Category: Downloads

PS – Local Hyper-V Manager

    Stefan Peters

This blog will show you my self built PowerShell based Hyper-V Manager for my work laptop. I work as an IT consultant at Advantive. During my work I do have the need for testing things on virtual machines running Windows Server or Windows 10/11 client OS.

The built in Hyper-V works perfect for this. It only lacks an easy way of deploying templates of Windows OS images. Therefore I created a PowerShell based Hyper-V Manager that does exactly this. The script works on Windows 11, but should also work on Windows 10 or even Windows Server.

Download the script from this link: LocalHyperVManager_v20241201.zip

Features of my solution:

  1. Save disk space due to VHDX differential disks.
  2. Deploy new Windows based VM with default size and default settings in just a minute.
  3. Allow connectivity from Hyper-V host to VM with an Internal Network, for example to use RDP to enter the VM.
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Entra ID – AppReg Manager 2024 – v01

    Stefan Peters

During my work as an IT Consultant, I frequently use PowerShell scripts to connect to Azure, Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Graph. When these scripts run automated on servers or in Azure Automate, I often use certificates for authentication. Creating these App Registrations in Entra ID portal is not very convenient.

I have used scripts before to create these App Regs. You might have seen it in my PSRoomSigning solution.

This script is a very complete App Reg Manager.

Features:

  • Create a new App Registration in Microsoft Entra ID with a new self-signed certificate.
  • Delete App Registrations in Microsoft Entra ID (multi select supported).
  • Report App Registrations with certificates/secrets that are expired or about to expire (export2csv).
  • Report API permissions or Role Permissions on App Registrations (export2csv).
  • Create a new self-signed certificate and add it to an existing App Registration (one that is about to expire).
  • You can choose how long the certificate is valid in days.
  • After creation it exports the certificate into a PFX file.
  • After creation it exports sample PowerShell code to use the new App Registration in PowerShell.

Requirements

  • Runs on PowerShell (only tested on Windows)
  • Uses Microsoft Graph PowerShell module (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/microsoftgraph/installation?view=graph-powershell-1.0)
  • Need Global Admin account or (….)

Installation:

  • Install the required PowerShell module: Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Graph
  • Extract the ZIP file to a scripts folder i.e. “c:\scripts\appregmgr”
  • Execute the script.

You can download the second (v2) version here.

.REVISIONS
2024_v02 – Update, Object ID instead of AppID was exported. Fixed.
2024_v01 – first release

Azure Snapshot Manager

    Stefan Peters

Microsoft Azure is a great platform to host Virtual Machines. What native Azure doesn’t have is a good snapshot/checkpoint manager like Hyper-V does. Since some time now you can create disk snapshots per disk. If a Virtual Machine has multiple disks you have to create the snapshot for every disk. And for every disk it asks how you want to call it. Don’t even mention about putting the snapshot back in the VM.

That is where Azure Snapshot Manager comes in. This PowerShell based tool makes it a lot easier for you to create snapshots of all disks in one run. Also it allows you to apply the snapshot on any existing VM in the same region, but also create a new VM based of the selected snapshot. I have developed this script in a few iterations and I believe this version is ready to go into the wild.

If you have any suggestions or questions please check the About button on the site and let me know!

DISCLAIMER

Use of this script is at your own risk and responsibility: This script creates disk snapshots, attach and detach disks to new or existing VMs. No disks are deleted. Creating new Azure resources can increase costs on you Azure bill. Please take this into account.

DOWNLOAD

Download the script here: AzVMSnapshotMgr_v3.zip

Start the script and connect to Azure.

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PS RoomSigning 2022.02.05 (New Version)

    Stefan Peters

Introduction

PSRoomSigning 2022 is a complete new version of the PowerShell based solution for RoomSigning. The solution has been reinvented because of issues with the 2021 version. If you installed the 2021 version and have “server error 500” sometimes please remove the old version and install this one.

RoomSigning 2022 will display the meetings in your meeting rooms in your environment. If you have an information display in your company restaurant or foyer you can display this information. Only meetings of today are displayed and meetings in the past are no longer on the screen, keeping it nice and clean.


Example of RoomSigning

How does it work?

The PowerShell script is designed to run as a scheduled task, or scheduled Azure Automation Runbook. The script needs a Service Principal Name in Azure AD with ‘Calendar.Read’ and ‘User.Read’ permissions. And when your target is Azure Web App Service the SPN needs Contributor permissions on the App Service.

When the script runs it will read the configured Exchange Online Room mailboxes and will render an HTML file in a configured target location. This HTML file is the visual representation of the Exchange Rooms. The HTML location needs to be a location where your display device can access it. This can be a webserver running local or in Azure or can be a local folder or a shared folder on a file share. If your client can access it, it will work.

Revision History:

2022 – Second release
• Reinvented the solution with extra jQuery script and splitting the HTML into two files.
• Add jQuery script for refreshing the page, making it more robust and stable.
• Requires webserver, doesn’t work local anymore.
• Fixed the PSRoomsigning_CreateResources.ps1 script now it works.

2021 – First release

Download the PSRoomSigning 2022 solution here.

PS RoomSigning

    Stefan Peters

Introduction

PSRoomSigning is a PowerShell based solution for RoomSigning, you can run this script on your Windows based display device, webserver or run natively in Azure. RoomSigning will show the meetings of your meeting rooms in your environment. If you have an information display in your company restaurant or foyer you can display this information. Only meetings of today are displayed and meetings in the past are no longer on the screen.


Example of RoomSigning

How does it work?

The PowerShell script is designed to run as a scheduled task, or scheduled Azure Automation Runbook. The script needs a Service Principal Name in Azure AD with ‘Calendar.Read’ and ‘Directory.Read’ permissions. And when your target is Azure Web App Service the SPN needs Contributor permissions on the App Service.

When the script runs it will read the configured Exchange Online Room mailboxes and will render an HTML file in a configured target location. This HTML file is the visual representation of the Exchange Rooms. The HTML location needs to be a location where your display device can access it. This can be a webserver running local or in Azure or can be a local folder or a shared folder on a file share. If your client can access it, it will work.

The HTML file generated contains a 30 second auto refresh setting so when the script writes a new version it will be updated automatically.

Download the PSRoomSigning script here.