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Windows Event Log Tampering: What Admins Should Defend Against

Defensive notes on Windows event log tampering, audit risk, detection signals, and practical controls for administrators.

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PowerShell Logging Patterns for Production Scripts

Practical logging patterns for PowerShell scripts that run unattended in scheduled tasks, servers, and admin automation.

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Security

Recover Windows Event Logs After They Are Cleared

What administrators can recover after Windows event logs are cleared, and how to prevent local log loss with forwarding, exports, and central collection.

June 20, 2026 · 9 min · Mimi
PowerShell try catch finally block writing errors to console and log file
PowerShell

PowerShell Try/Catch/Finally: Log Errors to Console and File

How to handle PowerShell errors with try, catch, and finally while writing error messages to both the console and a log file.

June 14, 2026 · 8 min · Mimi
PowerShell script querying installed applications from remote Windows PCs
Automation

PowerShell for IT Inventory: Getting All Installed Apps from Remote Windows PCs

How to use PowerShell to discover Windows PCs, query installed applications remotely, and export a software inventory report.

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PowerShell Remoting with WinRM and SSH

How to choose between WinRM and SSH for PowerShell remoting on Windows, Linux, and mixed environments.

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Manage Pinned Taskbar Items with PowerShell

How to list and remove Windows taskbar pinned applications with PowerShell and Shell.Application.

October 28, 2025 · 8 min · Mimi