Dispose COM objects as it can cause memory leaks

# dispose COM objects as it can cause memory leaks
[System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($VariableName) | Out-Null

Calculate MD5 with powershell

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Web")
[System.Web.Security.FormsAuthentication]::HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile("p@ssw0rd", "MD5")

Display a MessageBox from PowerShell

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Hello there !")
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Hello there !", "Some title")


you can also have buttons like:

0: OK
1: OK Cancel
2: Abort Retry Ignore
3: Yes No Cancel
4: Yes No
5: Retry Cancel

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Hello there !", "Some title", 4)

you can olso read the unswer from the user:

$Unswer = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Hello there !", "Some title", 4)
if ($Unswer -eq "YES" ) { # perform sone task }
else { # perform some other task}

more info on msdn

Grant sharing permissions for multiple users with net share

net share sharename=path_to_folder /GRANT:username,FULL /GRANT:username2,FULL

Get computer manufacturer and model

command prompt

wmic computersystem get model, manufacturer

powershell

Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Manufacturer, Model

visual

msinfo32.exe

source