WorkPowerShell_profile.ps1
Description
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Script
<#
Script Name : WorkPowerShell_profile.ps1
Author : Luke Leigh
#>
# Function Restart-Profile
function global:Restart-Profile {
@(
$Profile.AllUsersAllHosts,
$Profile.AllUsersCurrentHost,
$Profile.CurrentUserAllHosts,
$Profile.CurrentUserCurrentHost
) |
ForEach-Object {
if (Test-Path $_) {
Write-Verbose "Running $_"
. $_
}
}
}
# Function New-O365Session
function global:New-O365Session {
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential (Get-Credential) -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $Session
}
# Function Remove-O365Session
function global:Remove-O365Session {
Get-PSSession | Remove-PSSession
}
# Function Get-GoogleSearch
function global:Get-GoogleSearch {
Start-Process "https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=$args"
}
# Function Get-GoogleDirections
function global:Get-GoogleDirections {
param([string] $From, [String] $To)
process {
Start-Process "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/$From/$To/"
}
}
# Function Get-DuckDuckGoSearch
function global:Get-DuckDuckGoSearch {
Start-Process "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=$args"
}
# Function Test-IsAdmin
function global:Test-IsAdmin {
<#
.Synopsis
Tests if the user is an administrator
.Description
Returns true if a user is an administrator, false if the user is not an administrator
.Example
Test-IsAdmin
#>
$identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$principal = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $identity
$principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)
}
# Function Format-Console
function global:Format-Console {
param (
[int]$WindowHeight,
[int]$WindowWidth,
[int]$BufferHeight,
[int]$BufferWidth
)
[System.Console]::SetWindowSize($WindowWidth, $WindowHeight)
[System.Console]::SetBufferSize($BufferWidth, $BufferHeight)
}
# Function Show-IsAdminOrNot
function global:Show-IsAdminOrNot {
$IsAdmin = Test-IsAdmin
if ( $IsAdmin -eq "False") {
Write-Warning -Message "Admin Privileges!"
}
else {
Write-Warning -Message "User Privileges"
}
}
# Function New-Greeting
function global:New-Greeting {
$Today = $(Get-Date)
Write-Host " Day of Week -"$Today.DayOfWeek " - Today's Date -"$Today.ToShortDateString() "- Current Time -"$Today.ToShortTimeString()
Switch ($Today.dayofweek) {
Monday { Write-host " Don't want to work today" }
Friday { Write-host " Almost the weekend" }
Saturday { Write-host " Everyone loves a Saturday ;-)" }
Sunday { Write-host " A good day to rest, or so I hear." }
Default { Write-host " Business as usual." }
}
}
# Function Set-ExecutionPolicy
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process -Force
#--------------------
# Display running as Administrator in WindowTitle
$whoami = whoami /Groups /FO CSV | ConvertFrom-Csv -Delimiter ','
$MSAccount = $whoami."Group Name" | Where-Object { $_ -like 'MicrosoftAccount*' }
$LocalAccount = $whoami."Group Name" | Where-Object { $_ -like 'Local' }
if ((Test-IsAdmin) -eq $true) {
if (($MSAccount)) {
$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "$($MSAccount.Split('\')[1]) - Admin Privileges"
}
else {
$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "$($LocalAccount) - Admin Privileges"
}
}
else {
if (($LocalAccount)) {
$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "$($MSAccount.Split('\')[1]) - User Privileges"
}
else {
$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "$($LocalAccount) - User Privileges"
}
}
#--------------------
# Configure PowerShell Console Window Size/Preferences
Format-Console -WindowHeight 45 -WindowWidth 170 -BufferHeight 9000 -BufferWidth 170
#--------------------
# Aliases
New-Alias -Name 'Notepad++' -Value 'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' -Description 'Launch Notepad++'
#--------------------
# Profile Starts here!
Show-IsAdminOrNot
Write-Host ""
New-Greeting
Write-Host ""
Set-Location -Path C:\GitRepos
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