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July 17, 2026

Announcements!

Congrats to all of the renewed MVP (mvp.microsoft.com)
Find MVPs in your area
By: Microsoft submitted:Jul 17 2026

Microsoft postpones Exchange Online PowerShell Credential parameter retirement (4sysops.com)
The deadline for removing the Credential parameter from Exchange Online PowerShell modules has been

extended until December 2026, following community feedback.

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By: IT News submitted:Jul 17 2026

Microsoft to Stop Providing Telephony-Based Authentication Methods for MFA in February 2027 (office365itpros.com)
In an important announcement for all tenants, Microsoft revealed that Entra ID will no longer

provide SMS one-time codes or voice calls for MFA challenges after February 1, 2027. Tenants can continue to use telephony-based authentication methods after that date, but only by purchasing a service from a telecom provider. This is arguably the biggest change in Entra ID authentication since mandatory MFA for administrative interfaces - and we have a PowerShell script to help identify the affected accounts.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 17 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Get Installed Software Features List Using PowerShell WMI-CIM (vcloud-lab.com)
This article shows how to use PowerShell's WMI/CIM to retrieve a list of installed software

features, specifically VMware Tools sub-features.

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By: Vladan Simjanovic submitted:Jul 17 2026

How to Identify Obsolete SharePoint Online Sites with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
Microsoft 365 has been around for many years, and it's likely that a tenant has some obsolete

SharePoint Online sites. This article explains how to identify obsolete sites based on usage data extracted from the Microsoft Graph. Combining the usage data with basic site properties taken from SharePoint creates a report that should help administrators to figure out what sites they should consider removing.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 17 2026

PowerShell Pro Tip: How to Overwrite and Update the Same Line ProgressBar (vcloud-lab.com)
This article provides three methods for updating the same line in PowerShell, including using the

carriage return character, the Write-Progress cmdlet, and advanced cursor positioning with .NET.

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By: vcloud-lab submitted:Jul 17 2026

Using ErrorAction in PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
The ErrorAction Parameter for PowerShell cmdlets is very helpful for... Handling errors 🙂 In this

blog post, I will show you the different options it offers and which to use when.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 17 2026

Using the M365.AppContainers PowerShell Module for Real-World Loop Governance Scenarios (intranetfromthetrenches.substack.com)
This article introduces the M365.AppContainers PowerShell module, which provides practical control

over Microsoft 365 Loop workspaces. It showcases five real-world use cases for the module, including protecting sensitive workspaces, handling offboarding and ownership transfer, cleaning up external collaboration after a project ends, performing quarterly governance audits, and locking down workspaces during legal holds.

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By: Jaime Lopez submitted:Jul 17 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Managing Windows Microphone Privacy with PowerShell – Part 2 (pauljnav.github.io)
Paul Naughton has created four PowerShell functions: Get-MicrophoneAccess, Set-MicrophoneAccess,

Enable-MicrophoneAccess, and Disable-MicrophoneAccess. These functions allow for easy management of global microphone access on Windows.

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By: Paul Naughton submitted:Jul 17 2026

SPClean v 1.2.3 (powershellgallery.com)
Detects, reports, and remediates orphaned users in SharePoint Online. Identifies accounts in the

User Information List whose Entra ID state is Deleted, SoftDeleted, Disabled, or GuestOrphaned. Supports AppOnly (certificate) and Interactive authentication, HTML/CSV/JSON reports, permission snapshots, and Windows Scheduled Task automation.

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By: David Pham submitted:Jul 17 2026

The Power of Primes (posh.pckt.blog)
A new PowerShell module called PrimeTime uses prime numbers to create unique time intervals.
By: PowerShell Pocket Blog submitted:Jul 17 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) – Getting Started Guide (2026) (techygeekshome.info)
This guide provides a comprehensive introduction to PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC),

covering its basics, configuration writing, application, and enterprise compliance enforcement.

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By: Andrew Armstrong submitted:Jul 17 2026

Putting Active Directory Into Source Control (youtube.com)
What if you could put Active Directory into source control? Watch Fred Weinmann and Andrew Pla demo

ADMF and see this PowerShell-backed tool in action!

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By: Andrew Pla Tech submitted:Jul 17 2026

Community

Write the Test First – Robert Prüst on Pester, PSConf, and Learning in Public (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Robert Prüst discusses Pester as a testing framework for PowerShell, its benefits, and how it can be

used to test AI-generated code. He also talks about the importance of community involvement, overcoming imposter syndrome, and learning in public.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 17 2026

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July 10, 2026

Announcements!

Pester v 6.0.0 (powershellgallery.com)
The latest version of Pester, a test and mock framework for PowerShell, has been released.
By: Pester Team submitted:Jul 10 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Build Tiny11 ISO for Windows 11 26H2 (fdaytalk.com)
Tiny11 is a community-modified version of Windows 11 that strips out unnecessary apps and services.

