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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
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Mar 13 2026

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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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Do you know something that should be included?
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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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Do you know something that should be included?
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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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Do you know something that should be included?
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February 13, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

a Hidden gem in PowerShell : Format-Custom (powershellisfun.com)
It was something I ran into this week, Format-Custom. Usually I display things in a list or table,

but this is different... And very useful! In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Feb 13 2026

Azure Key Vault: How to Find Expired Secrets Using KQL (powershellcenter.com)
Ever had a production app break because an Azure Key Vault secret expired? It's painful-and usually

happens at the worst time. The good news is you can catch it early. With Event Grid publishing Key Vault events and Log Analytics giving you KQL visibility, you can track expirations proactively and trigger alerts (or even automation)

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By: Faris Malaeb submitted:Feb 13 2026

Better Error Catching (claytonerrington.com)
A better use of try catch blocks in powershell
By: Clayton Errington submitted:Feb 13 2026

Is Your Azure Service Retiring? Build a PowerShell Monitor (adamtheautomator.com)
Build a PowerShell monitor that queries Azure Resource Graph to identify retiring services and alert

your team before 90-day deadlines become 9-day emergencies.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Feb 13 2026

The Time I Asked My Boss: Are You An Idiot? (jsnover.com)
A Microsoft engineer recently told me he used Copilot to script a way out of a laggy system. He was

delighted. The story triggered a memory from the early days of PowerShell when my diplomacy was c...

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By: Jeffrey Snover submitted:Feb 13 2026

Using Dev Proxy to Identify Excessive Microsoft Graph Permissions in Your PowerShell Scripts (thelazyadministrator.com)
The goal of this article is to show how Microsoft Dev Proxy can be used to audit Microsoft Graph

permissions in PowerShell scripts and detect unnecessary scopes.

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By: Brad Wyatt submitted:Feb 13 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Deactivating an Entra ID Application (office365itpros.com)
This article explores how to deactivate applications (aka disable apps) in Entra ID. Everything is

done through PowerShell and the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK because the feature isn't currently available in the Entra admin center. We've even included a fully functional example script to show you how the process works. Feel free to fix or enhance our code in GitHub!

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Feb 13 2026

PSWorkItem (github.com)
A PowerShell 7 module for managing work and personal tasks or to-do items. This module uses a SQLite

database to store task and category information. The module is not a full-featured project manag...

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Feb 13 2026

Verify Windows UEFI CA 2023 Certificate with PowerShell (mikefrobbins.com)
Microsoft announced that the original Secure Boot certificates introduced during the Windows 8

development cycle begin expiring in June and October 2026. For full details about the impact, timelines, and update process, see the official Microsoft articles listed in the references section of this article.

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By: Mike F Robbins submitted:Feb 13 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Tara Writes Her First PowerShell Script Live (youtube.com)
Tara's PowerShell learning continues this week as we watch her write her first script. We will

demystify what a "script" really is, and build one together step-by-step.

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By: Andrew Pla submitted:Feb 13 2026

Community

Monad to Millions – Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community (linkedin.com)
Join us on 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 13 2026

PowerShell Is Fun mkay with Harm Veenstra (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Microsoft MVP Harm Veenstra, creator of PowerShellIsFun.com, joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk

about productivity, consistency, and why PowerShell really is fun. Harm shares how blogging regularly helped accelerate his learning, improve his workflow, and deepen his connection to the community. He also discusses his recent transition to macOS, how he uses PowerShell across Mac, Linux, and Windows, and why modern PowerShell is far more cross-platform than many people realize.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Feb 13 2026

Status on PowerShell 7.6? · PowerShell PowerShell · Discussion #26754 (github.com)
Is there anything the PowerShell team can communicate around the delay on PowerShell 7.6? It is

approaching 2 months since the last preview and 3 months since .NET 10 was officially released. It se...

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By: PowerShell submitted:Feb 13 2026

Upcoming Events

Chocolatey Fest 2026 @ PowerShell Summit : Call for Speakers (ch0.co)
Chocolatey Fest is a community-driven conference focused on Windows automation (WinOps), DevOps

practices, and the broader ecosystem around Chocolatey...

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By: Chocolatey submitted:Feb 13 2026

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

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly?
Do you know something that should be included?
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February 6, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automating Azure VM & Arc Server Data Collection Rule Association with PowerShell (secbyte.in)
Onboarding Azure VMs and Arc-enabled servers to Data Collection Rules (DCRs) is critical for

monitoring and security, but doing it manually can be time-consuming and error-prone.

