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Installing exe inside Windows container using PowerShell
I am facing problem with installation of .exe file inside docker container:
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:7.0 AS base
SHELL ["pwsh", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = '...
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How to make sure a file used by a steppable pipeline is closed even in case of an exception?
This is a self-answered question. I'm going to add an answer only for PowerShell 7.3 or newer. Feel free to add answers for any previous PowerShell version.
I have a custom logging function that ...
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How to get the TBS (To be signed) value of a signed file in PowerShell?
Looking for a way to get the TBS of a file that has digital signature in PowerShell 7.3+
Tried a few things like:
add-type -AssemblyName system.security.cryptography.X509Certificates
$cert = new-...
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In PowerShell, how can I create a scheduled task that runs only 1 time at startup and then deletes itself?
This is what I've gathered so far. I need a scheduled task that runs only 1 time, at the next startup (whenever that is) and after it runs it should delete itself.
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName &...
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How to set mandatory attribute of a parameter to $true conditionally in PowerShell?
The mandatory attribute accepts ScriptBlocks but as I've tested it and seen in other answers, it's always returning $true
function Test-Function {
param (
[Parameter (Position = 0)]
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Why can't I populate strongly-typed dictionaries with ForEach-Object unless the input object is provided via pipeline (rather than parameter)? [duplicate]
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I'm aiming to gather info about the user's Java Runtime Environment in a script for use in checking that it meets certain requirements. I start with a variable named JRE that's cast as a list ...
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How to serialize/deserialize data back and forth between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell core?
I've been trying to find a solution to work with a specific cmdlet from ConfigCi built-in module that is incompatible with PowerShell core. The cmdlet is New-CIPolicyRule
I want to use it in my module ...
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PowerShell | Argument completer not working when a file with the required criteria is not in the current working directory
I've tried 2 argument completers so far for my module to only show me the files with .cer extension when I press TAB button.
Here is one of them
$ArgumentCompleterCertPath = {
Get-ChildItem | ...
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How to prevent PowerShell validateSet argument completer from suggesting the same values that are already selected?
I have 2 class-based argument completers/validate sets for 2 of my PowerShell module's parameters.
[ValidateSet([PolicyIDz])][parameter(Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = "Remove Policies&...
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How to make a PowerShell argument completer that only suggests files not already selected?
I'm not sure if it's possible to do this so going to first explain what I want to happen.
my PowerShell module function has this parameter
[ValidateScript({ Test-Path $_ -PathType Leaf })][...
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Pester 5.4 generates an empty Code coverage result file
POV:
I'm generating Powershell test code coverage with pester.
Problem:
The generated Coverage.xml file remains empty.
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What am I doing wrong?
Some technicalities:
Write-Verbose -Message &...
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