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May 27, 2022

Announcements!

Introducing the PowerShell custom runtime for AWS Lambda (aws.amazon.com)
The new PowerShell custom runtime for AWS Lambda makes it even easier to run Lambda functions

written in PowerShell to process events. Using this runtime, you can run native PowerShell code in Lambda without having to compile code, which simplifies deployment and testing. You can also now view PowerShell code in the AWS Management Console, and have more control over function output and logging.

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By: Amazon Web Services submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Release v7.3.0-preview.4 (github.com)
Come get the latest PowerShell Preview release now!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Format the output of a string in multiple columns with PowerShell (mikefrobbins.com)
In my previous blog article, I used the PowerShell Format-Wide cmdlet to format the output of a

string in multiple columns. While Format-Wide isn't a command that I've used extensively, the behavior wasn't what I expected.

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By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 16 2022

How the Graph X-Ray Tool Helps PowerShell Developers (office365itpros.com)
When Microsoft decided to build the administrative tools for Exchange Server 2007 around PowerShell,

they realized that it would take time for administrators to become accustomed to PowerShell. Sensibly, Microsoft included a cmdlet logging facility in the Exchange Management Console (EMC) to allow administrators to see the PowerShell code used to execute different actions, such as creating a new mailbox.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 16 2022

It Begins – Azure with PowerShell I (tommymaynard.com)
So, I am beginning my journey into Azure, alongside PowerShell. Or just maybe, I have that

backwards: My journey into PowerShell, alongside Azure.

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By: Tommy Maynard submitted:Jun 16 2022

Open Up Wide (jdhitsolutions.com)
I recently read a terrific post from Mike F. Robbins about using Format-Wide to display strings.

Format-Wide is one of those cmdlets that I don't think gets much use. This is a shame because it certainly fulfills a need. But as Mike points out, if you have a list of strings, Format-Wide requires a little extra work, which Mike demonstrates. I decided to take his idea and run with it. Wouldn't it be easier to have a function?

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

CVE-Tracker (kitploit.com)
With The Help Of This Automated Script, You Will Never Lose Track Of Recently Released CVEs
By: ZION3R submitted:Jun 16 2022

Powershell Application Insights Telemetry (gist.github.com)
Report the results and performance of any scriptblock to Azure Application Insights
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

PS_toolkit (github.com)
PowerShell script to automate/facilitate some basic desktop support functions.
By: ns319 submitted:Jun 16 2022

PSBicep (github.com)
Multiple new feature and fixes in this release.
By: Stefan Ivemo submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Creating PowerShell Notebooks with .NET Interactive Notebooks in Visual Studio Code – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, we'll look at how to install and use .NET Interactive Notebooks in Visual Studio code

with PowerShell.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

Drinking From The Firehose Of Knowledge With Justin Grote (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we got to become familiar with a couple of Justin's favorite things: deep dives

into subjects and axioms.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Get-EventSession (github.com)
Script to assist in downloading Microsoft Ignite, Inspire or Build contents or return session

information.

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By: Michel de Rooij submitted:Jun 16 2022

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May 20, 2022

Announcements!

Automation + DevOps Summit 2022: Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
The Call for Presentations for the Automation + DevOps Summit 2022 is now OPEN!
By: The Automation Summit submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell 7.3 Experimental Features (github.com)
Use Get-ExperimentalFeature to get a list of the currently enabled features. You might need to

explicitly enable them to use them:

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Release v7.2.4 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come get the latest PowerShell release now!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

3 different options to Sort (gist.github.com)
I ended up writing some notes on a few different ways to sort. I'm pretty sure others might find

this useful, so I created a gist. I have an example for sorting a) with an IComparer, b) with LINQ and c) with [array]

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By: Panos Grigoriadis submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to create a command-line predictor (docs.microsoft.com)
PSReadLine 2.1.0 introduced the concept of a smart command-line predictor by implementing the

Predictive IntelliSense feature. PSReadLine 2.2.2 expanded on that feature by adding a plugin model that allows you create your own command-line predictors.