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By: Rod Trent submitted:Feb 6 2026

Getting started with the PowerShell script installer for Win32 apps (petervanderwoude.nl)
This week is all about the recently introduced functionality to use PowerShell scripts for

installing and uninstalling Win32 apps.

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By: Peter van der Woude submitted:Feb 6 2026

How to customize Teams recording and transcription consent notifications with PowerShell (topedia.net)
This post explains how to configure custom Teams recording and transcription consent notifications

for meetings and calls using PowerShell, including message templates, localization, and known limitations.

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By: Tobias Asböck submitted:Feb 6 2026

Install Nerdfonts using PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
Yes, I'm a nerd, and nerds like to use NerdFonts 🙂 In this small blog post, I will show you how

you can use the NerdFonts PowerShell module from Ryan L McIntyre.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Feb 6 2026

Intune Documentation as Code (joeloveless.com)
Configure and export Intune documentation automatically, converting JSON files to Markdown. All made

possible with PowerShell scripts, and GitHub Actions.

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By: Joe Loveless submitted:Feb 6 2026

PowerShell: How to reverse a String (sid-500.com)
In this post, I will show how to reverse a string, i.e., how to change it from back to front.
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Feb 6 2026

Set up an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS VM in VirtualBox using PowerShell (vladdba.com)
I needed a fresh Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox this weekend so I figured I can take this opportunity to

refresh my PowerShell based process.

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By: Vlad Drumea submitted:Feb 6 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AsBuiltReport Release v1.6.0 (github.com)
AsBuiltReport.Core v1.6.0! Check out what's new!
By: AsBuiltReport submitted:Feb 6 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Building Your First PowerShell Module (Live) | Module 101 w/ Fred Weinmann (youtube.com)
Ever wondered how PowerShell modules are actually built?
By: Andrew Pla submitted:Feb 6 2026

Hello World – PowerShell Pocket Blog (pckt.blog)
I may have taken "Hello World" examples a bit too far...
By: James Brundage submitted:Feb 6 2026

Community

Owning Your Career and Your Time with Don Jones (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Recently retired PowerShell icon Don Jones joins The PowerShell Podcast for a wide-ranging

conversation on career ownership, community leadership, and building a life that aligns with what you actually value. Don reflects on the difference between your job and your career, why investing in yourself pays off, and how asking better questions can change the way you influence decisions at work. The episode also dives into Don's journey as a fiction author, his role in shaping the PowerShell community and Summit culture, and why real success comes from clarity, kindness, and helping others win.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Feb 6 2026

PowerShell Community Call – January 15th, 2026 (youtube.com)
Recoiding of the January PowerShell Community Call
By: PowerShell and DSC Team submitted:Feb 6 2026

Fun

5 weirdly fun things you can do in PowerShell when you’re bored (ift.tt)
I use Windows 11 PowerShell for silly things, stress-relief scripts, and visual tweaks that turn a

boring terminal into a fun distraction.

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By: Judy Sanhz submitted:Feb 6 2026

Upcoming Events

Chocolatey Fest 2026 @ PowerShell Summit : Call for Speakers (ch0.co)
Chocolatey Fest is a community-driven conference focused on Windows automation (WinOps), DevOps

practices, and the broader ecosystem around Chocolatey...

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By: Chocolatey submitted:Feb 6 2026

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

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly?
Do you know something that should be included?
Let me know in the comments below, or on find me on your preferred social media.

January 30, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

EntraFIDOFinder: New Web UI and Over 70 New Authenticators (clatent.com)
You read that right, over 70 new authenticators are now approved for Entra Attestation and have been

add to the web ui and the PowerShell module! I knew they had to be holding back after these last few updates. Also I've updated the web UI and curious of your thoughts.

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Jan 30 2026

How to Control Access to Entra Multi-Tenant Apps (office365itpros.com)
Entra multi-tenant applications can be used by any tenant - unless you restrict sign-in audiences to

permit only specific tenants to use the application. In this article, we explain the preview feature and use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to restrict sign-in audiences by defining a list of permitted tenant identifiers in the properties of multi-tenant applications.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 30 2026

Intune Win32 PowerShell Installer Type (powershellisfun.com)
This month, Microsoft re-released PowerShell as a command-line option for Intune Win32 packages,

making it easy to update the installation script without recreating the IntuneWin package. In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 30 2026

Quick Tip – Enable vTPM on Hyper-V VMs (deploymentresearch.com)
Here is a quick PowerShell script to enable vTPM on one or more VMs in Hyper-V. Here is a quick

PowerShell script to enable vTPM on one or more VMs in Hyper-V.

