Jun 09, 20 this script, much like the script in use powershell to generate a recent profile report will need to be altered as time goes by, new versions of operating systems are released, and old versions lose support. So to conclude this article, delprof2 works on windows 10 and the internet is a lie. Windows powershell is microsofts powerfull commandline interface featuring builtin support for accessing wmi and com objects to set up a powershell script to run as a windows service with alwaysup. Delprof will just delete all possible profiles except the.
How to automatically delete local profiles remotely via a windows. Working windows 10 only alternatives for delprofdelprof 2 the. Working windows 10 only alternatives for delprofdelprof. This script works very well if you copy and paste it directly into a pdq deploy powershell window. Delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell script. Script how to delete user profiles older than a specified number of days in windows this site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. How to use powershell and chef in windows thinking aloud. Powershell scripting for teams with selfservice wed, dec 4 2019.
You can use the following scripts into activexperts network monitor cpu check checks if the cpu exceeds the value you define. Guest blogger, bob stevens, revises his script for conditional user profile removal. Apr 30, 2017 in this post we are going to look at utilizing a tool called delprof and a small powershell script to delete user profiles on workstations remotely. Mar 24, 2012 as promised in my previous post,i am back with a powershell script which helps you in deleting a users windows profile either on local computer or on multiple remote computers. Using delprof in a batch file solutions experts exchange. Note that it will not start until the next hour, as configured. Windows 10 stores peruser settings in permachine database files that are exclusively locked almost. Q and a script how to delete user profiles older than a. The d switch that stands for older thannumberofdays will not work on w10 machines. You can open and edit windows powershell files in the script pane. How to write and run scripts in the windows powershell ise. For example, to run the scripts for upgrading to dynamics nav, import the navupgradesamples. Oct 08, 2015 still, you can do some cool stuff with windows and chef in powershell, as long as you can stand the ruby domain specific language that opscode the creator of chef has based the system on.
The problem is that delprof doesnt work for windows 7. First we need to download the tool, its just one executable file that can be found here the reason for using delprof2. Delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell. Search for windows powershell ise, rightclick the top result, and select the run as administrator option.
Windows powershell scripts biztalk server microsoft docs. If you are using windows vista or higher, and server 2008r2 or up, you can do it like this. Just create group policy using the following setting. Delprof terminal server user profile deletion utility. Profile management is one of the finer points of windows server system administration.
This is a simple command on its own line with no other complications. Delprof replacement for deleting profiles server fault. Wmi powershell script to delete user profiles idera. Directory size checks for the size of a defined folder. Delprof2 is the unofficial successor to microsofts official delprof which only works up until windows xp. After picking up powershell, it was easy for me to use traditional command line tools. Use powershell for conditional user profile removal. That file enables you to run custom scripts and make modifications to the system before a user logs on.
Wmipowershell script to delete user profiles idera. As promised in my previous post,i am back with a powershell script which helps you in deleting a users windows profile either on local computer or on multiple remote computers. There is, of course, a community cookbook for iis on github. Sep 21, 2016 that file enables you to run custom scripts and make modifications to the system before a user logs on. Delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart. These file types are syntax colored in the script pane editor. Delprof will just delete all possible profiles except the special profiles and currently logged on user. Here are five realworld ways to put powershell through its paces. Then run the script on each computer in the biztalk server environment by following the instructions in optimizing operating system. Script to delete windows user profiles on windows 7. Delprof is the ideal tool however when to run it the client needs admin privaledges therefore running it in a login script wont work. Since i have seen a few new posts in the script gallery with versions i figured i should at least post a version of what i had done a few years ago and reused recently. As promised in my previous post,i am back with a powershell script which helps you in deleting a users windows profile either on local computer or on.
Then i have to type in the following, which runs an opensource program called delprof. Similarly, to run the sample scripts for merging application objects, open the howtostartimportnavmodule. The supplied powershell script cleans up the update catalog, downloaded update files, update logs and so on. How to create and run powershell script file on windows 10. If your terminal server is a public one you might want to delete the user profiles in order to save disk space. Windows 10 stores peruser settings in permachine database files that are exclusively. Download and install alwaysup, if necessary start alwaysup. Cpu check checks if the cpu exceeds the value you define. Solved delprof2 alternatives for windows 10 spiceworks. For windows server 2003, delprof was the tool of choice for cleaning up profiles. Q and a script how to delete user profiles older than a specified number of days in windows this site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Joe shonk has written a very nice delete profiles script to replace the lack of flexibility found in the delprof.
How about using the method built into windows instead of trying to script this. Selecting a language below will dynamically change the complete page content to that language. Chef the wildly popular configuration management system, whose motto is infrastructure as code treats windows as a secondclass client, despite all protestations from from its creator, opscode, to the contrary still, you can do some cool stuff with windows and chef in powershell, as long as you can stand the ruby domain specific language that. Lastly, i thought to mention that in order to get the powershell scripts to. Oct 23, 2019 selecting a language below will dynamically change the complete page content to that language. Ive used it for my latest xenapp rollout, and have found that it works really well see below for further information as to how i have implemented.