This guide shows how to get a verified Tiny11 ISO for Windows 11 26H2, either by downloading a prebuilt release or building one yourself from an official Microsoft ISO.

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By: Sheshidhar submitted:Jul 10 2026

Make Your Test Data Less Boring with M365Mutator (office365itpros.com)
M365Mutator is a small open-source tool that generates realistic activity across multiple workloads

in Microsoft 365, such as Entra ID, Mailbox, Calendar, OneDrive, and SharePoint. It can be used to test scenarios against Microsoft 365 data without polluting a production tenant.

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By: Paul Robichaux submitted:Jul 10 2026

Migrate from EWS to Microsoft Graph API (adamtheautomator.com)
Move EWS mailbox automation to Microsoft Graph with a practical inventory, permissions, PowerShell

SDK, and cutover validation checklist.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Jul 10 2026

Stop Rewriting Your AI Scripts Every Time a New Model Wins (dfinke.github.io)
PSAISuite is a PowerShell module that provides a single, practical command surface for working

across multiple GenAI providers. It allows you to ask questions and get answers without having to rewrite your scripts every time a new model wins.

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Jul 10 2026

Using the PowerShell Webserver Module (powershellisfun.com)
This article introduces the PowerShell Webserver Module, a module that allows users to start a web

server without installing IIS or other similar web servers.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 10 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Az v 16.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
The latest version of PowerShell for Microsoft Azure, featuring improved cmdlets for developers and

administrators.

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By: Microsoft submitted:Jul 10 2026

DSInternals v 7.1 (powershellgallery.com)
The DSInternals PowerShell Module exposes several internal features of Active Directory. These

include FIDO2 and NGC key auditing, offline ntds.dit file manipulation, password auditing, DC recovery from IFM backups, and password hash calculation.

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By: Michael Grafnetter submitted:Jul 10 2026

How to Check Distribution Lists for Activity Over the Last 90 Days (office365itpros.com)
A PowerShell script is provided to check distribution lists for activity over the last 90 days by

fetching historical message trace data and comparing it against each distribution list's primary SMTP address.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 10 2026

Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS v 1.0.2 (powershellgallery.com)
Generate PowerShell External Help files from Markdown
By: PowerShell team submitted:Jul 10 2026

Community

Building Better SharePoint with PowerShell with Dan Adams (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Dan Adams is a 13-year Microsoft 365 and SharePoint veteran who joined Andrew to talk about the

often misunderstood world of SharePoint, the shift to Microsoft Graph, and his custom PowerShell module built which can assess and benchmark M365 environments. Dan breaks down why SharePoint gets such a bad reputation (spoiler: it's usually about who built it, not the platform), explains why "everything in M365 is SharePoint" isn't just a meme, and digs into how the Microsoft Graph API is changing the way admins interact with the platform. He also shares his experience going from longtime podcast listener to first-time guest, and closes with some honest advice about reaching out to people in the community.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 10 2026

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June 26, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Find if a Hard Drive is HDD or SSD on Windows (techviral.net)
This article provides three methods to determine whether a hard drive in a Windows PC is a Hard Disk

Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD): using File Explorer, PowerShell, and freeware apps.

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By: Amarnath Chakraborty submitted:Jun 26 2026

How to Reset Windows Security App in Windows 11 (techviral.net)
This article provides three methods to reset the Windows Security app on Windows 11: using

PowerShell, Settings, or Command Prompt.

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By: Amarnath Chakraborty submitted:Jun 26 2026

How to Use PowerShell to Identify Inactive Teams Channels (office365itpros.com)
This article explains how to use PowerShell and the Microsoft Graph SDK to identify inactive Teams

channels in a Microsoft 365 tenant. It provides a script that generates a report file containing details of channels and their last message, along with information on team owners.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 26 2026

Managing Microsoft Defender Antivirus through PowerShell cmdlets (4sysops.com)
Microsoft offers robust PowerShell cmdlets to manage security features on Windows devices, allowing

for automated security tasks and consistent protection.

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By: IT News submitted:Jun 26 2026

PowerShell Terminal tips and tricks (powershellisfun.com)
Harm Veenstra shares useful PowerShell terminal tips and tricks for automating tasks and improving

productivity.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 26 2026

Selectable Export PowerShell Engine arrives for the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
The Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent now supports a selectable export engine, allowing

connectors to choose between different PowerShell engines for improved flexibility and compatibility.

