WindowsLab

Author(s)

• Human.Against.Machine

Tags

Windows Lab-management Computer-room Automation Users-management

Functions

Stop-LabPc Start-LabPc Set-LabPcName Sync-LabPcDate Test-LabPcPrompt Disconnect-User New-LabUser Remove-LabUser Set-LabUser Deploy-Item

PSEditions

Core

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

[1.1.1.] - 2024-11-18
Fixed
- Rename-TaskPath cmdlet issue on non-English systems by removing dependency on English output from schtasks.exe.

[1.1.0] - 2024-11-17
Added
* Set-LabPcName:
   - Introduced a new GUI with tabbed navigation, supporting multiple Labs.
   - Added a [Get MACs] button for searching MAC addresses, with output displayed in an embedded console.
* Rename-TaskPath cmdlet to silently move scheduled stop tasks from the old folder to the updated one.
* Improved LabPC stop scheduling:
   - Added validation for the provided time parameter.
   - Set trigger times to local time, ensuring scheduled tasks automatically adjust for DST changes.

Fixed
* Fixed issue where zero Ethernet adapters were found when searching for MAC addresses.
* Resolved errors in GettingLabReady.ps1; now sets the network to private without searching for a network adapter.
* Prevented configuration loss during module updates by moving the config.json file from the WindowsLab installation folder to $env:APPDATA\WindowsLab.
* Fixed handling of a single MAC address, ensuring it is treated as an array when saving the configuration.
* Updated the task folder name for the scheduled stops.

Changed
* Enhanced management of permanent and session memory.
* Improved user messages for both the terminal and GUI console.
* Increased code readability with clearer comments, and more descriptive variable and function names.
* Refined overall clarity of the README.md documentation.
* Updated to save found MAC addresses individually, removing the requirement to retrieve all addresses simultaneously.

[1.0.1] - 2024-10-07
Added
- GettingLabReady.ps1 script helps to automate each LabPC preparation.
- Changelog to manifest.

Fixed
- Typos in manifest description value, now use here-string.

[1.0.0] - 2024-10-05
Added
- Set-LabPcName cmdlet, opens a GUI to set LabPC names.

Changed
- Improved cmdlets names.
- Updated overall documentation.

[0.9.0] - 2024-08-06
Initial Release
- A group of cmdlets for managing a laboratory.