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By: Johan Arwidmark submitted:Jan 30 2026

Stop Configuration Drift in Microsoft 365 Using the new Configuration Management API’s – A Deep Dive (thelazyadministrator.com)
Microsoft has released into public preview a new set of APIs that enable administrators to monitor

and alert on configuration changes across one or more tenants, spanning multiple Microsoft 365 workloads, including:

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By: Brad Wyatt submitted:Jan 30 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Configure default fonts in Outlook (classic) with PowerShell and Microsoft Intune (imab.dk)
Introduction In my previous post, I shared a PowerShell template for managing registry settings via

Microsoft Intune Remediations. The script handles both HKCU and HKLM, supports all registry types, and works on Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid joined devices.

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By: Martin Bengtsson submitted:Jan 30 2026

DeployR – Backing up your Task Sequences and Content. (garytown.com)
In this post I'll be going a bit deeper into a Script I wrote to help backup specific things. I

created it so I can transfer specific things from one environment to another without having to backup everything.

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By: Gary Blok submitted:Jan 30 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Measure-Command For Optimizing Your Code (youtube.com)
Measure-Command is the fastest way to find out how long a command actually takes, so you can stop

guessing and start optimizing with receipts. We will time a few real scripts, compare approaches, and learn how to avoid misleading results.

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By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Jan 30 2026

Understanding PowerShell Output (youtube.com)
Tara returns for her second PowerShell lesson. She's already learned the 3 core commands: Get-Help,

Get-Command, and Get-Member.

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By: Andrew Pla Tech submitted:Jan 30 2026

Community

Stop Trying So Hard and Start Automating Smarter with Jake Hildreth (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Principal Security Consultant and community favorite Jake Hildreth returns to The PowerShell Podcast

to talk about building smarter automation, leveling up through community, and creating tools that solve real problems. Andrew shares his "stop trying so hard" theme for the year, how working smarter applies directly to scripting and security, and why getting involved with others is one of the fastest ways to grow in your career.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 30 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jan 30 2026

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January 23, 2026

Announcements!

Jeffrey Snover Retires! (bsky.app)
After years of bringing us tons of automation join Jeffrey Snover hangs up his keyboard
By: Jeffrey Snover submitted:Jan 23 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Get latest Windows release (nielskok.tech)
Maybe you heard of this already but I found this hidden gem (at least for me) where you can easily

get the latest Windows release in PowerShell. The module is written by Jose Schenardie. You can find it here in the PowerShell gallery. So, what does it actually do?

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By: Niels Kok submitted:Jan 23 2026

Getting Started with SSH in Windows PowerShell (griff.systems)
PowerShell and automation articles for click-free IT pros from another systems engineer.
By: Griff Barker submitted:Jan 23 2026

Intune PowerShell script installer feature (inthecloud247.com)
Today we are going to have a look at the new PowerShell script installer feature that is available

since January 2026 in Microsoft Intune. It's now possible to upload a PowerShell script as the installer.

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By: Peter Klapwijk submitted:Jan 23 2026

Microsoft Entra PowerShell v1.2.0 brings Agent Identity Blueprint management and new automation features (4sysops.com)
Microsoft released version 1.2.0 of the Microsoft Entra PowerShell module, introducing

production-ready support for Agent Identity Blueprints, enhanced application configuration parameters, and modernized invitation APIs. This update consolidates Agent Identity functionality into the main module and delivers new cmdlets for automated identity management across Microsoft Entra ID environments.

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By: IT Experts submitted:Jan 23 2026

Test SSL/TLS Protocols using PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
Testing enabled SSL and TLS protocols on servers is something I have to do for hardening and

security purposes. Of course, you can do that using PowerShell with the Test-TlsProtocols Module from TechnologyAnimal 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 23 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

January 19, 2026 Updates to EntraFIDOFinder (clatent.com)
It's been a bit since an update on the PowerShell module EntraFIDOFinder as there haven't been any

new keys and only a few keys have have changed functionality.

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Jan 23 2026

PowerShellWeb/Reptile (github.com)
Read Evaluate Print Terminal Input Loop Editor - A Scaley Simple PowerShell Data REPL.
By: James Brundage submitted:Jan 23 2026

PSClaudeCode v 1.0.3 (powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell module for building Claude Code using Anthropic, with reference implementations for

tool-based interactions.

