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Here are two really popular Windows 8 script samples from Microsoft All-In-One Script Framework. One of them is ranking the 1st among all 7000+ script samples on TechNet Script Center based on popularity. The other one is ranking the 4th. The All-In-One Script Framework writes these script samples because their topics are frequently asked in TechNet forums. Many IT Pros are asking about them. Script sample videos are also available to give you a visual demonstration.
Create a Shutdown/Restart/Logoff Windows 8 Tile for the Start menu (PowerShell)
This is currently the No.1 script on TechNet Script Center. This PowerShell script shows how to create a Shutdown, Restart or Logoff Windows 8 tile for the Start menu.
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Remove Windows Store apps in Windows 8
This script can be used to remove multiple Windows Store apps from a user account in Windows 8. It provides a list of installed Windows Store apps. You can specify the application IDs, and remove them all at once.
Since we launched Windows 8 How-do-I script sample videos last month, the 3 Win8 videos in the first release have been watched for over 30,000 times! We heard your voice that you want more videos to demonstrate how to use script samples to automate IT tasks. The All-In-One Script Framework team is committed to this. Together with DPE, we now provide you with 2 fresh videos. You get a front line seat to all of our latest Windows 8 script samples with demo videos.
How to Create a Shutdown tile on the Start screen in Windows 8
Script download: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Create-a-ShutdownRestartLog-37c8111d
How to Batch Rename Virtual Machines in Windows Server 2012
Script download: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/How-to-batch-rename-f3980e1d
More and more Windows 8 script samples and demo videos are coming. We are looking forward to hearing your feedback.
We have released 100 script samples! There is customer evidence behind every script sample. The team closely monitors the entire TechNet forum platform, and customers’ support calls to Microsoft, and create automation script to ease those frequently asked IT tasks. We wish that the samples will save your time.
Today, Microsoft All-In-One Script Framework is updated with over 30 new script samples. In this blog, we introduce 14 of them, including 3 Windows 8 script samples; 1 Windows Server 2012 sample, 2 Office 365 ones, 1 Lync sample, 3 Office samples, and 4 SharePoint scripts. The scripts are written for solving frequently asked IT tasks that our team observed in the TechNet forums and Microsoft Support Incidents. Many customers are asking about these IT scenarios.
Download: CreateWindowsTile.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Create-a-ShutdownRestartLog-37c8111d
This script sample has been the most popular script on TechNet Script Repository.
Description: This PowerShell script shows how to create a Shutdown, Restart or Logoff Windows 8 tile for the Start menu.
User Scenarios: In Windows 8, without a Start button, properly shutting down or rebooting Windows can be a bit of a chore. Many users want to shut down or reboot Windows in just one click. This script enables users to click on a tile to shut down, reboot or log off Windows on the Start menu.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Anders Wang for the script idea and composing the script sample. Thanks Nishant Kumar Singh for reviewing the sample to ensure its quality.
Script to create a Windows 8 Switch User Tile for the Start menu (PowerShell)
Download: CreateSwitchUserWindowsTile.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Script-to-create-a-Windows-2b03ac8c
Description: This PowerShell Script shows how to create a Windows 8 Switch User tile for the Start menu.
User Scenarios: Properly switching users in Windows 8 without a Start button can be a bit of a chore. Many users may want to switch users in just one click. This script enables users to click a tile to switch user on the Start menu.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Anders Wang for the script idea and composing the script sample.
Script to create a Windows 8 Hibernation Tile for the Start menu (PowerShell)
Download: CreateHibernationWindowsTile.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Script-to-create-a-ce24bd63
Description: This PowerShell Script shows how to create a Windows 8 Hibernation tile for the Start menu.
User Scenarios: Properly hibernating Windows 8 without a Start button can be a bit of a chore. Many users may want to hibernate Windows in just one click. This script enables users to click a tile to hibernate Windows on the Start menu.
Switch between Server Core to Server GUI in Windows Server 2012
Download: SwitchGUIServerCORE.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Switch-between-Windows-9680265d
Description: This script sample can be used to switch a full installation of a Server Graphic User Interface (GUI) mode to Server Core mode in Windows Server 2012. Additionally, this script enables you to convert Server Core mode to Server GUI mode.
User Scenarios: After you setup Windows Server 2012, IT administrators may have to convert Server 2012 to Server Core mode for some security reasons. Also, it is more convenient for administrators to change some configurations when using GUI mode. To perform this action, use the following script sample.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Edward Qi for collecting the script idea and composing the script sample. Thanks Christopher Norris for ensuring its quality.
Configuring a Windows PowerShell Profile for Office 365 Exchange Online
Download: SetOffice365PowerShellProfile .zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Configuring-a-Windows-faecf7cb
Description: This script can configure a Windows PowerShell profile for Office 365 Exchange Online. It appends the Connect-OSCExchangeOnline and Disconnect-OSCExchangeOnline functions to your Windows PowerShell profile. Afterward, you can use these two functions directly without remembering New-PSSession and its parameters.
