Windows – Utility scripts

I do love a good batch file! Or a nice PowerShell script… Lost count of the number written over the years. They can be VERY useful and save a bunch of time.

Here is a collection of scripts for your arsenal of scripting:

Networking

Hosts file	BAT	Edit your hosts file easily. Right-click and run as Administrator so you can save it after
Network devices	BAT	List network devices and optinally show details. Run: ListNetwork.bat [args, see below] list = List all network devices status = List network devices and show connected status config = List network device config values
Whats my IP	PS1	Show your gateway IP address. Uses an external API to process the result (https://api.my-ip.io)

Certificates (Oh how I love certificates!)

Current User	BAT	Open certificates for the current user
Local Machine	BAT	Open certificates for the local machine

DevOps

Test website SSL	PS1	Script to test the SSL on a given website. Shows the start/end time for the certificate and the number of days before expiry. Call with: ./TestDomainCert.ps1 -url “https://…..”
Generate password	PS1	Generates a password with a specified length Call with: ./MakePassword.ps1 -length 32