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August 27, 2021

Announcements!

Release v7.2.0-preview.9 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come get the latest PowerShell Preview release now!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

SecretManagement.KeePass 0.9.2 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell SecretManagement Keepass extension v0.9.2 pushed to the Gallery with support for

SecretManagement 1.1.0.

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By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Avoid PowerShell strings issues and REST API with OData queries (pkbullock.com)
PowerShell - Watch out for those strings when working with oData and RestAPI
By: Paul Bullock submitted:Jun 16 2022

Create the Optimize Database Solution using PowerShell and dbatools (stevethompsonmvp.wordpress.com)
Let's automate the creation of this optimization solution using PowerShell and DBATools. Let's get

building!

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By: Steve Thompson submitted:Jun 16 2022

Display Notifications on Windows 10 using PowerShell (starwindsoftware.com)
In this guide, I will explain to create and display a notification using PowerShell. To perform this

task, I will use PowerShell and especially, the BurntToast module which is a custom module available on GitHub.

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By: Nicolas Prigent submitted:Jun 16 2022

Get variable size in MB? (reddit.com)
Not you typical number conversion here. There are some good tips on data normalization.
By: u/AppleOfTheEarthHead submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to Split Paths with the PowerShell Split-Path Cmdlet (adamtheautomator.com)
Do you need to split paths to get specific parts of it? If so, then PowerShell Split-Path is the

friend you can rely on. When you work with files, certificates, and the registry, you'll notice that paths represent their locations.

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By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022

New Job, Company locked out Powershell. I’m supposed to be an administrator. (reddit.com)
Yikes! Some of us have been there before. But this thread surprised me by offering some good job

advice, instead of just how to work around it. Definitely worth a read.

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By: u/gordonv submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerCLI: Enable/Disable SSH and Lockdown Mode (angrysysops.com)
Today I will show you quick and easy way to enable and disable SSH and Lockdown mode for all hosts

in the cluster. Continue reading at https://angrysysops.com/2021/08/12/powercli-enable-disable-ssh-and-lockdown-mode/ | Angry Admin

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By: Piotr Tarnawski submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell, VS Code, and a Raspberry Pi – Oh My! | PDQ.com (pdq.com)
Even a teeny tiny device, like a Raspberry Pi, can run PowerShell. Andrew walks you through it here,
By: Andrew Pla submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PowerNix: Linux Tools for PowerShell People (github.com)
PowerNix is a new PowerShell module that hopes to make Linux easier to use by providing a more

PowerShell-centric experience.

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By: James Brundage submitted:Jun 16 2022

VMware/Run script in VM (github.com)
Copy a script to a remote machine via Invoke-VMScript, as doesn't require explicitly specified

credentials, and run it. Works around an issue that limits PowerShell script length to 8K because VMware run powershell.exe via cmd.exe.

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By: Guy Leech submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Automate Your Entire Server Patching Process – YouTube (youtube.com)
Your truly showing us how we can automate your server patching using Azure and PowerShell!
By: PowerShell Southampton submitted:Jun 16 2022

Calling REST with PowerShell – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video I explore interacting with REST from PowerShell including authentication with services

like Microsoft Azure.

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By: John Savill submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to edit files in Azure Cloud Shell (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Azure Cloud Shell is a great tool to manage your Azure resources directly within the Azure Portal,

Microsoft Docs, the Azure Mobile App or shell.azure.com

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By: Thomas Maurer submitted:Jun 16 2022

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August 20, 2021

Announcements!

Pester Release 5.3.0 (github.com)
Pester 5.3.0 was just published, and it brings a ton of new stuff. A new Code Coverage mode that is

much faster than the previous one. Better integration with CI. More succinct output in Detailed mode. Option to control if stack trace is output for failed tests. Skipping tests after failure. "Mocking" for objects. And so many small fixes.