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Jun 26 2026

Taming AI Tool Sprawl: A PowerShell Guide to Auditing and Governing Unauthorized AI Applications (adamtheautomator.com)
This guide teaches you how to use PowerShell to detect, audit, and govern unauthorized AI

applications using Microsoft Graph, Entra ID, and Defender for Cloud Apps.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Jun 26 2026

Using Graph Delta Queries with Entra ID Groups (office365itpros.com)
Delta queries can be used to track changes in Microsoft 365 groups, but they are not suitable for

long-term reporting. Instead, delta links can be used to check for modifications from a specific point forward. The article explains how to create a delta link and use it to track changes to specific groups.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 26 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PowerShell updated from 7.4 to 7.6 LTS on all runner images (github.com)
All Github runners should now have PowerShell 7.6!
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 26 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

The Microsoft DSC Handbook (leanpub.com)
Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) is the next step of Desired State Configuration,

bringing in even more cross-platform support so you can define and enforce system state across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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By: Gijs Reijn submitted:Jun 26 2026

Community

Certificates Are Not Optional with Leo D’Arcy (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Leo D'Arcy discusses the importance of certificates in IT, the difference between self-signed and

proper CA infrastructure, and the value of integrating signing into a CI/CD pipeline.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 26 2026

Don’t ask Microsoft to do it all (linkedin.com)
Hayden Barnes makes a really good point here.
By: David Sass submitted:Jun 26 2026

Fun

Making Memes (pckt.blog)
It's Friday. Let's have some Fun! Let's write fun servers in PowerShell. About a week ago, I

released Fun. It's a fun functional server in PowerShell.

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By: James Brundage submitted:Jun 26 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Pro Series (recastsoftware.com)
This two-part series led by Microsoft MVPs is designed to help IT admins strengthen their PowerShell

scripting skills, from core fundamentals to more advanced techniques. Part 2 takes place on June 30th.

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By: Recast submitted:Jun 26 2026

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June 19, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Deprecation Notice (jdhitsolutions.com)
Get your copy of this wonderful content, while it is still available.
By: Jeffery Hicks submitted:Jun 19 2026

How to Remove Teams Chat Threads with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
Sometimes, Microsoft 365 tenants need to remove problematic Teams chat threads from user view. The

usual reason is because someone posted some bad or objectionable content to Teams. This article covers how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets to find chat threads, to check thread messages for targeted content, and to remove matching chat threads. The code can be run interactively by an administrator to clean up Teams.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 19 2026

Troubleshoot DNS Issues with PowerShell (adamtheautomator.com)
Troubleshoot DNS issues with PowerShell by testing name resolution, DNS client settings, cache

entries, and network connectivity in a repeatable workflow.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Jun 19 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

ScriptLogger v 3.5.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell Module to provide logging capabilities for PowerShell controller scripts.
By: Claudio Spizzi submitted:Jun 19 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Summer of Variables (go.dowst.dev)
An adventure through every PowerShell Automatic Variable
By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Jun 19 2026

Community

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (youtube.com)
Check out all of the records from PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jun 19 2026

PowerShell Universal and the Joy of Building with Adriano Carollo (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, Andrew chats with Adriano Carollo at PSConfEU about community, PowerShell

Universal, AI, and what happens when you stop lurking and start talking to people. Adriano shares how PowerShell helped him grow from sysadmin into web apps, automation, and open source-style contribution, while Andrew reflects on learning, AI, and why enthusiasm still matters.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 19 2026

Fun

game-icons-studio (github.com)
Turn your Windows game shortcuts into a cover-art shelf, automatically. Powered by SteamGridDB. -

YellowRed1705/game-icons-studio

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By: YellowRed submitted:Jun 19 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Pro Series (recastsoftware.com)
This two-part series led by Microsoft MVPs is designed to help IT admins strengthen their PowerShell

scripting skills, from core fundamentals to more advanced techniques.

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By: Recast submitted:Jun 19 2026

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June 5, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Bypassing the VCF 9.1 Subnet Trap (angrysysops.com)
How the SDDC Manager API and a Bit of PowerShell Saved My Upgrade. If you are gearing up for the

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 upgrade, grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair.

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By: Piotr Tarnawski submitted:Jun 5 2026

Events are Easy (posh.pckt.blog)
Events are easy. Events let you know when something happened, and respond to it if you choose.

Events are incredibly useful.

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By: James Brundage submitted:Jun 5 2026

How to Turn Off Touchscreen on Windows 10 & 11 (thetechnicalmaster.com)
If you don't need your laptop touchscreen, turn it off. Here's how to disable it on Windows 10 and

11, re-enable it, and troubleshoot touch issues.

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By: Technical Master submitted:Jun 5 2026

Microsoft Artifact Registry becomes the trusted source for first-party PowerShell modules (4sysops.com)
Microsoft is transitioning its first-party PowerShell modules to the Microsoft Artifact Registry to

provide a more secure and reliable distribution channel. This new platform serves as a Microsoft-controlled publishing pipeline that offers stronger provenance and ownership guarantees than the community-driven PowerShell Gallery. Administrators are encouraged to adopt the PSResourceGet module to manage these resources and separate package discovery from production consumption.

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By: IT News submitted:Jun 5 2026

Microsoft Artifact Registry is the New Home for Trusted Code (office365itpros.com)
A recent Microsoft blog laid out some changes for PowerShell developers work in terms of installing

modules and the role of the Microsoft Artifact Registry.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 5 2026

Microsoft Coreutils for Windows: native Linux command-line tools (4sysops.com)
Microsoft announced Coreutils for Windows at Build 2026, making a set of Unix-style command-line

tools available as native Windows applications. Built on an open-source Rust reimplementation of GNU coreutils, the package ships as a single binary. It bundles the standard coreutils, findutils, and a GNU-compatible grep. Because many command names overlap with existing Windows built-ins, you must be aware of shell conflicts before using them in cmd or PowerShell. The project carries a preview label on GitHub despite being announced as generally available.