User Scenarios: Currently, Office 365 Exchange Online administrators use the New-PSSession function to connect Windows PowerShell to Office 365. Some administrators feel that it is difficult to remember all the parameters clearly. It is better to use a Windows PowerShell profile to store the two functions and help administrators use Office 365 more easily.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Dan Rowley for submitting the script idea and ensuring the script quality. Thanks Greg Gu for composing the script sample.
Add Birthday or Anniversary Reminders in Office 365 Exchange Online
Download: AddOSCEXOAppointment.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Add-Birthday-or-Anniversary-e111b73d
Description: This script creates birthday or anniversary reminders for your contacts. This script also enables you to import a comma-separated values (CSV) file for creating the reminders. Additionally, you can use this script to search a contact folder to find contacts that have birthdays and anniversaries, and then create the reminders.
User Scenarios: Microsoft Outlook has a feature that enables you to “Add a birthday or anniversary for a contact.” However, this feature is not available in the Outlook Web App (OWA). Therefore, in order to add birthday or anniversary reminders in OWA, you must find a workaround.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Greg Gu for submitting the script idea, and composing the sample. Thanks David Los (PM from Exchange Online) for ensuring its quality.
Find Users with Specific Features Enabled in Microsoft Lync Server 2010
Download: SearchOSCCSUser.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/ScriptFind-Users-with-fa3d97ea
Description: This script finds users with specific features enabled in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Features of following policies which defined in user scope are supported by this script. Voice Policy Conferencing Policy Pin Policy ExternalAccess Policy Location Policy Client Policy ClientVersion Policy Presence Policy Mobility Policy Archiving Policy
Description: This script finds users with specific features enabled in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Features of following policies which defined in user scope are supported by this script.
User Scenarios: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 provides a lot of policies to allow IT administrators to control the features which could be used by end users. Currently, if administrators want to know the list of users who are allowed to use some features, they have to find these policies by using Where-Object cmdlet first. After that they need to prepare a filter script manually by using the policy names. It’s a time consuming job if there are a lot of policies in the organization. Also some administrators want to maintain this kind of list for compliance purpose.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Kelly Huang for submitting the script idea. Thanks Greg Gu for writing the script sample. Thanks Christopher Tart for reviewing it and ensuring its quality.
Remove Notes Pages in PowerPoint (PowerShell)
Download: RemoveNotesInPowerPoint.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Remove-Notes-Pages-in-e5d722da
Description: This PowerShell script will remove all the notes pages form specified PowerPoint files. User Scenarios: In PowerPoint, people often use the notes function to record additional information. When these documents are shared, you may want to remove notes before sharing the document. Instead of removing the notes one by one, you can remove all the notes using the script.
Description: This PowerShell script will remove all the notes pages form specified PowerPoint files.
User Scenarios: In PowerPoint, people often use the notes function to record additional information. When these documents are shared, you may want to remove notes before sharing the document. Instead of removing the notes one by one, you can remove all the notes using the script.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Cristin Yan for submitting the script topic. Thanks Anders Wang for composing the sample. Thanks Shiv Khare for sharing his expertise to review it before the sample is published.
Convert PowerPoint Presentation to Word Document (PowerShell)
Download: ConvertPowerPointToWordDocument.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-PowerPoint-d65f3a82
Description: This PowerShell script sample illustrates how to convert PowerPoint presentations to Word documents. Additionally, script will maintain the original format, layout for presentation and reduce the output file size. Supported version is PowerPoint 2010. User Scenarios: Converting PowerPoint presentations to Word documents is a frequently asked question in many public forums.
Description: This PowerShell script sample illustrates how to convert PowerPoint presentations to Word documents. Additionally, script will maintain the original format, layout for presentation and reduce the output file size. Supported version is PowerPoint 2010.
User Scenarios: Converting PowerPoint presentations to Word documents is a frequently asked question in many public forums.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Zhiliang Zhou for collecting the script idea. Thanks Pranav Wagh for sharing his expertise in Office to ensure the sample quality. Thanks Anders Wang for writing the sample.
Modify Picture Compression Resolution Settings in PowerPoint 2007 (PowerShell)
Download: ModifyPictureCompressionResolutionSetting.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Modify-Picture-Compression-e669d72e
Description: This PowerShell script demo illustrates how to modify picture compression resolution settings in PowerPoint 2007. User Scenarios: This question is asked by users in the TechNet forum. They just want to pre-configure picture compression in PowerPoint 2007.
Description: This PowerShell script demo illustrates how to modify picture compression resolution settings in PowerPoint 2007.
User Scenarios: This question is asked by users in the TechNet forum. They just want to pre-configure picture compression in PowerPoint 2007.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Zhiliang Zhou for the script idea. Thanks Anders Wang for writing the sample. Thanks Pranav Wagh for ensuring its quality.
