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is a rolling release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

permissions. One of the replies I got about that was: How about the Container permissions, those are important too 🙂 And that's correct, they are! In this blog post, I will show you how to create a report on those (Script is based on the OU report)

channels. Fortunately, it's relatively easy to create a report with PowerShell and just a little Graph magic.

level and automate everything!

However, that doesn't mean the two can't work together. In this article we explore how to use Exchange Online PowerShell with Azure Automation while waiting for Microsoft to deliver a full solution.

group. Using the graph API documentation sent me on a wild goose chase so just wanted to write a small writeup if someone else ran into the same problem.

years to reduce the attack surface on the Windows environment against viruses and spyware, and ransomware.

automatically accept all EULA prompts for the SysInternals tools. I know there is a command-line switch I can use, but I never remember to use it. Setting the registry key appears to accept EULAs globally. Naturally,...

have a corrupt token cache.

Value Scenario I've been hesitant to dive into Citrix Hypervisor PowerShell cmdlets, but there's no rational reason to not do it. Citrix continues to make great strides in expanding and updating PowerShell for its hypervisor, PVS, and XenDesktop.

some of the challenges that he's experienced when automating business processes with PowerShell. Starting in the early days of PowerShell, Adam talks about that first experience where he saw the potential of PowerShell. We also spent some time talking about creating GUI applications in PowerShell. We talk about all this, and much more, in this episode.

network cards (vmkernel + vmnic): Adding another interface (vmkernel to vMotion)...

shells, like bash on Linux or the Windows Command Shell (cmd.exe), PowerShell lets you to run any command available on your system, not just PowerShell commands.

opposed to simply naming the PS1 script verb-noun without using the function keyword?

the reduction of the attack surface, which hardens applications such as Office, browsers, and Adobe Reader. The feature is not active by default and can be configured via group policies or PowerShell.

PowerShell 7 scripts with the task scheduler? Yes? Ok, then stay tuned I will show you

However, this can break our daily duties, especially if we have automated anything. This can be fixed in three steps:

Graph API by PowerShell. But before doing this, I thought you should first need to know something about app registration in Azure Active Directory in this context. App registrations are really powerful, as you can raise any request if

SharePoint Online site and Teams channel. At the time, I used a stored credential to authenticate and access SharePoint and Teams. Azure Key Vault offers another way to store secrets (bits of information) securely. This article explores how to store secrets in Azure Key Vault and retrieve and use the secrets in a runbook script and interactive PowerShell.

taking away your focus. You can try using the script in this blog post to keep focused on your task, when the count-down timer is done your programs will be available again

vCenter console.

police have recorded it and it has been registered on this API then it should show you the information about the crime.

notifications on the taskbar. I got some positive comments and decided to make a module for the taskbar handling part so that anyone can quickly make their tools.

variables, how to use the built in ones and also create your own env variables and either limit them to the user or the machine.

pushed. We get to hear from one of the most advanced PowerShellers that we've met yet. He shares insight into what it was like working on the PowerShell team and how PowerShell has grown massively over time. James has been advocating for PowerShell for a long time, and he shares some details about leading the first internal PowerShell group at Microsoft and some things that came from it. We also learn about some of the awesome projects James has worked on, from RegeX, UIs, formatting, Git, and markdown. James shares details about his latest project, an extensible transpiler, PipeScript.

vulnerability as it freezes some models of hard drives on older computers. [...]

won at the end (see below)!

module that lets you create and extract archives, is now available on the PowerShell Gallery.

tested. In this case, the new servers were not deployed in that specific network yet. But... We did want to test the connections before deploying the servers 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you a way how to create listening ports on a machine in order to test the connection from another network using netcat on Linux or portqry on Windows.

example driven tutorial!

feed. This way all uploads, updates to version are traceable. The pipeline will download this package during its build, and publish it as an artefact (named patch) for the deployment stages where the software will copied to and installed on the servers For every environment provided in parameters Environments, the software will be attempted to be installed on the servers via PowerShell scripts. Azure DevOps is the orchestrator, but the PoSh script does the heavy lifting.

cloud management easy and simple. But the end for these two modules is nearby, and the direction is the Graph API. So why not start now and learn what you need to know to migrate your PowerShell [.]

blog post, I will show you how to do that 🙂

Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) using Run Command. In this blog post we are going to have a look on how you can schedule and run PowerShell and Bash scripts against Azure virtual machines (VMs) using .

$ shares. Best to set $ProgressPreference to SilentlyContinue unless you want it slowed by progress messages

verify if the file, URL, domain name, or IP Address is trusted or not. Of course, it's not a silver bullet, but it brings tremendous value, and I often verify files I download before executing. Since I release a lot of new or updated PowerShell modules on a weekly/monthly basis, I thought it would be great to send newly released versions straight to Virus Total so I can have them checked before anyone executes them. I also hope to prevent false positives from some antivirus vendors that may tag my modules as malware because they haven't seen the DLL or PowerShell module in this form before. I've seen it happen to DBATools, so why not try and push my modules before users even use them?

beginning roots to the current day. David covers how he got his start, the challenges he faced along the way, and how each opportunity to teach came up. We explore the origins of PSAffirmations and the role that affirmations had when dealing with Imposter Syndrome. Security is David's specialty, so we spent some time picking David's brain about the current state of security and where attention is needed. We discuss whether passion can be taught or if it already must be there. Last, Jordan lets slip that he hates Christmas.

configure authentication to Azure resources. With these tools available, your next step is to expand your runbook's reach outside of Azure to on-premises resources. Azure Automation makes this possible with Hybrid Worker Groups. In this guide, you will learn how

the machines they're related to? Did you create a centralized server to run them from? Do you just dump results to logs or do you send notification e-mails to interested parties?

[CD]*name where square brackets is same as in regex & means 1 of. Use ? to match single character

It seems that that things are changed now, it was there in VSCode preview versions together with the PowerShell preview extension. All the How-To's I found showed me that way of getting it installed/configured. So I played around a little bit with Jupyter and the PowerShell kernel installation and got it working in VSCode, in this blogpost I will show you how to install and configure everything 🙂

environment. The new ScriptRunner Portal Edition R4 release provides many new features and capabilities.

name implies, the cmdlet returns details of all channels in a team (regular, private, and shared). To see what it does, we wrote a script to report all the channels in teams in a tenant.

client. Winget is a command line tool that provides a lot of different options

scripts with this wonderful community.

PowerShell modules to help me manage the chaos that is my work life. One area that always demands attention is managing my tasks and To-Dos. For several years I have been using the MyTasks module. This module stored tasks...

in their MVP and joining the mothership. Mike details his journey and shares some of the secrets to his success, including the importance of blogging, having a personal brand, and more.

along.