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By: IT Experts submitted:Jun 5 2026

Using PSBoundParameters or IsPresent when checking PowerShell Switch or Parameters usage (powershellisfun.com)
Had a talk with a colleague about whether to use IsPresent or PSBoundParameters to validate if a

Switch or Parameter was used in a Script or Function. In this blog, I will explain what they do and how you can use both.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 5 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

All-in-One PowerShell Script to Manage Active Directory Contacts (o365reports.com)
While Active Directory contacts are essential for maintaining an accurate Global Address List (GAL),

managing them natively can be time-consuming and difficult to scale. To simplify the process, we developed a PowerShell script that supports 12 Active Directory contact management actions. With support for both individual and bulk operations, it helps admins efficiently manage the entire contact lifecycle from creation to deletion.

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By: Adi submitted:Jun 5 2026

Coreutils for Windows (github.com)
UNIX-style core utilities for Windows. The same commands and pipelines you use on Linux, macOS, and

WSL - natively.

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By: Microsoft submitted:Jun 5 2026

Community

Betting on Yourself with Frank Lesniak (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Frank Lesniak joins Andrew Pla for a wide-ranging conversation that covers Frank's newly minted

Microsoft MVP status, his journey through PowerShell, and what it looks like to build a real presence in the tech community. Frank talks through the pipeline struggles that tripped him up early on, how his VB Script and object-oriented background made the shift to PowerShell's object model feel disorienting, and how AI has quietly changed the way he approaches scripting today. The conversation takes a thoughtful turn as Andrew and Frank dig into impostor syndrome, the value of conference speaking, and how showing up consistently in the community compounds into a career. Frank also shares an update on DuPage Animal Friends, the nonprofit he serves, which supports one of the country's highest-performing open-admission animal shelters.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 5 2026

PSConfEU 2026 (powershellisfun.com)
I attended my third PSConfEU event, this time it was in Wiesbaden (Germany). In this long blog post,

I will recap the week, the sessions, the event, the people I met, and everything else surrounding it.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 5 2026

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May 29, 2026

Announcements!

v7.7.0-preview.2 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come test the latest preview of 7.7
By: PowerShell Team submitted:May 29 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure Logic Apps Adds Sandboxed Code Interpreters to Agent Workflows (infoq.com)
Microsoft added sandboxed code interpreters to Azure Logic Apps, enabling agents within integration

workflows to generate and execute Python, JavaScript, C#, and PowerShell in Hyper-V isolated session.

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By: Steef-Jan Wiggers submitted:May 29 2026

Entra Automation: Users, Groups, and Conditional Access (adamtheautomator.com)
Use Microsoft Graph PowerShell to automate Entra ID users, security groups, group membership, and

Conditional Access policies with report-only validation.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:May 29 2026

Get Users’ True Last Logon in Active Directory Using PowerShell (o365reports.com)
Identifying the true last logon time of Active Directory users can be difficult because logon

details are stored on individual domain controllers and not fully replicated. This makes it hard to get a single accurate value, especially in environments with multiple DCs. To simplify this, we developed a PowerShell script that retrieves accurate last logon details for all users in a domain.

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By: Adi submitted:May 29 2026

How to Send a Welcome Message to New Employees with Attachments for Calendar Events (office365itpros.com)
ICS files are a useful method to send information about calendar events between different IT

systems. This article discusses creating ICS files for Teams Online meetings as part of a project to send welcome messages to new employees that contain information about upcoming corporate events that the new people might like to attend. Suffice to say that formatting the ICS files to Outlook's satisfaction takes some effort.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:May 29 2026

Mastering Markdown (pckt.blog)
I've loved Markdown since the day it was a Daring Fireball post. It's a simple rich text format that

gets the job done, and it's used everywhere.

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By: James Brundage submitted:May 29 2026

RBAC for Exchange Online Service Principals: A Deep Dive (powershellcenter.com)
Configuring Exchange Online Service Principal permissions correctly is one of those things that

looks straightforward until something breaks in production. Connecting an application to Exchange Online is not the same as connecting a user. The objects involved are different, and the mistakes people make are different too.

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By: Faris Malaeb submitted:May 29 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Create executables of PowerShell scripts (powershellisfun.com)
Giving PowerShell scripts to people often results in questions like, "How do I start this?" or "I

ran this, but nothing happens..." (When sending a script that contained a function). In this blog post, I will show you how to create an executable of a script and its limitations.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 29 2026

New EntraFIDOFinder Module Version Release! (clatent.com)
Good news and bad news.. which would you like first? Bad news? There are no new external PowerShell

functions in this release, but I did create some functions to compare differences as well as one to show changes by the month. Is there a functionality you are looking for?

