UC Unleashed

Here is a list of all of my scripts I’ve posted about on this blog. I’ll try to keep this page current.

Lync Server/Skype for Business Server scripts, functions, and tools

Get-CsMaliciousCalls (01-25-2018)
Retrieve data about calls reported as malicious in Skype for Business.

Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment (01-22-2018)
Find Where a Number is Assigned in Skype for Business.

The Case of the Missing Skype for Business Presence Options in the Taskbar (01-08-2018)
Restore the missing presence options when hovering over the Skype for Business taskbar icon.

Test-InvalidCerts 1.2 (03-17-2017)
Checks root and intermediate certificate stores for certificates in the wrong store & moves them to the correct store.

QoS Calculator v1.7 (02-28-2017)
Calculate all necessary group policies and settings to successfully deploy Quality of Service (QoS) in a Lync/Skype for Business environment.

Get-CsFederatedConversationDetails.ps1 v1.0 (05-13-2014)
See time & date info about conversations with specific federated domains.

Get-CsUpdateVersion.ps1 v3.9 (03-08-2017)
See installed Cumulative Update version for all Lync & Skype for Business servers.

Get-CsDatabaseUpdateStatus.ps1 v1.2 (02-24-2018)
Shows database version info, and indicates if database updates are needed as a result of installation of a Cumulative Update.

New-CsLyncRoomSystem.ps1 v1.2 (06-10-2014)
Easily deploy this exciting feature in Lync Server 2013. Creates & configures mailbox, meeting room, etc.

New-CsClonedPolicy.ps1 v1.3 (02-03-2017)
Clones an existing Lync/Skype for Business Server 2015 policy to a new policy. Includes support for user and site level policies.

Set-CsFeatures.ps1 5.5 (08-12-2019)
Install the prerequisites and many additional features, configurations, and add-ons for Lync Server 2013 and Skype for Business Server 2015/2019 on Windows Server 2012, 2012R2, 2016, and 2019.

Set-Cs2013Features.ps1 v3.8 (03-25-2015)
Install the prerequisites and many additional features, configurations, and add-ons for Lync Server 2013.

Set-Lync2010Features.ps1 v5.3 (12-23-2011)
Install the prerequisites and many additional features, configurations, and add-ons for Lync Server 2010.

Get-CsConnections.ps1 v3.5 (08-14-2019)
Lists connections per Lync and Skype for Business Server Front End server in a pool, load balancing distribution, and per user connections.

Get-CsVoiceCalls.ps1 v1.4 (06-12-2012)
View basic information about current voice calls in Lync Server 2010.

New-CsFirmware.ps1 v2.1 (02-08-2017)
Import single or multiple Lync Phone Edition firmware updates to single or multiple pools. Includes support for Polycom VVX and Snom firmware, too.

Grant-CsPolicyByADGroup.ps1 v1.7 (02-03-2017)
Assign Lync/Skype for Business Server policies to users based on Active Directory group membership.

Automatically Installing and Configuring WireShark for Skype for Business 2.2.12 (01-19-2018)
Install WireShark and configure the common settings for Skype for Business Server.

Lync Server/Skype for Business Server/Office 365/Teams one liners

1. One-Liner: Get Your Office 365 Tenant ID
2. One Liner: See Number Of Connected Users, Endpoints On A Lync Front End Server
3. One Liner: Finding out which Lync/Skype for Business pool servers a user is associated with, and the preferred connection order
4. One Liner: Finding AD disabled accounts who are still Lync enabled
5. One Liner: Setting recovery option to ‘restart’ for Lync/Skype for Business services
6. One Liner: Find Users Whose SMTP Address Doesn’t Match Their SIP Address
7. One Liner: Finding Elevated Accounts That Are Enabled For Lync/Skype for Business
8. One Liner: Add Trusted Root Cert Authorities to Edge Servers
9. One Liner: See Who You’re Openly Federating With

Exchange Server scripts, functions, and modules

ExchangeServices v1.1 (01-26-2015)
Module with several functions to stop/start/query/configure Exchange services

Set-Exchange2010Features.ps1 v3.3 (12-29-2011)
Install the prerequisites for Exchange 2010 on Windows 2008 R2.

Set-Exchange2010FilterConfig.ps1 v2.0
Configure the Filter Pack for Exchange 2010

Set-Exchange2010RedirectSSL.ps1 v1.5 (04-29-2014)
Configure SSL settings and folder redirection for Exchange 2010

Add-BadWordsFromFile.ps1 v1.0 (10-08-2009)
Import a list of bad words from a file for the Exchange 2010 content filter.

Hide-InternetNewsgroups.ps1
Hide the Internet Newsgroups folder from appearing in the Public Folder list of Exchange Server.