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Jan 23 2026

Synchronizing Security and Microsoft 365 Group Memberships (office365itpros.com)
An article from 2018 uses the AzureAD and Exchange PowerShell modules to synchronize membership

between a security and a Microsoft 365 group. The idea is to enable collaboration for the members of the security group. This version does the work with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The code is better and it will work as an Azure Automation runbook, which is always nice.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 23 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PowerShell EOL 7.4 and 7.5 updates (youtube.com)
Get to know when long-term support is ending for PowerShell versions 7.4 (Nov. 2026), 7.5 (May

2026), and other versions.

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By: Sympraxis Consulting submitted:Jan 23 2026

Community

Chocolatey Fest 2026 @ PowerShell Summit : Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Chocolatey Fest is a community-driven conference focused on Windows automation (WinOps), DevOps

practices, and the broader ecosystem around Chocolatey and Windows package management.

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By: Chocolatey submitted:Jan 23 2026

From SharePoint to Security with David Sass (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Newly minted Microsoft MVP David Sass joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about PowerShell

notebooks, terminal tooling, and making automation approachable for teams that are hesitant to touch the console. David shares how he uses Jupyter/PowerShell notebooks as a practical "click-to-run" interface for colleagues, helping them safely run approved automation while keeping the logic documented, repeatable, and under source control.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 23 2026

Fun

A complete history of MDT (abridged) (oofhours.com)
Way back in 2008, I published a blog post (now captured by the Wayback Machine) that gave a concise

history of BDD, now known as MDT. Eighteen years later, I can now complete that story and expand on some of the items in more detail. (I will refrain from getting too carried away, hence the abridged part of the title, because you probably don't care to read a small novel.)

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By: Michael Niehaus submitted:Jan 23 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jan 23 2026

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January 16, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Remove Old (Unused) PowerShell Modules (woshub.com)
This article explains how to safely remove a PowerShell module installed on a Windows computer. This

may be necessary in order to uninstall old or unused modules, resolve PowerShell slow...

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:Jan 16 2026

PowerShell coding in WSL using VSCode (powershellisfun.com)
This is something I do on my Windows company device, using WSL instances to develop PowerShell

scripts. In this blog post, I will show you how it works and how to set it up.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 16 2026

Practical Graph: Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets and Graph Throttling (practical365.com)
The Microsoft Graph service uses throttling to restrain applications that might want to use more

resources than they should. Graph throttling applies to Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets, but you might never notice this because of the way that the retry handler works to smoothen delays imposed by the Graph service.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 16 2026

Some Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets Lose Body Parameters (office365itpros.com)
A change made for some Directory Graph APIs has flowed through to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK

and affected how the associated cmdlets work, including the beta cmdlet to restore a deleted user account and while replacing the user principal name. Fortunately, the workaround is easy, but it is upsetting when something that worked suddenly doesn't, even if it is a beta cmdlet.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 16 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Announcing DotnetPsCmds – PowerShell CmdLets for .NET (blog.peterritchie.com)
Have you ever wondered why there aren't PowerShell Cmdlets similar to dotnet CLI commands? Well not

there are.

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By: Peter Ritchie submitted:Jan 16 2026

PSToExe (github.com)
An example project of how to create a single EXE file for distribution of a PowerShell script

without needing to install PowerShell 7.5.4 on target machines.

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By: Mark Kraus submitted:Jan 16 2026

Release PSAppDeployToolkit 4.1.8 (github.com)
This release strengthens Windows Installer (.msi) and Patch (.msp) deployment reliability, improves

process and handle safety, enhances dialog behavior, and hardens serialization and exception reporting. It also modernizes dependencies and standardizes UTF-8 handling.

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By: Patch My PC submitted:Jan 16 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

GitHub for Intune Admins Part 1: A Beginner Guide (No Developer Skills Needed) (youtu.be)
This is Part 1 of a new series where I walk through getting started with GitHub for Intune and

Microsoft 365 admins, specifically geared toward non-developers. No coding background required, no assumptions made.