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:May 29 2026

PsBash v 0.10.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Real bash commands for PowerShell with typed objects. 76 commands (ls, grep, sort, awk, sed, jq,

find, ps, du, tar, etc.) that accept real bash flags and return structured PowerShell objects while producing identical text output. Pipeline bridge pattern preserves typed objects through grep, sort, head, tail.

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By: Andy Brummer submitted:May 29 2026

Release Pode v2.13.3 (github.com)
Multiple bug fixes and improvements
By: Matthew Kelly submitted:May 29 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Compare AI Models from PowerShell: PSAIBattlecard + PSAISuite Dashboard (youtube.com)
A quick walkthrough of PSAIBattlecard, a PowerShell-backed model comparison dashboard powered by

PSAISuite.

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By: Doug Finke submitted:May 29 2026

Community

Solving Problems at the Root with Mark Littlefield (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, host Andrew Pla sits down with Mark Littlefield, VP of Product at PDQ, for a

wide-ranging conversation about product management, the PowerShell community, and what it looks like to deeply learn a technical domain when you're not coming from a traditional sysadmin background. Mark shares his journey from tech support to product management, what drew him to PDQ and the challenges facing IT admins, and what surprised him about PowerShell once he started paying close attention. The two also dig into the history behind PDQ Connect's PowerShell Scanner, how product teams learn from customers, the art of storytelling as a PM and sysadmin skill, and more.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 29 2026

Upcoming Events

PSDepend is Back! (Gilbert Sanchez) (meetup.com)
If you've ever wished PowerShell had a requirements.txt -- a simple file that says "here's what this

project needs" and just handles it -- that's exactly what PSDepend is.

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By: Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group submitted:May 29 2026

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May 22, 2026

Announcements!

PowerShell is now notarized and hardened for macOS (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We're excited to announce that the PowerShell packages for macOS are now properly notarized and

hardened, meeting both Apple's security requirements and Microsoft's internal compliance standards.

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:May 22 2026

PowerShell PSResource Roadmap and Best Practices (devblogs.microsoft.com)
PowerShell is a critical automation and configuration platform across enterprises-and as that

automation grows, how you source, validate, and distribute PowerShell packages becomes just as important as the scripts themselves. Modern security guidance increasingly treats package feeds as part of the software supply chain. For PowerShell, that means being deliberate about which repositories you trust

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:May 22 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM: Securing the Azure Connected Machine agent during onboarding with PowerShell (wmatthyssen.com)
In this blog post, I'll cover one of the more overlooked aspects of deploying Azure Arc-enabled

SCVMM, which is hardening

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By: Wim Matthyssen submitted:May 22 2026

Contributing to PSAISuite (pauljnav.github.io)
A Practical Guide for New Contributors
By: Paul Naughton submitted:May 22 2026

Microsoft AD CS Adds Post-Quantum Cryptography Support with ML-DSA (directaccess.richardhicks.com)
Despite predictions of its decline, Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)

continues to evolve.

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By: Richard M. Hicks submitted:May 22 2026

Monitor a Folder for File Changes Using PowerShell and FileSystemWatcher (woshub.com)
If you need to monitor a specific folder/file and trigger an automatic action on changes, use the

built-in .NET FileSystemWatcher class instead of relying on classic Windows file-system access auditing....

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:May 22 2026

PowerShell Methods (powershellisfun.com)
In scripts, I often use Methods to perform actions or retrieve information. In this blog post, I

will show you how to discover and use them 🙂

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 22 2026

Secure Boot Rollout Scripts added in May 2026 Security Update (deploymentresearch.com)
If you've patched a Windows 11 device with KB5089549 (the May 12, 2026 cumulative update) and looked

in the root of C:Windows lately, you've probably noticed something new: a SecureBoot folder containing an ExampleRolloutScripts subfolder with seven PowerShell scripts inside. You might even recognize these scripts because they were previously available as individual articles

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By: Johan Arwidmark submitted:May 22 2026

Static Sites are Simple (with PowerShell) (reddit.com)
I've been doing WebDev since the dawn of the internet, and I've been doing PowerShell for almost 20

years now. I want to share with you something that I've realized over the years: Static Sites Are Simple

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By: James Brundage submitted:May 22 2026

Toward a more POSIX-Friendly PowerShell experience (dev.to)
I'm a MacOS and Debian user primarily, but my 9-5 is a Windows shop that requires I work from a...
By: daniel sieradski submitted:May 22 2026

Windows 11 SecureBoot folder: PowerShell scripts explained (4sysops.com)
The May 2026 cumulative update KB5089549 added a new C:WindowsSecureBootExampleRolloutScripts

folder containing seven PowerShell scripts. These scripts are part of Microsoft's sample toolkit for managing Secure Boot certificate migration across enterprise environments. This article explains what each script does, how to run it, and its limitations.