Add-Cmdlets2Dictionary.ps1
Add Exchange 2007 and/or 2010 cmdlets to the Microsoft Word dictionary

DAG-InstallRollup.ps1
Script for installing update roll-ups on DAG servers

New-WelcomeEmail.ps1 v1.3 (02-24-2013)
Automatically sends an informative, HTML formatted email to a user once their mailbox is created.

AutoApplyMRMPolicy.ps1
Automatically apply an MRM policy to mailboxes upon creation

Update-MobileNumber.ps1
Update the Global Address Book when a user adds a new ActiveSync device

New-DirectoryUpdateReminder.ps1 v1.7 (01-27-2014)
Remind users to update their Active Directory information

New-ADPasswordReminder.ps1 v2.9 (09-13-2013)
Sends an informative, HTML formatted email to users whose password is soon expiring. This is useful for those users who are mobile only and don’t get the conventional notices.

Function: New-LocalExchangeConnection
Establishes a connection to Exchange 2010 on the local server

Exchange Server one liners

1. One Liner: Finding users with forwarding addresses set
2. One Liner: See failed inbound messages for the past few days
3. One Liner: Restarting stopped services
4. One Liner: Finding users who have Send-As or Full Access permissions to mailboxes
5. One Liner: Setting the default language and time zone for OWA
6. One Liner: Exporting distribution list membership to Excel
7. One Liner: Get All Exchange Users Who Are Configured For Forwarding
8. One Liner: List All Users Who Have Send-As Access To Other Mailboxes

Misc scripts

Function: Test-InvalidCerts v1.0 (03-17-2017)
Ensuring Certificates Are In The Correct Certificate Store

Function: Remove-IisLogFiles v1.0 (11-21-2016)
Purging Old IIS Log Files with PowerShell

Function: Get-UpdateInfo v1.0 (10-10-2016)
Making It Easy for Your Users to Get the Latest Version of Your Scripts

Install-OWASLanguagePacks v1.0 (03-07-2015)
Easily download and install any of the 49 available Office Web Apps Server 2013 language packs.

Function: Set-PowerPlan v1.0 (02-25-2014)
Set the power plan of a server for better performance.

Function: Set-AdminUser v1.0 (10-22-2012)
Clear AdminCount and set security inheritance on a specified user account

Function: New-PSUpdateHelpScheduledTask v1.5 (01-10-2015)
Automatically create a scheduled task to update PowerShell v3 help files

Function: Set-Timezone v1.0 (03-04-2013)
Easily define the desired timezone when building servers

Function: New-SignedScript v1.4 (09-08-2017)
Sign one or many PowerShell scripts with your code signing certificate

New-ExpiringCertificatesReminder.ps1 v1.3 (02-13-2017)
Receive a Reminder When Certificates Have Expired/Are Expiring

Function: New-FirewallRule v1.0 (09-14-2012)
Create Windows Firewall rules with PowerShell

Set-WindowsEmailAddress.ps1 v1.2 (01-27-2014)
Update the WindowsEmailAddress field of users in environments WITHOUT Exchange server.

Function: New-LoopbackAdapter.ps1 v1.0
Create and configure a loopback adapter for use with Direct Server Return hardware load balancing.

New-HandBrakeConversion.ps1 v1.3 (10-04-2011)
Process entire folders of video files through HandBrake to convert them to iTunes format.

Function: Remove-NicGateway v1.0 (03-13-2012)
Removes the default gateway on selected network interfaces

Function: Set-DriveLabel v1.0 (03-06-2012)
Set the label of a selected drive

Function: New-BalloonTip v1.3 (07-05-2016)
Show a Windows system tray balloon tip

Functions: Get-UACStatus and Set-UACStatus v1.0 (02-20-2012)
Functions for displaying and settings Windows User Access Control

Function: Set-ModuleStatus v1.2 (02-07-2014)
Load PowerShell modules with error checking

Function: New-Password v1.3 07-07-2016
Quickly and easily generate passwords, complete with phonetic pronunciation that also copies to the clipboard.

Functions: Get-LocalAdminGroupMembership and Set-LocalAdminGroupMembership v1.0 (12-22-2011)
Get and set local admin group membership on remote computers.

Function: New-Pause v1.0 (12-21-2011)
A graceful way to pause your PowerShell scripts

Function: New-Sleep v1.0 (12-20-2011)
A more graphical way to introduce delay in PowerShell scripts

Function: New-Share v1.0 (07-13-2011)
Programmatically create file shares

Function: Remove-ScriptVariables v1.0 (07-08-2011)
Remove all variables from a script from memory

Function: New-PSUpdateHelpScheduledTask v1.1 (02-07-2014)
Creates scheduled task that automatically updates PowerShell help files everyday.

Misc One Liners

One Liner: Enabling Mapped Drives in Elevated PowerShell Sessions

One Liner: Getting Your Public IP Address With PowerShell

One-Liner: Getting the Top 5 Errors In an Event Log