Powershell check if script is running as administrator

Write-Host "Checking for elevated permissions..."

if (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {

    Write-Warning "Insufficient permissions to run this script."

    Break

}

else {

 <CODE GOES HERE>

}

Powershell Script to reset Windows 2016+ Remote Desktop Host firewall

This a quick script to reset a Windows Servers firewall and insert the fix for cleaning down the rules when user logs off on a Remote Desktop Host.

#Powershell

Remove-Item "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\RestrictedServices\Configurable\System"
New-Item "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\RestrictedServices\Configurable\System"
Remove-Item "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\RestrictedServices\AppIso\FirewallRules"
New-Item "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\RestrictedServices\AppIso\FirewallRules"
(New-Object -ComObject HNetCfg.FwPolicy2).RestoreLocalFirewallDefaults()
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy' -Name  'DeleteUserAppContainersOnLogoff' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWORD' –Force

#EOF