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By: IT Experts submitted:May 22 2026

Your Git config is not reproducible (and here’s how to fix it) (idontlikeai.dev)
Configure Git in a way you might not have seen before
By: Gijs Reijn submitted:May 22 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Driver Automation Tool – Upgraded (msendpointmgr.com)
The Driver Automation Tool is back and better than ever in version 10. This marks 10 years of

development, and some new additions, including Intune support.

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By: Maurice Daly submitted:May 22 2026

PSFunctionInfo (github.com)
A PowerShell module for managing metadata in stand-alone functions.
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:May 22 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Get-Verb Before You Get Judged (youtube.com)
PowerShell function names are more than personal preference. In this PoshBytes, I cover how Get-Verb

helps you find approved verbs, make your commands easier to discover, and keep PowerShell from judging you.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:May 22 2026

Community

PowerShell After Dark: OnRamp, IoT, and Finding Your People. (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
It's PowerShell After Dark. Recorded live at the PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit in Bellevue,

Washington, host Andrew Pla takes his mic to the hotel bar for a series of candid conversations with attendees. The episode features four guests: Josh Gratton, an OnRamp scholarship recipient whose career pivot to junior systems engineer was fueled by PowerShell and the podcast; Mark Go, a first-time Summit speaker and attendee; Craig Mileham, a fellow podcast listener and Summit first-timer working in higher ed IT; and Matt Zaske, a longtime community member, conference speaker, and IoT enthusiast who ran a Home Assistant lightning demo. What connects all four conversations is the same thread Andrew keeps pulling on: community makes everything better. Beginners belong here. Reach out. Take the risk. Start now.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 22 2026

PowerShell Community Call – May21st, 2026 (youtube.com)
For more information on the PowerShell Community Call, check out https://aka.ms/PSCommunityCall
By: PowerShell Team submitted:May 22 2026

Fun

Bing-ImageOfTheDay-Xplat (github.com)
Fetch the Bing wallpaper image of the day. Now with macOS support
By: Are Bee submitted:May 22 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Conference Europe 2026 (psconf.eu)
1-4 June 2026 in Wiesbaden, Germany
By: SynEdgy submitted:May 22 2026

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May 15, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automatic Pull Requests (funkysi1701.com)
Creating pull requests is part of the development process when working with version control systems

like Git. Pull requests allow developers to propose...

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By: Simon Foster submitted:May 15 2026

DSC v3.2.0: new Windows resources, version pinning, and Bicep integration (4sysops.com)
Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3.2.0 reached general availability on April 29, 2026.

DSC is a tool that lets you describe how a Windows or Linux system should be configured - services running, firewall rules in place, features installed - and then automatically apply or verify that configuration.

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By: IT Experts submitted:May 15 2026

Freeform Functions (pckt.blog)
We all yearn for freedom. We want to be free from tyranny. We want to be free to live. We want to be

free to do things we enjoy. Some of us yearn to be free of...

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By: James Brundage submitted:May 15 2026

How to Update PowerShell on Windows (techviral.net)
PowerShell may take time to respond to your commands or return with errors. At times, PowerShell may

also fail to open on your Windows PC. You can easily fix such problems by updating PowerShell.

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By: Amarnath Chakraborty submitted:May 15 2026

Manage Active Directory Groups Using PowerShell Script (o365reports.com)
Group management in Active Directory can be time-consuming, especially when handling bulk

operations. To simplify this, we developed a PowerShell script that helps you perform 15 Active Directory group management tasks for single or multiple groups in bulk. This blog walks through the script and shows how to use it to manage AD groups.

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By: Karthi submitted:May 15 2026

Splatting the GitHub CLI (pckt.blog)
Brevity is the soul of wit, and I'm not always known for it. But let's try to make a quick post

about a little daily PowerShell timesaver: splatting the GitHub...

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By: James Brundage submitted:May 15 2026

Understanding How Graph Permissions for Groups Work (office365itpros.com)
Understanding what Graph permissions are required by apps can be challenging. In this article we

discuss how the Group.Read.All and GroupMember.Real.All permissions work and why you should choose one permission over the other and respect the principle of least permission when it comes to assigning Graph permissions to your apps and PowerShell scripts.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:May 15 2026

Using Get-Help About_ in PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
The Get-Help Cmdlet is great for showing information about Cmdlets, but there are also the About

Topics with conceptual help to better help you understand how PowerShell works. In this small blog post, I will show you how to query and use them.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 15 2026

Using Microsoft Azure MCP with Codex (powershellcenter.com)
Azure MCP gives your Codex agent a direct way to inspect Azure resources, query services, and answer

Azure operations questions from your local development workflow. The setup is simple. Microsoft provides the Azure MCP Server, Codex provides MCP client support, and your Azure identity controls what the agent is allowed to see or change.

