HelperFunctions
3.1.1
HelperFunctions PowerShell module of functions I routinely use.
Minimum PowerShell version
5.1
Installation Options
Owners
Copyright
(c) 2025 Heather Miller/hmiller10. All rights reserved.
Package Details
Author(s)
- Heather Miller
Tags
PowerShell Module Function Datatable DateTime FQDN DistinguishedName CimSession Create Zip Unzip Expand Archive PSCredential PSSession Import Export SID Registry SemVer Translate
Functions
Add-DataTable Convert-ADObjectDNToFQDN Convert-FQDNToDN Convert-SecureStringToPlainText Export-PSCredential Export-Registry Get-ComputerNameByIP Get-DnsDomainFromDN Get-FQDNfromDN Get-IISWebCertificates Get-IPByComputerName Get-LastBootTime Get-MyInvocation Get-MyNewCimSession Get-RandomPassword Get-ReportDate Get-SIDforDomainUser Get-TimeStamp Get-TodaysDate Get-UserFromSID Get-UTCTime Get-WinComputerUptime Import-PSCredential Invoke-CreateZipFile Invoke-ExpandZipArchive Invoke-Shutdown Invoke-ZipDirectory New-RemotePSSession Remove-LoggedOnUsers Test-Credential Test-IsAdmin Test-IsDomainGroupMember Test-IsLocalGroupMember Test-IsRemoteGroupMember Test-IsInstalled Test-IsValidIPAddress Test-MyNetConnection Test-PathExists Test-RegistryValue Write-Logfile
Dependencies
This module has no dependencies.
Release Notes
Updated Get-WinComputerUptime function with new capability.
FileList
- HelperFunctions.nuspec
- azure-pipelines.yml
- License.md
- Docs\Convert-SecureStringToPlainText.md
- Docs\Get-LastBootTime.md
- Docs\Get-UserFromSID.md
- Docs\Remove-LoggedOnUsers.md
- Docs\Test-RegistryValue.md
- Public\Convert-SecureStringToPlainText.ps1
- Public\Get-MyInvocation.ps1
- Public\Get-WinComputerUptime.ps1
- Public\Test-Credential.ps1
- Public\Test-PathExists.ps1
- Tests\Get-FQDNfromDN.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Get-WinComputerUptime.Tests.ps1
- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- nuget.exe
- Docs\Export-PSCredential.md
- Docs\Get-MyInvocation.md
- Docs\Get-UTCTime.md
- Docs\Test-Credential.md
- Docs\Write-Logfile.md
- Public\Export-PSCredential.ps1
- Public\Get-MyNewCimSession.ps1
- Public\Import-PSCredential.ps1
- Public\Test-IsAdmin.ps1
- Public\Test-RegistryValue.ps1
- Tests\Get-IPByComputerName.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-IsAdmin.Tests.ps1
- FUNDING.yml
- PSGetModuleInfo.xml
- Docs\Export-Registry.md
- Docs\Get-MyNewCimSession.md
- Docs\Get-WinComputerUptime.md
- Docs\Test-IsAdmin.md
- en-US\about_HelperFunctions.help.txt
- Public\Export-Registry.ps1
- Public\Get-RandomPassword.ps1
- Public\Invoke-CreateZipFile.ps1
- Public\Test-IsDomainGroupMember.ps1
- Public\Write-LogFile.ps1
- Tests\Get-LastBootTime.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-IsDomainGroupMember.Tests.ps1
- Help.png
- ReadMe.md
- Docs\Get-ComputerNameByIP.md
- Docs\Get-RandomPassword.md
- Docs\Import-PSCredential.md
- Docs\Test-IsDomainGroupMember.md
- en-US\HelperFunctions-Help.xml
- Public\Get-ComputerNameByIP.ps1
- Public\Get-ReportDate.ps1
- Public\Invoke-ExpandZipArchive.ps1
- Public\Test-IsInstalled.ps1
- ScriptsToProcess\HelperFunctionsEnums.ps1
- Tests\Get-MyInvocation.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-IsInstalled.Tests.ps1
- HelperFunctions.Format.ps1xml
- SecretCreationReadMe.md
- Docs\Get-DnsDomainFromDN.md
- Docs\Get-ReportDate.md
- Docs\Invoke-CreateZipFile.md
- Docs\Test-IsLocalGroupMember.md
- en-US\HelperFunctions_a535e7f1-c3b7-4699-8102-33b590fe1e83_HelpInfo.xml
- Public\Get-DnsDomainFromDN.ps1
- Public\Get-SIDforDomainUser.ps1
- Public\Invoke-Shutdown.ps1
- Public\Test-IsLocalGroupMember.ps1
- Tests\Convert-FQDNToDN.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Get-ReportDate.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-IsValidIPAddress.Tests.ps1
- Config\HelperFunctions.json
- Docs\Get-DotNetFrameworkVersion.md
- Docs\Get-SIDforDomainUser.md
- Docs\Invoke-ExpandZipArchive.md
- Docs\Test-IsRemoteGroupMember.md
- Private\Get-DotNetFrameworkVersion.ps1
- Public\Get-FQDNfromDN.ps1
- Public\Get-TimeStamp.ps1
- Public\Invoke-ZipDirectory.ps1
- Public\Test-IsRemoteGroupMember.ps1
- Tests\Convert-SecureStringToPlainText.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Get-TimeStamp.tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-MyNetConnection.Tests.ps1
- HelperFunctions.psd1
- Docs\Add-DataTable.md
- Docs\Get-FQDNfromDN.md
- Docs\Get-TimeStamp.md
- Docs\Invoke-Shutdown.md
- Docs\Test-IsValidIPAddress.md
- Public\Add-DataTable.ps1
- Public\Get-IISWebCertificates.ps1
- Public\Get-TodaysDate.ps1
- Public\New-RemotePSSession.ps1
- Public\Test-IsValidIPAddress.ps1
- Tests\Get-ComputerNameByIP.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Get-TodaysDate.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-PathExists.Tests.ps1
- HelperFunctions.psm1
- Docs\Convert-ADObjectDNToFQDN.md
- Docs\Get-IISWebCertificates.md
- Docs\Get-TodaysDate.md
- Docs\Invoke-ZipDirectory.md
- Docs\Test-MyNetConnection.md
- Public\Convert-ADObjectDNToFQDN.ps1
- Public\Get-IPByComputerName.ps1
- Public\Get-UserFromSID.ps1
- Public\Remove-LoggedOnUsers.ps1
- Public\Test-MyNetConnection.ps1
- Tests\Get-DnsDomainfromDN.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Get-UtcTime.Tests.ps1
- Tests\Test-RegistryValue.Tests.ps1
- Index.html
- Docs\Convert-FQDNToDN.md
- Docs\Get-IPByComputerName.md
- Docs\Get-Uptime.md
- Docs\New-RemotePSSession.md
- Docs\Test-PathExists.md
- Public\Convert-FQDNtoDN.ps1
- Public\Get-LastBootTime.ps1
- Public\Get-UTCTime.ps1
Version History
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1.1 (current version) | 12 | 11/13/2026 |
| 3.0.19 | 339 | 8/7/2025 |
| 3.0.18 | 12 | 8/3/2025 |
| 3.0.17 | 46 | 6/6/2025 |
| 2.8.0 | 54 | 1/10/2025 |
| 2.6.0 | 209 | 6/27/2024 |
| 2.4.1 | 64 | 4/25/2024 |
| 2.3.4 | 55 | 4/3/2024 |
| 2.3.3 | 8 | 4/3/2024 |
| 2.3.2 | 28 | 4/2/2024 |
| 2.3.0 | 8 | 4/2/2024 |
| 2.2.27 | 41 | 1/30/2024 |
| 2.2.25 | 138 | 7/4/2023 |
| 2.2.24 | 11 | 7/4/2023 |
| 2.2.23 | 12 | 7/2/2023 |
| 2.2.20 | 157 | 8/25/2022 |
| 2.2.15 | 86 | 2/15/2022 |
| 2.2.14 | 20 | 2/14/2022 |
| 2.2.6 | 115 | 9/28/2021 |
| 2.2.2 | 20 | 9/28/2021 |
| 2.2.1 | 25 | 9/19/2021 |
| 2.0.18 | 67 | 6/17/2021 |
| 2.0.17 | 19 | 6/17/2021 |
| 2.0.11 | 47 | 3/2/2021 |