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Powershell Basics

# Secure string
$SecureString = Read-Host "Enter a password for user account" -AsSecureString
# Secure string
$SecureString = Read-Host "Enter a password for user account" -AsSecureString

Convert secure string to plain text

# Secure string
$SecureString = Read-Host "Enter a password for user account" -AsSecureString

# Convert to plain text
$BSTR = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString)
$PlainPassword = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($BSTR)

List modules and dll's loaded​

# List modules and dll's loaded:
$LoadedAssemblies = [System.AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() | Where-Object Location -like '*Az.Storage*'
$LoadedAssemblies | Select-Object Location

Invoke-RestMethod​


# API Uri
$ApiUri = "https://management.azure.com/locations?api-version=2020-01-01"

# Get the current Token
$AccessToken = (Get-AzAccessToken).Token

# Build Header
$Headers = @{
'Authorization' = "Bearer $($AccessToken)"
'Accept' = "application/json"
}

# Execute Query
(Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $ApiUri -Headers $Headers).value

Check Latest PS Modules versions​

Get-Module -Name az* -ListAvailable |
  ForEach-Object {
    write-host "Checking $($_.Name)"
    $currentVersion = [Version] $_.Version
    $newVersion = [Version] (Find-Module -Name $_.Name).Version

    if ($newVersion -gt $currentVersion) {
        Write-Host -Object "New version available $_ Module from $currentVersion to $newVersion" -ForegroundColor Green
    }
    Else
    {
        Write-Host -Object "No new version available $_ Module from $currentVersion" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    }
  }

Uninstall modules​

Get-Module -Name az* -ListAvailable |
  ForEach-Object {
    write-host "Checking $($_.Name)"
    # Clean Up
    Uninstall-Module -Name $_.Name -AllVersions -Force -Verbose
  }

Update module​

  Get-Module -Name az* -ListAvailable |
  ForEach-Object {
    write-host "Checking $($_.Name)"
    $currentVersion = [Version] $_.Version
    $newVersion = [Version] (Find-Module -Name $_.Name).Version

    if ($newVersion -gt $currentVersion) {
      Write-Host -Object "Updating $_ Module from $currentVersion to $newVersion" -ForegroundColor Green
      Update-Module -Name $_.Name -RequiredVersion $newVersion -Force
      Uninstall-Module -Name $_.Name -RequiredVersion $currentVersion -Force
    }
  }