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By: Faris Malaeb submitted:May 15 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

[HOWTO] Delete Azure DevOps users with principalName starting with OIDCONFLICT_UpnReuse_ (blog.rufer.be)
In Azure DevOps organizations that are connected to Microsoft Entra, you may spot (duplicated) users

with email prefixed with OIDCONFLICT_UpnReuse_{OID_HERE} (i.e. when trying to give them access or when mentioning them): Such users are neither visible in the Azure DevOps Web UI under Organization settings > General > Users nor when querying all users via graph or via the Azure DevOps CLI.

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By: Marc Rufer submitted:May 15 2026

Gatekeeper v 0.4.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Helps implement feature flags in your PowerShell projects.
By: Gilbert Sanchez submitted:May 15 2026

PSParseHTML v 2.0.11 (powershellgallery.com)
Module that allows to manipulate, parse, format and optimize HTML, JavaScript and CSS
By: Przemyslaw Klys submitted:May 15 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

paneship (github.com)
A high-performance shell prompt written in Rust, supporting Bash, Fish, PowerShell, Nushell, Elvish,

Xonsh, Tcsh, Ion, and Cmd. - andev0x/paneship

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By: An Ng. submitted:May 15 2026

Community

Splatting, Automation, and Chasing the Sun with Jess Pomfret (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Jess Pomfret returns for her third appearance on the PowerShell Podcast and brings the same energy

that keeps people coming back. She and Andrew cover a lot of ground, starting with her upcoming "Chase the Sun" charity cycling event where she'll attempt to ride 205 miles coast-to-coast across the UK in a single day, starting at sunrise on the longest day of the year and racing the sun to the finish line. It's a big undertaking, and she's riding to raise money for Momentum in Fitness, a charity her wife works for that brings fitness opportunities to older adults, kids in non-traditional school settings, and children with cancer.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 15 2026

Fun

Uploading Music Files To Amazon S3 (PowerShell Mix) – amazonwebshark (amazonwebshark.com)
In this post, I will upload lossless music files from my laptop to one of my Amazon S3 buckets using

PowerShell.

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By: Damien Jones submitted:May 15 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Conference Europe 2026 (psconf.eu)
1-4 June 2026 in Wiesbaden, Germany
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May 8, 2026

Announcements!

Announcing Native PowerShell Tooling for ReFS Snapshots | Microsoft Community Hub (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
We're excited to share a new open-source PowerShell module on GitHub that provides PowerShell-native

management of ReFS snapshots.

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By: Jeffrey Woolsey submitted:May 8 2026

Heads up: We’re moving to the Devolutions forum (forums.ironmansoftware.com)
We have an important update for everyone in this community. Starting Monday, May 11th, 2026,

existing discussions and threads will be migrated to the Devolutions forum - the new home for all PowerShell Universal conversations

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:May 8 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Locking down Windows devices by suppressing key combinations (petervanderwoude.nl)
This week is not about something new. Not even close actually. This week is all about further

locking down specific types of Windows devices, such as shared devices, kiosk devices, or even just actual locked down devices, by suppressing specific key combinations.

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By: Peter van der Woude submitted:May 8 2026

PowerShell Preview v7.7.0-preview.1 release (powershellisfun.com)
Three days ago, the latest PowerShell Preview version was released, following the previous Preview

version, 7.6 (which is now the new LTS). In this short blog post, I will highlight some changes and how to install v7.7.0-preview.1.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 8 2026

PowerShell: How to install the new Microsoft Entra ID Module (sid-500.com)
In this post, I'm going to walk you through installing the new Entra ID module so you can manage

your Microsoft 365 cloud with PowerShell. It only takes a few commands-super simple.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:May 8 2026

Shift Happens – Uncovering Two Built-in Command Injections in Windows Context Menus (specterops.io)
Two long-standing Windows Explorer vulnerabilities lets attackers execute arbitrary PowerShell

commands using crafted folder names, affecting Windows 10 and 11 since 2017.

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By: Remi GASCOU submitted:May 8 2026

Tools reference – Claude Code Docs (code.claude.com)
FYI if you're using Claude Code on Windows in Powershell, you might want to enable this
By: Joe Finney submitted:May 8 2026

Using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to Update User Profiles (office365itpros.com)
Now rolling out to Microsoft 365 tenants is the ability to update user profile cards with details of

awards and certifications held by users. Usually this would be done through a Copilot connector, but it's possible to add awards and certifications using Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets. All explained in great detail with working examples here.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:May 8 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

ExcelFast Release v0.0.1-alpha14 (github.com)
A high performance PowerShell module for importing, exporting, and manipulating Excel Files
By: Justin Grote submitted:May 8 2026

Exchange Unattended Install Script [Update] (eightwone.com)
Back in 2013, I published an unattended installation script for Exchange Server 2013, together with

a walkthrough on this blog. At the time, the goal was simple: make Exchange deployments more predictable, repeatable, and less error‑prone by removing as much

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By: Michel de Rooij submitted:May 8 2026

Release Pode.Web v1.0.0-preview3 · Badgerati/Pode.Web (github.com)
Released Pode.Web v1.0.0-preview3! Added support for nested groups Events can now trigger JavaScript

new Datalist element and a lot more - including some additional breaking changes.

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By: Matthew Kelly submitted:May 8 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Stop Clicking Download. Use Invoke-WebRequest (youtube.com)
Stop downloading files one click at a time. Use Invoke-WebRequest in PowerShell and automate it in

seconds.

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By: Matthew Dowst submitted:May 8 2026

Community

From ISE Anxiety to VS Code Every Day with Paula Kingsley (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Paula Kingsley, a senior IT leader, longtime consultant, automation and PowerShell enthusiast,

eight-time Microsoft MVP for Exchange Server, and happy generalist, joins Andrew for a wide-ranging conversation about her tech journey and what it actually looks like to grow from deep hands-on work into technology leadership. They kick things off with a topic near and dear to a lot of PowerShell folks: the ISE-to-VS Code migration. Paula was terrified of it, put it off for as long as she could, and now uses VS Code every single day.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 8 2026

Fun

SpotifyControls v 2.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell module for managing your Spotify tracks and playlists via Spotify's API.
By: RedThinkCode submitted:May 8 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Conference Europe 2026 (psconf.eu)
1-4 June 2026 in Wiesbaden, Germany
By: SynEdgy submitted:May 8 2026

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May 1, 2026

Announcements!

Announcing Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3.2.0 – PowerShell Team (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This post announces the General Availability of Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3.2.0,

with new Windows resources, Bicep gRPC integration, WhatIf support, expression language improvements...

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:May 1 2026

v7.7.0-preview.1 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Tons of great changes in store with 7.7. Check it out for yourself.
By: PowerShell Team submitted:May 1 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing (github.blog)
Starting June 1, your Copilot usage will consume GitHub AI Credits.
By: Mario Rodriguez submitted:May 1 2026

PowerShell for Bash Users: Finding Equivalents to Common Unix Command-Line Tools (hackmag.com)
When switching from bash to PowerShell, you often run into inconveniences simply because you don't

know what the equivalents are and how to use them.

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By: Aleksei Zemond Pankratov submitted:May 1 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Did you know there is a Giphy rating in Teams? Custom Maester Tests save the day (clatent.com)
Now let me ask you, how secure is your Microsoft Teams? When was the last time you looked at how it

was configured?

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:May 1 2026

Extracting and Auditing Azure DevOps Permissions at Scale with PowerShell (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Azure DevOps organizations accumulate permissions over time. Groups are created, users are added,

Entra (Azure AD) groups are nested into project groups, and team structures evolve.

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By: skissel submitted:May 1 2026

Gist Convert Word Documents to Different Formats (gist.github.com)
Gist Convert Word Documents to Different Formats.
By: James Brundage submitted:May 1 2026

NimbleHighlight (github.com)
Syntax Highlight any powershell, in the console.
By: Leon Bambrick submitted:May 1 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: To Delete or To Empty Items? PowerShell Has Opinions (youtube.com)
In PowerShell, clearing something and removing something are not the same thing. In this PoshBytes,

I walk through the difference between Clear-ItemProperty and Remove-ItemProperty.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:May 1 2026

Community

Celebrating my 250 PowerShell-related posts! (powershellisfun.com)
Congrats to Harm. It took me way more than 4 years to reach that number!
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 1 2026

From Event Logs to AI Workflows with Lucas Allman (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Lucas Allman joins the PowerShell Podcast for a conversation that starts with practical beginner

wins and builds into bigger questions about AI, learning, community, and career growth in IT. The episode covers hands-on PowerShell use cases like event logs, scheduled tasks, and writing functions directly in the terminal, then shifts into Lucas's experience as a first-time PowerShell Summit speaker and his evolving perspective on AI as a tool for both productivity and learning. It lands on a strong human note, with Lucas reflecting on impostor syndrome, keeping up with change, and why curiosity and community still matter just as much as technical skill.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 1 2026

Powerlifting and PowerShell: A Discussion with Jake Hildreth – Phillip Wylie (thehackermaker.com)
About The Guest: Jake is a cybersecurity professional with a background in system administration. He

has a deep understanding of Active Directory security and is currently the Active Directory Security Assessment Service Lead at Trimarc. Jake is also the head developer of the open-source tool Locksmith, which focuses on Active Directory Certificate Services misconfigurations. Summary:...

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By: Phillip Wylie submitted:May 1 2026

PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit Bar session with Josh & Jeff (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
This episode of the PowerShell Podcast After Dark captures two candid bar-session conversations from

the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit, centered on community, career growth, and the real-world value of putting yourself out there. In the first segment, Josh Dearing talks about attending his first Summit, building PowerShell modules, learning from failure, and using automation to improve systems and processes in higher education.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 1 2026

Fun

I haven’t been rickrollin (bsky.app)
Whatever you say James 🙂
By: James Brundage submitted:May 1 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Conference Europe 2026 (psconf.eu)
1-4 June 2026 in Wiesbaden, Germany
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