From time to time, you may need to modify the time stamp of a file for archiving or any other reasons. This PowerShell script comes in handy when you need to do it. This is for a one-off tweak of a file. If you're doing this in bulk, it's probably better to use Robocopy with a /copy:T option (see an example here) to copy all the attributes including the time stamp. Or Two … [Read more...]
How to Check Installed .NET Framework Version
This is a quick way to check an installed version of .NET Framework (as opposed to .NET Core). This works for any .NET Framework 4.5 or later. We're doing this by using a PowerShell script to get the value from the registry and a Python script to quickly match the release number to the associated .NET Framework version. This has been used so many times to get the value quickly on production … [Read more...]
How to Check Installed .NET Core Version
This is one way to determine what version of .NET Core is installed on your machine (or if it's not installed): Launch Windows PowerShell. Runtime SDK In the following example, you can see that .NET Core 2.1.2 Runtime is installed, but the SDK is not installed with the following error message: Otherwise, it will look more like the next screenshot: … [Read more...]