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Using Powershell to Uninstall Applications

Automating to uninstall software from a Windows machine can sometimes be a cumbersome task, especially to uninstall applications based on the versions installed. In such cases, PowerShell can come to the rescue by leveraging the Windows Registry to find and uninstall the application in question. Today, I’ll share a script that will uninstall almost any type of application, which can be used along with SCCM or MDM solutions as well.

Understanding Application Versioning in Workspace ONE: A Practical Guide

Managing app versions effectively is crucial for maintaining system stability and user productivity. In this blog post, we’ll explore how the versioning works in Workspace ONE App deployment.

CyberArk Account Password Change Failed with Code: 9999, Error: Execution error

You may see the message Code: 9999, Error: Execution error in the pm_error.log file during an SSH key rotation or change, with no obvious hints as to the cause. One possible reason for this issue is related to the SSH key format. Starting from OpenSSH 7.8, the private key is not output in OpenSSL’s PEM format by default, which is one the format accepted by CyberArk as an SSH key.

Powershell for Object-based Selection Prompt

One of its most powerful features of PowerShell is its ability to work with objects, allowing you to manipulate data in a structured and intuitive way.

Today, we’ll explore how to make an object-based user selection menu in PowerShell. Using Out-GridView is an easiest option for this purpose. Also, I make a custom function for the object-based user selection.

How to Uninstall Webex Active Touch Meeting Client

Cisco Webex comes with several installers which might seems a bit confusing for most of the system admins. Here is a quick overview of different installers available.

How to use Custom CSS on WordPress WPForms

This is a how-to guide to create your custom CSS with WPForms, any WordPress built-in widget or plugin. The WPForms is a good widely used form plugin, but the pre-made templates are only available in the paid version. Therefore, I needed to create some basic custom CSS to add borders and backgrounds to my contact form.

Workspace ONE UEM Custom Baselines and How to deploy LGPO

What are Workspace ONE UEM Baselines?

Workspace ONE UEM Baselines are predefined configurations that help maintain a consistent security posture across all managed devices, which give a wide range of security settings and configurations, including password policies, encryption settings, and application controls and many other Group Policy items. Typically, Windows 10 and Windows 11 are fully compatible with Baseline

How to Install Winget on Windows 10 and 11

Winget is available on Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) or later. It’s included by default in Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) and later versions. Upgrading to a supported version is necessary if you have an older Windows 10.

Sometimes, if the winget installation is corrupted due to some reason, you can the latest winget package from the github for installation. Here is how:

Workaround to connect the server with RDP Licenses not available Error

You might sometimes see the error like this when trying to connect to Remote Desktop Session Host server

The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop License Servers available to provide a license.

Powershell for Bulk Character Conversion

Are you dealing with text data that you need to convert different characters or words or symbols in bulk? In this blog post, I’ll introduce a powershell script that streamlines the conversion process, making it easy to work with text data across different languages and character sets.