Manage Managed Metadata Terms in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Download: ManageTaxonomy.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Manage-Managed-Metadata-9c42efef
Description: This script can manage managed metadata terms in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. You can use this script to get terms, add terms or remove terms. User Scenarios: In a real world, a lot of people ask the possibility of managing managed metadata terms by using Windows PowerShell. Since administrators need to manage lot of terms, they really need to find a script to reduce their workload.
Description: This script can manage managed metadata terms in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. You can use this script to get terms, add terms or remove terms.
User Scenarios: In a real world, a lot of people ask the possibility of managing managed metadata terms by using Windows PowerShell. Since administrators need to manage lot of terms, they really need to find a script to reduce their workload.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Simon Huang for the script idea. Thanks Greg Gu for writing the sample. Thanks Stephen Woodard for review it.
Start a SharePoint Designer Workflow on Multiple List Items
Download: StartWorkflow.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Start-a-Workflow-on-120bffe5
Description: This script can start a SharePoint Designer workflow on Multiple List Items in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. User Scenarios: In a real world, you may need to start a workflow on multiple list items. It will be a heavy task if you do it manually, so you are looking for a script to complete this task.
Description: This script can start a SharePoint Designer workflow on Multiple List Items in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
User Scenarios: In a real world, you may need to start a workflow on multiple list items. It will be a heavy task if you do it manually, so you are looking for a script to complete this task.
List Unused Content Databases using PowerShell
Download: ListUnusedContentDatabases.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/List-Unused-Content-c078e894
Description: This script can be used to list your unused SharePoint content databases. It can also be used to list used content databases or all content databases. User Scenarios: By default, we can use Get-SPContentDatabase to retrieve SharePoint content databases. But this can only list the database that’s status is Ready. The content database cannot be listed if its status is Offline.
Description: This script can be used to list your unused SharePoint content databases. It can also be used to list used content databases or all content databases.
User Scenarios: By default, we can use Get-SPContentDatabase to retrieve SharePoint content databases. But this can only list the database that’s status is Ready. The content database cannot be listed if its status is Offline.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Wenxuan Fan for the script idea. Thanks Bing Zhao for writing the sample. Thanks Sojesh Sreelayam for review it.
Set User Profile Picture in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Download: SetOSCSPUserPicture.zip Details: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Set-User-Profile-Picture-1cdbe171
Description: This script changes user profile picture in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. It finds user profile pictures from specified picture library. After finding the pictures, it uses User Profile Manager to change PictureUrl property for each user who has user profile. User Scenarios: Under some circumstances, administrators may manage user pictures manually without enabling User Profile Synchronization Service. It indicates that the pictures will not be imported from external systems. They need to find a way to help HR specialist to import user profile picture for each user.
Description: This script changes user profile picture in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. It finds user profile pictures from specified picture library. After finding the pictures, it uses User Profile Manager to change PictureUrl property for each user who has user profile.
User Scenarios: Under some circumstances, administrators may manage user pictures manually without enabling User Profile Synchronization Service. It indicates that the pictures will not be imported from external systems. They need to find a way to help HR specialist to import user profile picture for each user.
Acknowledgement: Thanks Wenxuan Fan for the script idea. Thanks Greg Gu for writing the sample. Thanks Shaleen Thapa for review it.
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Script Download: basMailProcessing.zip http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Find-Out-and-Move-the-134f3982
This is helpful when you've subscribed lots of notifications which might update frequently, but you only need to check the latest one. Also it is a frequently asked question by users in the TechNet forum. For example,
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Script Download: mAutoScrollInbox.zip http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Scroll-as-New-Messages-are-190668a3
This VBA sample illustrates how to scroll the scroll bar to the top of a folder when there is (are) new message(s) received in Outlook 2010.
This is a frequently asked question by users in the TechNet forum. For example,
Outlook 2010 not displaying (scrolling) to latest message. Outlook 2010 scroll as new messages arrive.
Outlook 2010 not displaying (scrolling) to latest message.
Outlook 2010 scroll as new messages arrive.
Script Download: AttachmentSaver.zip http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Save-attachments-from-bb855eea
This VBScript sample illustrates how to save attachments from multiple selected items in Outlook.
When multiple items are selected, the Save Attachments option in the File menu will be grayed out, and it's inconvenient to save attachments one by one. This script is useful and can be used to save attachments from multiple selected items all at once.
Script Download: AddWindowsGadgetToUserProfile.zip http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Script-to-add-Windows-c35ab4fd
This PowerShell script demo illustrates how to add windows gadget to user profile.
Script Download: BatchRenameVirtualMachines.zip http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/How-to-batch-rename-f3980e1d
This PowerShell script illustrates how to batch rename multiple virtual machines by using PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012.
Batch rename virtual machines is a frequently asked question in many public forums. IT Admin wants to batch rename virtual machines like add prefix name or postfix name or replace specific string with multiple virtual machines name. Normally, we need to change the name one by one, it is really time-consuming.