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Category: CLI and Powershell

  • Mastering WinGet Commands: The Ultimate Guide for Windows 11 Power Users

    Windows Package Manager (WinGet) is Microsoft’s command-line tool for managing software on Windows 10 and 11. It simplifies installing, updating, and organizing applications. Users can automate tasks, check for updates, and create custom repositories, enhancing control over software management. WinGet streamlines processes for both system administrators and tech enthusiasts.

  • The Future of VMware Updates: How to Survive the Broadcom Download Token Shift

    In mid-2025, Broadcom retired VMware’s public update repositories, necessitating a shift to token-based authentication for updates via customer-specific URLs. To update VMware systems, users must obtain a Download Token from the Broadcom Support Portal and utilize a PowerShell script, ensuring all configurations are modernized for future security and functionality.

  • Mastering vdmadmin.exe Commands: The Ultimate Guide for Omnissa Horizon Administrators

    This guide on vdmadmin.exe equips Omnissa Horizon administrators with essential skills for managing virtual desktop infrastructures. It covers command execution prerequisites, a comprehensive list of 56 commands, best practices, and troubleshooting tips to enhance administration efficiency. Mastering these commands ensures secure, scalable, and effective Horizon operations.

  • Ultimate Guide to lmvutil Commands for Omnissa Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture

    This guide details managing an Omnissa Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture (CPA) using the lmvutil command-line tool. It explains 39 commands for configuring and managing pods, global entitlements, and security settings, enabling effective desktop and application delivery across data centers. The guide emphasizes best practices and troubleshooting techniques for successful implementation.

  • Unlocking Secrets: A Guide to Windows Credential Manager in PowerShell

    Redux of Previous Post that has been archived as I felt like I could do it more justice. Over the years I have done ton of different ways of dealing with Credentials in scripts, the whole just do Get-Credential and enter it every time I run the script but that is a great for one…

  • In-depth User Inactivity Analysis for VMware Horizon Environment

    In running a Horizon Environment has your boss asked you to run a report of who is logging in or who has not logged in to the Horizon environment? Well guess what, to my knowledge there is no tool out there that will give you the ability to run a report of all users that…

  • Horizon Usage Report: Understanding your users, well maybe!

    If you’re tired of not getting useful reports from Horizon, I’ve got good news for you! I’ve updated my PowerShell script to help you export pool connection data easily. You can get CSV or Excel reports, with or without Pivot Table. Check it out and make your life easier! Download the script [here].

  • The greatest coding tool to date! GitHub Copilot long term review.

    GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI. It offers a chat feature for custom commands, autocomplete for faster coding, code documentation, error fixing, and even code test generation. It’s not perfect, but a huge asset for boosting productivity, saving time, and well worth the investment.

  • App Volumes Usage Report: Decoding the Signals for Retiring Old Applications with Precision

    As an app admin, it’s crucial to know who’s using the applications and how often. I’ve created a report for you. The User Usage Report shows user logins and assigned apps. The Package Usage Report tracks package usage and last usage time, important for app lifecycle management. The Writable Volumes Usage Report shows usage details.…

  • As Built Report for VMware Universal Access Gateway (UAG)

    Well, its official, I have completed all the Horizon on-premises As Built Reports now that this UAG report is published! You can get it live > AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.VMware.UAG (github.com) The other reports: As Built VMware Horizon > AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.VMware.Horizon (github.com) As Built VMware App Volumes > AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.VMware.AppVolumes (github.com) If you want to take a look at the…