This powershell script sample shows how to delete user profiles older than a specified number of days. Sample windows powershell scripts for microsoft dynamics nav. Take it away bob previously i released a blog post entitled weekend scripter. Quick and dirty ps script to remove a single profile or matching pattern of profile names from a single computer. As you can see, converting a powershell script into an exe file is a simple process. Delprof2 is syntax compatible with the original delprof by microsoft. Perhaps windows will download a lot of data when your pc reboots and windows tries to update, but it will be faster from then on. Delete method exists or not, it is not in the msdn, however i just did it on a test 2008r2 machine and it. How to get remote or local user profiles using powershell the. Delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell script delprof2. Apr 10, 2017 hopefully, this will take care of all of your windows updates related troubles. Computer configuration\administrative templates\system\user profiles\. Scripts thread, quick and dirty powershell script for delprof2 in coding and web development. Powershell is a crossplatform windows, linux, and macos automation tool and configuration framework optimized for dealing with structured data.
Powershell tips and tricks at last, windows has a powerful scripting environment. In this post we are going to look at utilizing a tool called delprof and a small powershell script to delete user profiles on workstations remotely. Any working alternatives for delprof on windows 10. You can use the following scripts into activexperts network monitor. On windows xp and server 2003, you can see it by logging on to that session. The problem is that for some reason the batch file is not reading the switches and is just running as simply delprof. Select application add to open the add application window. In this tutorial we will use a command called delprof that will help you delete disconnected user profiles from windows terminal server. Deleting user profile in windows using delprof2 next of windows. Jul 30, 2008 however, and we need to go one step deeper here. Pipe the above result to this command, which will filter down to users who have not. It also has some additional filtering options that can help you delete the local copy of a roaming profile or any of.
Remove profiles on windows server 2008 with the delprof2 utility. Copy the script below into notepad and save as setosregsettings. Oct 14, 2015 scripting supporting windows powershell microsoft powershell powershell windows user profiles as a requirement to clear disk space on some shared pcs where users are not meant to save data on, i need to delete local profiles older than 30 days. To run the script, choose application start my powershell script.
To list all the cmdlets that are available in the active directory module, use the getcommand ad cmdlet. Drive exists checks for the existence of a defined drive. Recently, i needed to selectively install iis on a windows server. Hopefully, this will take care of all of your windows updates related troubles. How to convert a powershell script into an exe file. The delprof tool does not work on newer versions of the windows os. I am trying to run a batch file which includes running the delprof q i d. Powershell is a crossplatform windows, linux, and macos automation tool and configuration framework optimized for dealing with structured data e. Mar 10, 2014 this powershell script sample shows how to delete user profiles older than a specified number of days. Conditional user profile deletion revisited scripting blog. Its a completely free command line tool that can easily delete inactive user profiles both locally and remotely. Powershell scripting windows powershell tutorial for. This script, much like the script in use powershell to generate a recent profile report will need to be altered as time goes by, new versions of operating systems are released, and old versions lose support.
One of the bigest advantages of using a script like this is that is can be run as the local system account, where as delprof has its issues as documented in microsoft technet article kb262223. Deploy custom os image add powershell script to windows. Click the download link to start the download in the file download dialog box, select save this program to disk select a location on your computer to save the file, and then click save in windows explorer, go to the location where you saved the downloaded file, doubleclick the file to start the installation process, and then follow the instructions. Jul 28, 2017 getwuinstall microsoftupdate acceptall autoreboot. Sample windows powershell scripts for microsoft dynamics. Scripting supporting windows powershell microsoft powershell powershell windows user profiles. Remove profiles on windows server 2008 with the delprof2. Script how to delete user profiles older than a specified. Even so, there are a couple of things that you need to know before you try this out on your own. Jun 08, 2011 profile management is one of the finer points of windows server system administration.
Launch windows powershell, and wait a moment for the ps command prompt to appear. Specific file types of interest in windows powershell are script files. Deleting user profile in windows using delprof2 next of. Delete user profiles except stafflocal accounts powershell.
The following windows powershell script can be used to apply the registry settings described in optimizing operating system performance. One of the big advantages of delprof is deleting profiles by inactivity. Does anyone have a way to delete a profile from a batchpowershell script. Its main usage is cleaning up inactive profiles in windows. The powershell script is currently running in session 0. I consider this a design flaw on the part of microsoft and i am not going to waste my time trying to work around that. Sessionprotocolinfo is a command line tool that returns information about the remoting protocol used in a citrix xenappxendesktop or microsoft rds session. I was looking for best practice methods for using delprof which turned this post being created after reading of no support. I am happy to welcome back guest blogger, bob stevens. It is an extended version of microsofts delprof and works on all windows versions including windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2. Delete user profiles on a remote computer in powershell next of. There is another version delprof2 that does and you can set it up as a scheduled task with the.
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