Useful PowerShell patterns for endpoint work

11/10/2026Rod Trent@rodtrent

A few patterns that show up again and again in Intune and ConfigMgr work.

Patterns that pay off

Prefer idempotent scripts
Log what you change
Return clear exit codes

Example

powershell

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* |
  Where-Object { $_.DisplayName } |
  Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion