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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
By: SynEdgy submitted:May 15 2026

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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
By: SynEdgy submitted:May 1 2026

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Do you know something that should be included?
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April 3, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Report Entra ID Group Insights (office365itpros.com)
Entra ID Group Insights are a new preview feature in the Entra admin center. The lack of

documentation is challenging, but it's easy to understand what kind of insights Microsoft wants to deliver. Looking behind the scenes, we find the Graph endpoint for Group insights and can extract the data. That allows us to combine insights with other information to make them more interesting. All done with PowerShell.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Apr 3 2026

New ClickFix Variant Uses Rundll32 and WebDAV to Evade PowerShell Detection (cybersecuritynews.com)
A new and more dangerous version of the ClickFix attack technique has been found actively targeting

Windows users. Unlike older versions that used PowerShell or mshta to run malicious commands, this new variant takes a different path.

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By: InfoSec submitted:Apr 3 2026

PowerShell 7.6 release postmortem and investments (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This post shares context on the delayed timing of the PowerShell 7.6 release, our learnings, and the

changes the team has already begun making to improve release predictability and transparency.

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Apr 3 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AiLogging v 2.0.18 (powershellgallery.com)
Helper module for PowerShell developers that allows easy logging of script activity to Azure

Application Insights

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By: Jiri Formacek submitted:Apr 3 2026

GitHub v 0.42.2 (powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell module to interact with GitHub, both interactively and via automation.
By: Marius Storhaug submitted:Apr 3 2026

PSExchangeClock (github.com)
Just me playing about with some Gui's that countdown and fire an action, when I find the article I

got code from will give credit.

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By: Steven Wight submitted:Apr 3 2026

PSFirebird (github.com)
PowerShell toolkit for Firebird databases. Contribute to fdcastel/PSFirebird development by creating

an account on GitHub.

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By: Norbert Saint Georges submitted:Apr 3 2026

psmux: Tmux on Windows Powershell (github.com)
The real tmux for Windows. Not a port, not a wrapper, not a workaround.
By: psmux submitted:Apr 3 2026

TIL: there’s a nuget package for PowerShell that you can install as a dotnet tool (nuget.org)
Thanks to Marc-Andre Moreau for pointing this out! Be sure to give him a follow on BlueSky

@awakecoding.com

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Apr 3 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) Book out now! (powershellgeek.com)
Practical PowerShell Exchange Server Subscription Edition is an 800+ page book on learning to script

and use PowerShell to manage your Exchange SE servers.

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By: Damian Scoles submitted:Apr 3 2026

PowerShell in 100 Seconds (youtube.com)
Send this to everyone you know who asks, What is PowerShell?
By: Andreas Dieckmann submitted:Apr 3 2026

Community

Poking Around Until Something Breaks (And Then Reporting It to Microsoft) with Morten Mynster (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Andrew welcomes back Morten Mynster for a follow-up conversation that's essentially a highlight reel

of one Morten's public journey over the past year. Morten shares updates on three PowerShell modules he's released, including his standout LeastPrivilegedMSGraph module, and walks through a security issue he discovered and responsibly reported to Microsoft. Along the way, Andrew and Morten reflect on how putting your work out publicly can lead to unexpected career wins, how AI is reshaping the way people learn and write code, and why getting hands-on is still the best way to actually understand anything. Morten is also two weeks into a new job as a cybersecurity consultant, which came directly from his open-source work.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 3 2026

Fun

Play Doom entirely from DNS records using PowerShell (github.com)
Disclaimer: I have not tested this and there is a lot of code behind it. As with anything you

download be sure to review before running.

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By: Adam Rice submitted:Apr 3 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Apr 3 2026

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March 27, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Learning ValidateSet in PowerShell: Valid Values Only (clatent.com)
Introduction I know your wondering, why isn't he writing about AI, and just talking about

ValidateSet? If your in the early stages of your PowerShell journey, you may not know about ValidateSet and it is a great feature to know and to make sure your functions have it that you create.

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Mar 27 2026

Microscopic Visual Studio Code Tips for Microscopic Needs (skatterbrainz.wordpress.com)
Full disclosure: I've been guilty of this bad behavior, so while correcting myself, I've tried to

point out this itty-bitty, teensy-weensy, teeny-tiny little feature in VS Code. I think it's more of a feature in the PowerShell extension than VS Code itself, but maybe not. It kind of ties into "code folding", sort of, kind of, but anyway, I'll hum a few notes...

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By: Skatterbrainz submitted:Mar 27 2026

My Bitwarden backup script (damirscorner.com)
Inspired by a great post in Bitwarden Community Forums and the author's bash script I decided to

create my own PowerShell script for backing up the contents of my Bitwarden vault to my existing restic backup.

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By: Damir Arh submitted:Mar 27 2026

PowerShell is fun :)PowerShell v7.6 LTS Release and why it matters (powershellisfun.com)
Two days ago, the new LTS version of PowerShell, 7.6, was released. In this short blog post, I will

highlight its key features and improvements.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Mar 27 2026

SuperMicro IPMI PowerShell module (nielskok.tech)
My homelab also contains a SuperMicro server that has an IPMI interface. I was tired of using the

web interface to interact with that so I searched for an existing PowerShell module that can interact with the IPMI interface. I only found a module which is available on Windows, it is called: "PcsvDevice".

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By: Niels Kok submitted:Mar 27 2026

Teams Chat and PowerShell – How to add value! (clatent.com)
It's been a bit for a technical blog post, but I've missed it and finally found some time to do one.

What we are learning today is how to send messages, photos, urls, and information from APIs to Teams' chat using PowerShell.

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Mar 27 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

CMHealthCheck: ConfigMgr Health Check Reporting PowerShell functions (github.com)
For anyone using the "cmhealthcheck" powershell module, I posted a heavy update (v1.1.0) but not to

PS Gallery yet. I'd like to ask for help testing and providing feedback first. If you're interested, download it from the GitHub repo

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By: Skatterbrainz submitted:Mar 27 2026

Deck: Terminal-based presentations from Markdown files using PowerShell (github.com)
I'd love to have more people install the Deck PowerShell module and then join the Discussions in the

project repo to help shape the future of this module.

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By: Jake Hildreth submitted:Mar 27 2026

PSBlitz v6.0.0: GUI Mode, HTML Overhaul, and Google Cloud SQL Support (vladdba.com)
The latest release of PSBlitz (6.0.0) is finally out and it brings GUI Mode, Dark Mode, Google Cloud

SQL Support, and updated resources.

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By: Vlad Drumea submitted:Mar 27 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Is That Really False? (youtube.com)
PowerShell can be wonderfully helpful right up until the string 'false' pretends to be true. This

PoshBytes short walks through why if($value) is not the same as if($value -eq $true) and when that difference matters.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Mar 27 2026

Community

From School IT Intern to Systems Architect with Chris Thomas (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
K-12 IT veteran Chris Thomas joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his 26-year journey in

educational technology, from a high school IT internship to becoming an Endpoint Cloud Systems Architect supporting multiple school districts in Michigan. Chris discusses how PowerShell helped him automate identity management, investigate network incidents, and streamline large-scale IT operations across complex school environments.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Mar 27 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Mar 27 2026

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March 20, 2026

Announcements!

Announcing PowerShell 7.6 (LTS) GA Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We're excited to announce the General Availability of PowerShell 7.6, the next Long Term Support

(LTS) release of PowerShell. PowerShell 7.6 is built on .NET 10 (LTS), continuing the alignment between PowerShell and the modern .NET platform.

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Mar 20 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure runbook and “Assembly with same name is already loaded”. (paweljarosz.wordpress.com)
I was working on one runbook when all of a sudden was getting below error: Assembly with same name

is already loaded

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By: Paweł Jarosz submitted:Mar 20 2026

Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 1 (redmondmag.com)
Semantic versioning gives PowerShell script changes clear meaning so you can evolve scripts quickly

without letting updates devolve into chaos.

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By: Brien Posey submitted:Mar 20 2026

Scanning .NET Target Frameworks with PowerShell (puresourcecode.com)
Here a useful script to scan a folder to find out what .NET Target Frameworks is used across lot of

projects with PowerShell

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By: Enrico submitted:Mar 20 2026

Update Windows Secure Boot DB certificates with Group Policy and PowerShell (4sysops.com)
Microsoft's original Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Windows devices

that still rely on these certificates will no longer receive security updates for boot components, leaving them out of compliance. To address this, Microsoft is rolling out new 2023 certificates for the UEFI Secure Boot Signature Database (DB). Administrators can deploy these certificates to domain-joined machines using Group Policy, PowerShell, or the Windows Configuration System (WinCS). This article covers the technical background, the registry-based deployment mechanism, and Microsoft's sample automation framework for enterprise rollouts.

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By: IT Experts submitted:Mar 20 2026

Windows quietly shipped a real sudo command, and it changes everything about how I use the terminal (xda-developers.com)
If you are a Windows user, you know the pain of trying to run a command in PowerShell only to

realize you cannot do it because Windows wants the app to run as an administrator.

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By: Micha the DevOp submitted:Mar 20 2026

WinGet Configuration: Set up your dev machine in one command (developer.microsoft.com)
I've set up a lot of dev machines in my life. Traditionally, this takes a lot of time to get

everything just right, but now there's a faster way with WinGet Configuration files. Let me show you how to.

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By: Brock Chapin submitted:Mar 20 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzureDevOpsDscv3 1.0.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Module with DSC Resources for deployment and configuration of Azure DevOps Server/Services

supporting DSC v3.

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By: Michał Machniak submitted:Mar 20 2026

Entra Provision On Demand PowerShell Module (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
It's 2026 and somehow I keep finding myself back in 2016, integrating heritage applications into

modern Identity & Access Management solutions. I'm still writing connectors that integrate the Microsoft Entra outbound provisioning service with SaaS and legacy on‑premises apps using ECMA connectors.... keep reading

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Mar 20 2026

PoshWeb/JSON-LD (github.com)
Get JSON Linked Data with PowerShell.
By: James Brundage submitted:Mar 20 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Fixing Word Formatting with PowerShell (youtube.com)
Ever spent time fighting Word formatting that refuses to behave? In this PoshBytes episode I show an

example of how PowerShell can automate Word. Because sometimes scripting around the problem is easier than solving it manually.

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By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Mar 20 2026

Community

PowerShell Community Call – March 19th, 2026 (youtube.com)
If you missed this month's community call, you can still watch the recording.
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Mar 20 2026

Start Small and Keep Building in PowerShell with Mason Moser (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Security professional Mason Moser joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his journey from discovering

PowerShell through Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches to building real-world automation tools in a security environment. Mason talks about how starting slowly, returning to PowerShell after a break, and consistently building small tools helped him gain confidence and deepen his skills.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Mar 20 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Mar 20 2026

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March 13, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

A Slopoly start to AI-enhanced ransomware attacks (ibm.com)
During a ransomware engagement, X-Force discovered a PowerShell script deployed on an infected

server. The script appears to be the client component of a novel C2 framework we named "Slopoly."

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By: Golo Mühr submitted:Mar 13 2026

Deploy Enterprise PowerShell Modules Using Azure Artifacts (adamtheautomator.com)
Build a private PowerShell repository using Azure Artifacts with automated CI/CD publishing,

semantic versioning, code signing, and JEA integration for secure enterprise module distribution.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Mar 13 2026

Intune PowerShell Script Delay? Here Is What Really Causes It (bit.ly)
Why does an Intune PowerShell script not run immediately? This post explains the 8 hour IME timer

and session change triggers.

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By: Rudy Ooms submitted:Mar 13 2026

Monitor your PowerShell modules in Azure (autosysops.com)
Learn how you can add monitoring to your PowerShell modules with Azure Application Insights
By: Leo Visser submitted:Mar 13 2026

Windows Terminal Preview 1.25 Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Windows Terminal 1.25 is released to the Preview Channel, with Settings Search, Action Editing, New

Languages, and more.

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By: Dustin Howett submitted:Mar 13 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AvaloniaUIShell (github.com)
Cross-platform Desktop GUI framework for PowerShell powered by Avalonia UI. -

mdgrs-mei/AvaloniaUIShell

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By: mdgrs submitted:Mar 13 2026

PowerInvoke (github.com)
Source generators for PowerShell commands in .NET. - adamdriscoll/PowerInvoke
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Mar 13 2026

Specter VSCode Extension (github.com)
This VS Code extension provides PowerShell Script Analysis using Specter
By: Justin Grote submitted:Mar 13 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Automating Windows 11 Hyper-V Deployments with PowerShell (ciraltos.com)
Building and maintaining a virtual lab can be time consuming, especially when each virtual machine

needs manual configuration after first boot.

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By: Travis Roberts submitted:Mar 13 2026

Learning PowerShell on Microsoft Learn (powershellisfun.com)
If you don't already know, there is a 'Learning PowerShell' section on Microsoft Learn. It's truly a

great start (or continuation) of your PowerShell journey. In this blog post, I will highlight the different chapters.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Mar 13 2026

Community

Monad to Millions – Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community (youtube.com)
If you missed the Live Steam, you can still watch the recording.
By: Heiko Brenn submitted:Mar 13 2026

PowerShell Community Award Nominations (survey.sogolytics.com)
Have you submitted your nominations for the PowerShell Community awards? Make your voice heard.
By: The DevOps Collective submitted:Mar 13 2026

Zero Trust and PowerShell in K12 with Jim Tyler Zero (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Returning guest and Microsoft MVP Jim Tyler joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk Zero Trust

security, K-12 IT leadership, open-source tooling, and building technology that serves real-world needs. Jim shares how he uses PowerShell to proactively harden school environments, including his Ghost module for endpoint lockdown and his Chrome extension You Shall Not Pass for classroom device management.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Mar 13 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
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March 6, 2026

Announcements!

Windows Terminal v1.25.622.0 Release (github.com)
It sports a new search experience inside the Settings page, the ability to edit actions, command

palette entries and key bindings with a rich editor--rather than just their key bindings--support for Kitty's keyboard protocol and two completely new community translations!

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By: Microsoft submitted:Mar 6 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Discovering PowerShell provider dynamic parameters (oofhours.com)
PowerShell ships with providers that expose things like file systems, the registry, certificates,

environment variables, etc. To see which are available in your PowerShell session, you can use Get-PSProvider: Not surprisingly, these behave differently based on the type of data or objects they are working with.

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By: Michael Niehaus submitted:Mar 6 2026

Enable batch file secure mode in Windows 11 with LockBatchFilesWhenInUse: Lock running batch scripts (4sysops.com)
Windows 11 Insider Preview builds introduce a new secure processing mode for batch files and CMD

scripts. IT administrators can enable it via a registry value named LockBatchFilesWhenInUse, which prevents batch files from being altered while they execute. The feature also improves performance when Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) code integrity policies are active. It is currently available in the Dev Channel build 26300.7939, and the Beta Channel build 26220.7934.

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By: IT Experts submitted:Mar 6 2026

Measuring KPIs like Response Times for Shared Mailboxes (office365itpros.com)
Shared mailboxes are not CRM systems. However, many Microsoft 365 tenants use shared mailboxes to

handle customer queries and then want to measure KPIs such as agent responsiveness to customer queries or the number of queries handled per agent in a month. As explored in this article, it's possible to use the Microsoft Graph to extract some KPI-like data from shared mailboxes.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Mar 6 2026

Monitoring Secure Boot certificate installation status with Intune and PowerShell (4sysops.com)
Microsoft Secure Boot certificates issued by the 2011 Certificate Authorities (CAs) are expiring

starting June 2026. Every Windows device with Secure Boot enabled must be updated to trust the 2023 certificates before expiration to retain security update support. Microsoft provides a monitoring-only approach using Intune Remediations that runs a PowerShell detection script on enrolled devices and reports Secure Boot and certificate status back to the Intune admin center - without making any changes to devices. This article explains the prerequisites, deployment steps, data collected, and how to read the results.

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By: IT Experts submitted:Mar 6 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

DLLPickle (github.com)
A PowerShell module that helps you get un-stuck from dependency version conflicts that can occur

when connecting to multiple Microsoft services in the same session.

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By: Sam Erde submitted:Mar 6 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

New to PSReadline? Start here. (youtube.com)
PSReadLine is shaping your PowerShell experience whether you realize it or not.
By: Andrew Pla submitted:Mar 6 2026

Community

PowerShell is fun 🙂 Hits 1,000,000 views! (powershellisfun.com)
Congrats to Harm on crossing 1 million views mark! If you haven't already be sure to check out his

amazing site, filled with a ton of great content.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Mar 6 2026

PowerShell Tools for PKI and Secure Boot with Richard Hicks (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Long-time Microsoft MVP and consultant Richard Hicks joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about ADCS

security, PKI misconfigurations, and why PowerShell is a consultant's ultimate force multiplier. Richard shares real-world stories from auditing enterprise certificate environments, explains how simple template mistakes can lead to full domain compromise, and walks through tools like Locksmith that help administrators quickly identify dangerous configurations.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Mar 6 2026

Upcoming Events

Monad to Millions – Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community (linkedin.com)
Join us, Thu, Mar 12, 2026, for a special live-stream celebration honoring Jeffrey Snover, the

creator of PowerShell, and the incredible community that turned a bold idea (Monad) into a global movement.

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By: Heiko Brenn submitted:Mar 6 2026

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Mar 6 2026

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February 27, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

4 PowerShell commands that fix common Windows problems fast (ift.tt)
These four simple PowerShell scripts fix common Windows headaches and save time with quick,

copy-and-paste commands.

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By: Rich Hein submitted:Feb 27 2026

Fighting the PUP Wave: A Practical PowerShell Cleanup Workflow for MSPs (kylereddoch.me)
When unwanted apps keep sneaking onto client endpoints and allowlisting is not in the budget, a

repeatable uninstall script plus RMM automation can still move the needle.

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By: ZeroDay Bae submitted:Feb 27 2026

The PowerShell Wiggum Loop (pckt.blog)
One of the best things about PowerShell is that you can interactively explore anything. Long before

the Wiggum Loop was a thing, PowerShell let you explore

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By: James Brundage submitted:Feb 27 2026

Using Strict Mode in PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
PowerShell is incredibly flexible; it's a forgiving scripting language. But this could turn into

scripts not written according to best practices or that rely on things that work automatically, and sometimes fail without really understanding why. In this blog post, I will show you how Strict mode works and how it can help you 🙂

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Feb 27 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

GitHub – Skatterbrainz/psWarpTerminal: PowerShell wrapper for the Warp Terminal (Oz) CLI (github.com)
PowerShell wrapper for the Warp Terminal (Oz) CLI. Contribute to Skatterbrainz/psWarpTerminal

development by creating an account on GitHub.

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By: Skatterbrainz submitted:Feb 27 2026

ISpy v0.3.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell module for decompiling .NET assemblies using ILSpy decompiler. Provides comprehensive

cmdlets for assembly analysis, type discovery, method examination, and source code decompilation with advanced filtering and export capabilities.

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By: Andree Renneus (trackd) submitted:Feb 27 2026

pwsh-host-rs (github.com)
Rust PowerShell Hosting Library.
By: Marc-André Moreau submitted:Feb 27 2026

Sixel v0.7.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Display images in the terminal using various protocols
By: Andree Renneus (trackd) submitted:Feb 27 2026

TextMate v0.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell module for syntax highlighting using TextMate grammars. Using PwshSpectreConsole for

rendering.

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By: Andree Renneus (trackd) submitted:Feb 27 2026

Community

Escaping Tutorial Hell with Pablo Correchel (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla sits down with Pablo Correchel, an

early-career IT professional who is publicly documenting his PowerShell and learning journey. Just one year into his first help desk role while studying cybersecurity, Pablo shares how consistent practice, sharing what you learn, and embracing beginner questions have accelerated his learning.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Feb 27 2026

From Pipelines to Agentic Pipelines: Jeffrey Snover & Doug Finke Live (meetup.com)
Wednesday, Mar 4 · 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM EST
By: New York - Agentic AI submitted:Feb 27 2026

How much vibe is the coding (meetup.com)
12th March 2026
By: PowerShell UserGroup Inn-Salzach submitted:Feb 27 2026

Upcoming Events

Monad to Millions – Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community (linkedin.com)
Join us, Thu, Mar 12, 2026, for a special live-stream celebration honoring Jeffrey Snover, the

creator of PowerShell, and the incredible community that turned a bold idea (Monad) into a global movement.

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By: Heiko Brenn submitted:Feb 27 2026

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Feb 27 2026

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February 20, 2026

Announcements!

PowerShell v7.6.0-rc.1 Release (github.com)
Come get the first release candidate for PowerShell 7.6
By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Feb 20 2026

PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC team investments for 2026 (devblogs.microsoft.com)
As is tradition, we are publishing our planned team investments for the year. This is based on our

current understanding of customer and community needs, but is subject to change based on emerging priorities throughout the year.

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Feb 20 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Exchange Online deprecates -Credential parameter in Connect-ExchangeOnline PowerShell cmdlet (4sysops.com)
Microsoft announced on February 12, 2026, a significant change to its Exchange Online PowerShell

module: the deprecation of the -Credential parameter for the Connect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet. This change represents part of a broader initiative to enhance security across Microsoft 365 administrative interfaces by eliminating authentication methods that do not support multifactor authentication.

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By: IT Experts submitted:Feb 20 2026

Using Dev Proxy with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK (office365itpros.com)
Dev Proxy is a Microsoft tool built to help developers figure out the most effective way of using

Microsoft Graph API requests. On the surface, Dev Proxy doesn't seem like a tool that would interest people who use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to write scripts for Microsoft 365. But all tools have some use, and Dev Proxy can help.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Feb 20 2026

Using the ZLocation PowerShell Module to navigate folders (powershellisfun.com)
Switching back and forth between folders on your system requires a lot of typing and thinking about

where that xyz folder was located... Zlocation helps you navigate frequently accessed folders. In this small blog post, I will show you how it works.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Feb 20 2026

Validating PowerShell script syntax in GitHub Actions workflows – Gérald Barré (meziantou.net)
Learn how to validate the syntax of PowerShell scripts embedded in GitHub Actions workflows using a

custom PowerShell function.

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By: Gerald Barre submitted:Feb 20 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

dbatools v 2.7.25 (github.com)
The community module that enables SQL Server Pros to automate database development and server

administration

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By: the dbatools team submitted:Feb 20 2026

PSClaudeCode (github.com)
Ever wondered how AI agents like Claude Code work their magic? Dive into this PowerShell

implementation and build your own intelligent assistant from scratch!

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Feb 20 2026

PSNotes v 1.0.0.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PSNotes is a PowerShell module that provides a structured, versioned snippet and script library for

reusable automation patterns. Create notes with aliases, tags, and metadata to quickly execute, copy, or preview commands. Organize notes into local or remote catalogs, search by name, tag, details, or snippet content, and turn frequently used automation into first-class commands.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Feb 20 2026

Template for the Win32 PowerShell script installer in Microsoft Intune (imab.dk)
Introduction Microsoft Intune now supports using a PowerShell script as the installer for Win32

apps. Instead of specifying a command line, you upload a script. This gives admins more flexibility when deploying applications. I've created a template (install and uninstall) that can serve as inspiration

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By: Martin Bengtsson submitted:Feb 20 2026

Community

Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla is joined by Tara, a longtime IT professional

who has officially started her PowerShell learning journey. Tara shares her honest experience transitioning from a GUI-first mindset to learning PowerShell fundamentals, including objects, verb-noun commands, variables, pipelines, and error messages. The conversation captures the real emotions of learning something new later in a career-confusion, frustration, breakthroughs, and growing confidence.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Feb 20 2026

PowerShell Community Call – February 19th, 2026 (youtube.com)
The PowerShell Community Call is held on the 3rd Thursday of every month for 30 minutes at 9:30 AM

US Pacific Time. Topics include PowerShell 7, Windows OpenSSH, PSEditorServices/VSCode-PowerShell, PSScriptAnalyzer, PowerShell Gallery, Azure PowerShell/CLI, DSCv3 and any other projects owned by the PowerShell Team.

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Feb 20 2026

Upcoming Events

Monad to Millions – Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community (linkedin.com)
Join us, Thu, Mar 12, 2026, for a special live-stream celebration honoring Jeffrey Snover, the

creator of PowerShell, and the incredible community that turned a bold idea (Monad) into a global movement.

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By: Heiko Brenn submitted:Feb 20 2026

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Feb 20 2026

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