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Ways to traverse directories in PowerShell, just like the old-skool “dir /s” command, with a little PowerShell spice on top.
Get-ChildItem -Recurse
Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Select-Object Name
Get-ChildItem -Filter *.png -Recurse
Get-ChildItem -Include *.txt, *.png -Recurse | Select-Object FullNameLooking for a file and need the location? This oneliner will return the full path of the first result found
Get-ChildItem -path c:\ -Recurse -Filter "filename" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -Property Directory -First 1 | ForEach-Object {$_.Directory.FullName}Remove the annoying security blocking from downloaded files. This will unblock any blocked files in a folder and subfolders.
Get-ChildItem -Path "path-to-folder" -Recurse | Unblock-File Verify if service is stopped, then start it. Afterwards verify the status of the service (Windows Update)
if ($(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Status -ne "Running") { (Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Start() }
(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").StatusVerify if service is running, then stop it. Afterwards verify the status of the service (Windows Update).
if ($(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Status -eq "Running") { (Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Stop() }
(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").StatusNote: Remember to run as Administrator …
A simple PowerShell sript that will return the length of the longest line from the path it is executed.
$len = 0; dir -r | %{ if ($_.FullName.Length -gt $len) { $len = $_.FullName.Length } }; $len Source: Lifted from Johan Arwidmark