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By: Steve Weiner submitted:Jan 16 2026

Watch Tara Learn PowerShell (From Scratch) (youtube.com)
Tara says that she wants to learn #PowerShell this year, and we are starting that journey live on

PowerShell Wednesday.I'll guide her through her first few steps and help build a solid foundation, and you can help

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By: PDQ submitted:Jan 16 2026

Community

Reliability Through Planning with Matthew Gill (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Matthew Gill joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about what it means to be a Site Reliability

Engineer (SRE) and how SRE thinking changes the way you approach automation, reliability, and problem solving. Matthew and host Andrew Pla break down core concepts like SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs, and why reliability through planning matters more than rushing straight to the keyboard.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 16 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jan 16 2026

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January 9, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

2025 Overview (powershellisfun.com)
It's 2026, so it's time to reflect on 2025 :). In this blog post, I will highlight the great

PowerShell moments that happened this year.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 9 2026

3 Easy PowerShell Scripting Tips for Coding Masochists (skatterbrainz.wordpress.com)
Tip: Read the ‘Important Notes' section, because these are notes that are important.
By: SkatterBrainz submitted:Jan 9 2026

ConsentFix – The Quickfix (msendpointmgr.com)
Just when you thought OAuth was safe, along comes ConsentFix to remind us that attackers are always

two steps ahead. If you've been following security news lately, you've probably heard about this clever attack that abuses legitimate Microsoft authentication flows to steal authorization codes. The good news? There's a dead-simple PowerShell fix that' sorts this out.

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By: Michael Mardahl submitted:Jan 9 2026

Installing PowerShell on macOS (powershellisfun.com)
What's the first thing that you install on your new MacBook M4? Yes, Microsoft Edge, and then

PowerShell afterwards 😉 In this final blog post of 2025, I will outline the available installation options.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 9 2026

PowerShell: Select-String (Examples) (sid-500.com)
In this blog post, I'll take a closer look at how to search for strings in PowerShell.
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jan 9 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

MarkX (github.com)
Markdown, XML, and PowerShell
By: James Brundage submitted:Jan 9 2026

Oh My Posh Visual Configurator (montemagno.com)
A web-based drag-and-drop builder for oh-my-posh that makes creating beautiful terminal prompts

actually fun!

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By: Alvin Ashcraft submitted:Jan 9 2026

PSNetDetour (github.com)
A PowerShell module which you can use to hook any (caveats of course) .NET method and have it run

your ScriptBlock instead. Great for experimentation, debugging, testing

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By: Jordan Borean submitted:Jan 9 2026

Release v2.4.0 · SeeminglyScience/ClassExplorer (github.com)
v2.4.0 of PowerShell module ClassExplorer is released! New commands Invoke-Member and

Get-AssemblyLoadContext

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By: SeeminglyScience submitted:Jan 9 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Update 19 (office365itpros.com)
Update #19 of the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook is now available. Subscribers can

download the updated PDF and EPUB files from Gumroad.com. A paperback version is also available, but we can't update the print characters. In any case, a new SharePoint create Site API is in beta, and a new version of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK is available. Both have their moments, as we discuss here.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 9 2026

PoshBytes: PowerShell Splatting – The Art of Throwing Parameters With Style (youtube.com)
In this PoshBytes episode, you will learn PowerShell splatting to make long commands readable and

reusable. We will also demo PSNotes cmdlets that generate splats for you and convert existing commands into splatted form.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Jan 9 2026

Community

Building PowerShell Tools You Wish Existed with Jorge Suarez (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Jorge Suarez joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his journey into PowerShell, automation, and

community contribution. From attending his first MMS conference to building creative and practical PowerShell projects, Jorge talks about how PowerShell became the primary driver of his career growth. The conversation covers his popular Intune Hydration Kit, creative TUI projects inspired by shows like Severance, and how curiosity and experimentation led him to build tools he wished existed earlier in his career.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 9 2026

Living in PowerShell with Jeff Hicks (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
PowerShell legend Jeff Hicks joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about what it really means to live

in PowerShell every day. From running his entire workflow in the console to building highly polished terminal tools, Jeff shares how PowerShell can be used far beyond infrastructure management-to organize your day, automate personal tasks, and multiply productivity.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 9 2026

PowerShell to Distinguished Engineer with Ryan Spletzer (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Distinguished Software Engineer Ryan Spletzer joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about building a

long-term career in tech through curiosity, continuous learning, and strong community connections. Ryan shares how PowerShell helped shape his path from early work in SharePoint, automation, and identity management to leading AI initiatives at Autodesk, where his team built an internal ChatGPT-style solution using Azure OpenAI before enterprise ChatGPT options existed.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 9 2026

Fun

RandomBirthday.ps1 (github.com)
I role play on occasion, and I find it useful to have a birthday. From that I can look up the zodiac

signs, which allows me to apply some stereotypical traits to the character. I find this to be a useful starting point in fleshing out a character's personality.

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By: George submitted:Jan 9 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jan 9 2026

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