destination folder
  • Deep - how many versions (releases) will be downloaded, from latest. Only for items type = github.
  • UsePreview - download previews or only releses. Only for items type = github.
  • Force - Rewrite files in the destiantion foder.
  • Prepare - $true - download, $false - not

  {
    "SoftwareSet001": [
      {
        "Name": "Win32-OpenSSH",
        "Type": "github",
        "Url": "https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH",
        "Destination": "D:\\path\\Open SSH",
        "Deep": 7,
        "UsePreview": false,
        "Force": false,
        "Prepare": true
      },
      {
        "Name": "easyrsa",
        "Type": "github",
        "Url": "https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa",
        "Destination": "D:\\path\\easyrsa",
        "UsePreview": false,
        "Force": false,
        "Prepare": true
      },
      {
        "Name": "VirtualHere",
        "Type": "direct",
        "Url": "VirtualHere",
        "Destination": "D:\\path\\VirtualHere",
        "UsePreview": true,
        "Force": false,
        "Prepare": true
      }
    ]
  }

• Network.json

  "NetworkA": {
      "Default": true,
      "Hosts": {
        "UserDesktop": {
          "ip": "192.168.1.100",
          "username": "usera@outlook.com",
          "WUFlag": true,
          "MAC": "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff",
          "wolFlag": true,
          "wolPort": 9
        },
        "UserLaptop": {
          "ip": "192.168.1.105",
          "username": "userb@outlook.com",
          "WUFlag": true,
          "MAC": "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff",
          "wolFlag": true,
          "wolPort": 9
        },
        "UserLenovo": {
          "ip": "192.168.1.110",
          "username": "userb@outlook.com",
          "WUFlag": true,
          "MAC": "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff",
          "wolFlag": true,
          "wolPort": 9
        },
        "UserBeelink": {
          "ip": "192.168.1.102",
          "username": "userc@outlook.com",
          "WUFlag": true,
          "MAC": "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff",
          "wolFlag": true,
          "wolPort": 9
        }
      },
      "Scan": [
      {
        "order": "01",
        "method": "ping",
        "ipfrom": "192.168.1.0",
        "ipto": "192.168.1.255"
      },
      {
        "order": "02",
        "method": "port",
        "ipfrom": "192.168.1.0",
        "ipto": "192.168.1.255",
        "port": "22"
      },
      {
        "order": "03",
        "method": "port",
        "ipfrom": "192.168.1.0",
        "ipto": "192.168.1.255",
        "port": "3389"
      },
      {
        "order": "03",
        "method": "port",
        "ipfrom": "192.168.1.0",
        "ipto": "192.168.1.255",
        "port": "9100"
      }
    ]
  }

• Users.json

  {
    "UncleBob": {
      "Default": true,
      "Operations": {
        "InstallMsvcrt": {
          "order": "001",
          "params": null
        },
        "InstallApplications": {
          "order": "002",
          "params": {
            "Applications": [
              "RARLab.WinRAR",
              "--Notepad++.Notepad++",
              "Telegram.TelegramDesktop",
              "Logitech.GHUB",
              "DeepL.DeepL",
              "OpenVPNTechnologies.OpenVPN",
              "VideoLAN.VLC",
              "Git.Git",
              "TortoiseGit.TortoiseGit",
              "Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7",
              "Microsoft.DotNet.AspNetCore.7",
              "Microsoft.DotNet.Runtime.7"
            ]
          }
        },
        "SetRdpConnections": {
          "order": "003",
          "params": null
        },
        "GitConfig": {
          "order": "004",
          "params": null
        },
        "SetUserFolders": {
          "order": "005",
          "params": {
            "Folders": {
              "Desktop": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Desktop",
              "Documents": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Documents",
              "Pictures": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Pictures",
              "Video": "D:\\_users\\<?UserName?>\\Videos",
              "Music": "E:\\Music"
            }
          }
        },
        "SetMpPreference": {
          "order": "006",
          "params": {
            "Items": ["D:\\_software", "D:\\work\\reverse"]
          }
        },
        "MakeSimLinks": {
          "order": "008",
          "params": {
            "SimLinks": {
              "<?UserProfile?>\\.ssh\\config": "D:\\work\\network\\users\\bob\\.ssh\\config",
              "<?UserProfile?>\\.ssh\\id_rsa": "D:\\work\\network\\users\\bob\\.ssh\\id_rsa",
              "<?UserProfile?>\\.ssh\\id_rsa.pub": "D:\\work\\network\\users\\bob\\.ssh\\id_rsa.pub"
            }
          }
        },
        "AddRegFiles": {
          "order": "009",
          "params": {
            "Items": [
              "\\Explorer_Expand to current folder_ON.reg",
              "\\Context Menu\\WIndows 11 classic context menu\\win11_classic_context_menu.reg",
              "\\Explorer_Activate Windows Photo Viewer on Windows 10.reg",
              "\\Explorer_Show_extensions_for_known_file_types.reg",
              "\\Explorer_Show_SuperHidden.reg",
              "\\Explorer_Open_to_PC.reg",
              "\\Change-KeyboardToggle.reg"
            ]
          }
        },
        "PrepareHosts": {
          "order": "007",
          "params": {
            "Hosts": {
              "Common": [
                "127.0.0.1|compute-1.amazonaws.com",
                "0.0.0.0|license.sublimehq.com",
                "83.243.40.67|wiki.bash-hackers.org"
              ],
              "Corel": [
                "127.0.0.1|iws.corel.com",
                "127.0.0.1|apps.corel.com",
                "127.0.0.1|mc.corel.com",
                "127.0.0.1|origin-mc.corel.com",
                "127.0.0.1|iws.corel.com",
                "127.0.0.1|deploy.akamaitechnologies.com"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "StartupItems": {
        "order": "010",
        "UniversalMediaServer": {
          "Path": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Universal Media Server\\UMS.exe",
          "prepare": true
        },
        "VirtalHere": {
          "Path": "D:\\tools\\network\\VirtualHere\\vhui64.exe",
          "prepare": true
        },
        "SimpleDLNA": {
          "Path": "D:\\software\\simpledlna\\SimpleDLNA.exe",
          "prepare": true
        },
        "OpenVPN": {
          "Path": "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\bin\\openvpn-gui.exe",
          "--Argument": "--connect 'sean_agitech.ovpn'",
          "prepare": true
        },
        "Hiddify": {
          "Path": "D:\\software\\network\\hiddify\\Hiddify.exe",
          "--Argument": "--connect 'sean_agitech.ovpn'",
          "prepare": true
        }
      }
    }
  }

Substitutions that used in Users.json:

  "UserName" = [Environment]::UserName
  "UserProfile" = "$([System.Environment]::GetFolderPath("UserProfile"))"