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By: Pester Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

A Complete Guide to Using the Get-WinEvent PowerShell Cmdlet (adamtheautomator.com)
Windows has several different event logs, but how do you go about retrieving them quickly? The

Get-WinEvent cmdlet can retrieve classic Windows event logs like the System and Application logs, logs generated by Windows Event Log technology, and even Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) logs!

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By: Adam Listek submitted:Jun 16 2022

Better way of Robocopy Write-Progress… (reddit.com)
After a bunch of messing around and testing Write-Progress with Robocopy, Ive finally figured out 2

ways to implement it with a nice and accurate layout.

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By: u/JeanxPlay submitted:Jun 16 2022

Doing More with $MyInvocation (jdhitsolutions.com)
Not that long ago someone made a comment to me on Twitter about something I had shared related to

PowerShell. He wanted to know more about the $MyInvocation variable. This is something that isn't well documented, yet can be very useful in your PowerShell scripting. Let's take a look at it in a bit more detail.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Enabling MFA with Web-Sign in for Windows Devices (cyberdrain.com)
Microsoft has introduced web sign-in some months ago as an alternative way to log into Windows. Web

Sign-in allows you to sign in using your M365 credentials and multifactor authentication token, or using a Azure AD Temporary Access Pass. Web-Sign in is pretty cool as users get presented with a modern authentication pop-up dialog when signing in, the same one they are used to seeing when logging into the Office suite applications.

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By: Kelvin Tegelaar submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to Get the Current User Logged On with PowerShell (All the Ways) (adamtheautomator.com)
When you work with Windows, at some point, you'll probably need to find out which user accounts are

currently logged on to a computer. Luckily, you can use PowerShell to get current users on local or remote computers.

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By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022

My practical use of SecretManagement module (reddit.com)
I have written short "blog" with example code, where I try to demonstrate how I use this module

alongside JEA to setup secure functions for non privileged users or services like SQL jobs or scheduled tasks, which has to use alternate credentials.

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By: u/megastary submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PSPx (github.com)
PowerShell module that can execute scripts written in markdown that can be accessed either locally

or via a URL

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

URLScan API x PowerShell (reddit.com)
A step-by-step guide, with Script
By: Coleman Dole submitted:Jun 16 2022

Upcoming Events

August Virtual Meetup – Automate Your Entire Server Patching Process (meetup.com)
Yours truly will be demonstrating how you can automate our server patching using Azure and

PowerShell!

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By: PowerShell Southampton submitted:Jun 16 2022

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August 13, 2021

Announcements!

PowerShell for Visual Studio Code August 2021 Update (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are excited to announce that an update to our PowerShell extension is now available on the Visual

Studio Code Marketplace. This blog will explain what is new in this release as well as what you can expect from extension updates in the coming months.

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShellGet 3.0 Preview 11 Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are excited to announce that an important update to our preview of PowerShellGet 3.0 is now

available on the PowerShell Gallery!

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

BiteSize: Configure Windows 11 Lock screen using PowerShell – YouTube (youtube.com)
Configuring the Windows Lock screen can be achieved using Intune Policies, but In this video Andy

shows how to deploy this configuration to a Windows 11 machine using PowerShell provided by Bradley Wyatt AKA 'The Lazy Administrator'. PowerShell scripts can be used to configure NON Enterprise or Educational licensed devices.

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By: Andy Jones submitted:Jun 16 2022

Oh My Posh (ohmyposh.dev)
Oh My Posh is a custom prompt engine for any shell that has the ability to adjust the prompt string

with a function or variable.

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By: Jan De Dobbeleer submitted:Jun 16 2022

Using PowerShell in Azure Active Directory to inspect App Service Principals! (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
In this article I would like to share with you some experiences I have made with Azure Active

Directory App Service Principals. Really nothing spectacular but I didn't want to keep it from you.

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By: Tom Wechsler submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Creating a PowerShell password generator for generating a single or entire lists of passwords (scriptingchris.tech)
I created the blog post Creating a PowerShell password generator for generating a single or entire

lists of passwords and then uploaded the code to Reddit. I received a lot of great critique on the code and even got some bugs pointed out. I decided to make it a challenge for myself and see if I could use the input from the good Reddit people and make the code better.

