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Security

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.

June 22, 2026 · 11 min · Mimi
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PowerShell

PowerShell Logging Patterns for Production Scripts

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

June 21, 2026 · 10 min · Mimi
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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.

April 20, 2026 · 15 min · Mimi
PowerShell terminal alongside Bash showing cross-platform commands
WSL

PowerShell Meets Bash, CMD, and WSL: Working Across Windows and Linux

How to use PowerShell with Bash, CMD, JSON, and WSL when working across Windows and Linux.

March 25, 2026 · 7 min · Mimi
PowerShell terminal showing offline installation steps
Installation

Install PowerShell on Offline and Restricted Networks

How to install PowerShell and modules on connected machines and offline or restricted networks.

February 15, 2026 · 7 min · Mimi
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Security

PowerShell Security Notes: Elevation, Firewall Rules, and Unblocking Files

PowerShell security notes for elevation, Windows Defender Firewall rules, and safely unblocking downloaded files.

January 20, 2026 · 7 min · Mimi
PowerShell script deploying Office and querying Active Directory users
Active Directory

PowerShell for Office and AD Deployment

PowerShell notes for Office deployment, Office activation firewall rules, Get-ADUser queries, and domain rejoin troubleshooting.

December 31, 2025 · 7 min · Mimi
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WSL

Windows Troubleshooting: Network Shares, WSL Crashes, TPM

Troubleshooting notes for Windows network share errors, WSL crashes, VMware TPM checks, and disk space problems.

December 25, 2025 · 10 min · Mimi