A common scenario that I encounter is needing to dig through registry hives on remote Windows workstations to programmatically collect information – using PowerShell. This poses an interesting challenge because sometimes there are an unknown quantity of elements contained within a registry key: the names & quantities of the values, and the names & quantities[…]

Most systems in Windows-based environments can be queried and/or manipulated with PowerShell. It can be used to: report on workstations & servers across an organization; modify user accounts; dig through registry hives; and so much more. The extensive reach & capabilities of PowerShell is the reason why it is so often implemented to interface with[…]