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By: Christian Hoejsager submitted:Jun 16 2022

RunInSandbox: Run PS1, VBS, EXE, MSI, intunewin, extract ZIP, share folder directly in Windows Sandbox from a right-click (systanddeploy.com)
In this post I will show you the new version of my tool RunInSandbox that allow you to quickly run

file in Windows Sandbox (EXE, MSI, PS1, VBS, ZIP, Intunewin).

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By: Damien Van Robaeys submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Amazon.com: Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook (amazon.com)
Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks, 4th Edition
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Cheat Sheet (sans.org)
This Powershell Cheat sheet provides a comprehensive set of Powershell commands, cmdlets, and

scripts & compliance pros can use to automate compliance measurements in their enterprise and cloud environments.

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By: SANS Institute submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell in Digital Forensics (eforensicsmag.com)
PowerShell gives system administrators extensive access to the Windows operating system internals.

Digital forensic professionals will find that using PowerShell will reveal many items of evidentiary value and a wealth of digital artifacts located within an operating system including how system tools and applications are used as well as user access.

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By: eForensics submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

PowerShell Digital Art (docs.microsoft.com)
Please enjoy the digital artwork linked below. Demonstrate to your peers that you have been

entrusted with the Scrolls of Monad!

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Community Call (github.com)
Aug 19, 2021 at 9:30 AM PST
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

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August 6, 2021

Announcements!

SecretManagement 1.1 GA (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We're happy to announce that SecretManagement 1.1 is now generally available (GA)!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

A Beginner’s Guide to Managing Files with PowerShell (adamtheautomator.com)
In this tutorial, you're going to learn how to get started working with files through an

example-based approach to help inspire you to learn the skills you need to wrangle files.

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By: John Case submitted:Jun 16 2022

Migrate Azure DevOps repos with PowerShell (4bes.nl)
A situation I have seen with some companies, is that Azure DevOps adoption sort of starts as a

playground. But once stuff is getting serious, you might find that projects and repo's have collected in a counterintuitive way and you want to change the project structure. Moving the repos can be done in the portal, but it is a bit of a challenge if there are a lot of them. In this post I will explain how you can migrate Azure DevOps repos with PowerShell.

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By: Barbara 4bes submitted:Jun 16 2022

Monitoring M365 Service Communications (cyberdrain.com)
Microsoft has decided to move the old service communication API to Graph endpoints, which is pretty

handy for us as Microsoft partners because it makes it a little bit easier to retrieve these issues programmatically, and be aware of them before the client gives us a call at times.

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By: Kelvin Tegelaar submitted:Jun 16 2022

Want a quick way to see what drivers you have and search/filter/sort? (twitter.com)
Run this PowerShell (uses aliases, see screenshot for full cmdlet & parameter names which is what

should be used in scripts)

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By: Guy Leech submitted:Jun 16 2022

Why is PowerShell tab completion so awful in vscode? (reddit.com)
A good thread on the auto-complete issues in VS Code, along with many tips to improve it.
By: u/Guyver1- submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

LAZY I.T.: The Path to Efficiency (free eBook) (amazon.com)
I demonstrate how I work smarter by thinking up 'what if' solutions, and how I go about bringing

those solutions to reality. Powershell is definitely one of my biggest weapons of choice, and I even hail out r/powershell as a great resource for scripts and for help. There are a lot of drone-brains out there, and I have encountered a few in my department. I've tried to help them get away from that but I've realised some people are fine following a script rather than writing the script (heh, powershell joke).

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By: Steven Nook submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

Play Sounds and Music with PowerShell (sid-500.com)
In the mood for some music while working on your windows machines ? Use PowerShell to play your

favorite songs with NET classes.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 16 2022

What have you done with PowerShell this month? (reddit.com)
Always a fun read
By: r/PowerShell submitted:Jun 16 2022

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