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to use Managed Identity to connect to Azure, Exchange, Graph, Intune,… in Azure Automation Runbook (doitpsway.com)
Managed Identity is definitely a better option for authentication in Azure Automation Runbooks than

RunAs account because it doesn't require certificate/secret renewal. Therefore it is maintenance-free.

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By: Ondrej Sebela submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzureADStuff 1.0.10 (powershellgallery.com)
Various Azure AD related functions.
By: Andrew Ztrhgf submitted:Jun 16 2022

CleanUserProfileFolders.ps1 (github.com)
Clean up user profiles on a machine or terminal server
By: My Random Thoughts submitted:Jun 16 2022

IntuneStuff 1.0.2 (powershellgallery.com)
Various Intune related functions
By: Andrew Ztrhgf submitted:Jun 16 2022

SCCMStuff 1.0.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Various SCCM related functions
By: Andrew Ztrhgf submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Call REST APIs with Invoke-RestMethod in PowerShell – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, we look at the basics of REST APIs. Next, we dive deep into Invoke-RestMethod. We'll

look at various methods, status codes, headers, query string parameters, cookies, sessions, authentication, sending files, processing JSON, XML and text and finally we look at retries, redirects and timeouts.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to Restore a Deleted Power Automate Flow via PowerShell, Power Automate and Power Apps – YouTube (youtube.com)
If you've ever deleted a flow and required assistance from Microsoft to restore it, you're in luck.

Non solution aware flows can now be restored via PowerShell but in this video I demonstrate how you can turn a PowerShell script into an Azure RunBook, which in turn can be called from Power Automate and Power Apps.

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By: Damien Bird submitted:Jun 16 2022

Talking Crescendo and Documentation with Stevie Coaster (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we talk about Crescendo, a development accelerator that can help rapidly build

PowerShell cmdlets around existing command-line tools. We also discuss coding on twitch, writing with the customer in mind, and proper documentation practices.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

I, uh, may have gotten a little carried away with my (twitter.com)
#Powershell #Azure #PIM role activation status monitor...
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

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May 13, 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Comparing Invoke-RestMethod to the PowerShell SDK (modernendpoint.com)
Welcome back! A lot has happened since my last post. This post is a companion to one of my sessions

at MMSMOA. It is also the latest post in my series on automating endpoint management tasks with Microsoft Graph and the MEMCM AdminService.

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By: Sean Bulger submitted:Jun 16 2022

Find Who Sent Email from Shared Mailbox in Office 365 using PowerShell (o365reports.com)
Shared mailbox delegates can send emails from the shared mailbox based on permissions like 'Send As'

and 'Send On Behalf.'

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By: O365Reports.com submitted:Jun 16 2022

Get Per-User MFA Status using PowerShell (thesysadminchannel.com)
There are a ton of scripts out there that show you if the user has MFA enabled by checking their

authentication methods, something very similar to this Get MFA Methods using Graph API script I wrote a while back. However, I haven't really seen a script to show me what their per-user MFA status is.

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By: Paul Contreras submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to pipe binary stream in Powershell? (reddit.com)
I did some research and found that Powershell doesn't have the ability to pipe binary stream, (you

can pipe just string AFAIK)

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By: u/Moises-Tohias submitted:Jun 16 2022

Monitoring Logon Attempts in Active Directory with PowerShell (sid-500.com)
Domain-Controllers monitor successful logon attempts by default. All events of all login attempts

are logged in the Event Viewer. In this article I will cover how to monitor all logon events with PowerShell. Let's dive in.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 16 2022

Remove or block Chrome extensions with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
A comment on the previous post about deploying Chrome extensions posed the question of whether

PowerShell could be used to remove Chrome extensions.

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By: Robert Pearman submitted:Jun 16 2022

Use the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) to list parameters and variables in PowerShell functions (mikefrobbins.com)
One thing I've missed during the past couple of years with virtual-only conferences is the hallway

track. While at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2022, there was a discussion about using PascalCase for parameter names and camelCase for user-defined variables in your PowerShell functions.

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By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

JAz.PIM 0.0.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) module
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

Office 365 Offboarding Script (reddit.com)
reclaim license, convert mailbox to shared, set OOO
By: u/np05573 submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Intune + PowerShell + MS Graph – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this session we will have a look at how we as IT-admins can utilize MS Graph in our daily work.

MS Graph is key when it comes to automation of our tasks and activities, work smarter not harder!

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By: Modern Endpoint Management (Official Group) submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Performance: .NET Collections – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, I go over how to use specialized .NET collections in PowerShell to improve

performance.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

The Value of Mentorship with Jeff Hicks (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
We caught up with Jeff Hicks at the PowerShell and Global DevOps summit. He talks about how he

always wanted to be a teacher and how PowerShell has helped him achieve that. We also discuss the holy trinity of PowerShell Cmdlet: Get-Help, Get-Command, and Get-Member, which will help you find the command you need, learn how to use it, and give you everything you would want to know about the objects it returns.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Tiny PowerShell Projects (MEAP) (manning.com)
PowerShell can automate almost any IT task. This book guides you through 17 practical PowerShell

projects that will build your skills and save you hours-or even days-of work.

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By: Bill Burns submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

An Iron Scripter Warm-Up Solution (jdhitsolutions.com)
We just wrapped up the 2022 edition of the PowerShell+DevOps Global Summit. It was terrific to be

with passionate PowerShell professionals again. The culmination of the event is the Iron Scripter Challenge.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

DutchWordGame (github.com)
Simple Word Game for Studying Dutch
By: Simon submitted:Jun 16 2022

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May 6, 2022

Announcements!

Major update to the PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This update represents a complete overhaul of the core PowerShell engine of PowerShell Editor

Services, intending to create a more reliable and stable user experience.

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By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Give me your most strongly-held opinions about PowerShell coding style (twitter.com)
Join the discussion now on Twitter
By: Mathias R. Jessen submitted:Jun 16 2022

Learn How PowerShell CmdletBinding Enhances Functions (adamtheautomator.com)
Have you ever wanted to create a PowerShell cmdlet but didn't know C# or another Microsoft .NET

Framework language? Why keep 'wanting' when you have PowerShell CmdletBinding at your fingertips?

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By: Samuel Ogunleke submitted:Jun 16 2022

Literally a decade later I discover a better way with enum… (reddit.com)
Yes, enums can be very useful
By: u/Jacmac_ submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Hunting with Microsoft Sentinel (misconfig.io)
An attacker is like a lover. He teases until he finds the right moment to act on your network. This

behavior is the same for the PowerShell attack. The following post focuses on PowerShell obfuscation and how to monitor with Microsoft Sentinel.

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By: Elli Shlomo submitted:Jun 16 2022

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

Why is “$($i )” different from “$(($i ))” (reddit.com)
For those who like to know how things work.
By: u/alphanimal submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PSBusinessTime (github.com)
A PowerShell module with functions to help calculate working hours, and for generally working with

or calculating business hours / date times.

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By: Adam Cook submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Contributing to PowerShell Made Easy with Sean Wheeler (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
We caught up with Sean Wheeler at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit to discuss all things

documentation. We discuss why open source is an open discussion and how documentation moving to open source makes for a lot of opportunities to help contribute to the PowerShell community. We discuss the value of the PowerShell blog, and how contributing to the blog can help you practice and improve your writing skills, get your blogs published, and provides an opportunity to plug your own site at the same time.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Getting Started with oh-my-posh in PowerShell and Windows Terminal – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, I show how to install oh-my-posh, setup a Nerd Font, and apply a theme in PowerShell

and Windows terminal.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

Update: PowerShell Community Textbook (reddit.com)
Update time for the PowerShell Community Textbook!
By: PowerShellMichael submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

Case Study: How many colors are too many colors for Windows Terminal? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
A group of users were trying to implement a simple, terminal-based video game and found the

performance under Windows Terminal to be entirely unsuitable for such a task.

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By: Leonard Hecker submitted:Jun 16 2022

Upcoming Events

#PSTweetChat from 1-2 PM Eastern Today (twitter.com)
Open chat on Twitter about all things PowerShell
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Mark your calendar – the next AMA session with @HeikoBrenn and @nulle1ns will take place today! (twitter.com)
Let us know your questions about PowerShell, ScriptRunner, Automation, Cooking, or Music, and fill

out the form in advance

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By: ScriptRunner submitted:Jun 16 2022

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