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October 28, 2022

Announcements!

PSScriptAnalyzer (PSSA) 1.21.0 has been released (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Announcing the release of PSScriptAnalyzer 1.21
By: Jim Truher submitted:Oct 28 2022

v7.3.0-rc.1 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come test out the latest release candidate
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Oct 28 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Enable Microsoft Sentinel Analytics Rules at Scale (charbelnemnom.com)
Microsoft Sentinel comes with analytics rule built-in templates that you can turn into active rules

by effectively creating a copy of them - that's what happens when you create a rule from a template.

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By: Charbel Nemnom submitted:Oct 28 2022

Is ‘stealing code’ counterproductive in the long run? (reddit.com)
I'm relatively new to scripting (<1 yr) and I recently noticed that I have not made it a habit of

using other people's code unless I am really stuck on something, and usually only for the section that I'm stuck on. This is mostly on principal as I feel like I'm cheating myself if I just copy entire swaths of code or entire scripts from the internet.

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By: u/amoncada14 submitted:Oct 28 2022

pwsh 5.1 vs 7 behavior (reddit.com)
Can anybody tell me why this produces no result on 7 but works great on 5? There's a few things like

this..

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By: u/allthetrouts submitted:Oct 28 2022

Synchronizing PowerShell scripts – control the flow (itconstructors.com)
Part 1 - Synchronizing PowerShell scripts - allow only one instance at a time Part 2 - Synchronizing

PowerShell scripts - control the flow (this article) Intro In the last article I described how to ensure that only a single instance of your script runs at a time. Today is time for the second topic ...

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By: Wiktor Mrówczyński submitted:Oct 28 2022

Using PowerShell on Linux (powershellisfun.com)
Personally, I run PowerShell on my Windows 11 laptop, but I also have Linux VMs and use PowerShell

on those too. In this blog post, I will show you two ways in which you can install PowerShell on your Linux machine and yes, I know... There are different Linux Operating Systems with different package managers, in my case I used Ubuntu 22.04 🙂

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Oct 28 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzExpression 0.2.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Small module with functions that let you run Azure ARM template functions from PowerShell
By: Simon Wahlin submitted:Oct 28 2022

Release 1.1.6 SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
I've just published v1.1.6 of the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module to both GitHub and the

PowerShell Gallery. Release 1.1.6 of the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module is the result of updates by Sean McGovern, Yannick Beot, David Minnelli and myself.

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Oct 28 2022

View All API Permissions Microsoft Graph (nielskok.tech)
I couldn't find this myself quickly in the Microsoft docs. So I decided to write...
By: Niels Kok submitted:Oct 28 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Loving the Community with Phil Bossman (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, Phil shares his favorite thing about PowerShell: the community. As a leader of the

RTPSUG, Phil encourages Andrew and Jordan to submit for Summit while not committing himself fully. Phil loves the PowerShell community and troubleshooting. He doesn't define Yak Shaving but says other stuff worth listening to.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Oct 28 2022

Upcoming Events

Swiss PowerShell in Bern (meetup.com)
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM CET
By: Swiss PowerShell User Group submitted:Oct 28 2022

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October 21, 2022

Announcements!

v7.2.7 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come get the latest and greatest
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Oct 21 2022

Windows Terminal is now the Default in Windows 11 (devblogs.microsoft.com)
The day has finally come! Windows Terminal is now the default command line experience on Windows 11

22H2! ?? This means that all command line applications will now automatically open in Windows Terminal. This blog post will go into how this setting is enabled,

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By: Kayla Cinnamon submitted:Oct 21 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Assigning Permissions for Apps to Use the Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module (office365itpros.com)
Before an app or an Azure Automation account can use the Teams PowerShell cmdlets in a script or

runbook, it must have the permission to act as an administrator. In this article, we cover how to assign the necessary role to a service principal.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Oct 21 2022

Create color coded HTML reports from powershell (reddit.com)
Lately I have been working on building easy to read HTML reports directly from Powershell.
By: u/HipsterSlug submitted:Oct 21 2022

Hackers use new stealthy PowerShell backdoor to target 60+ victims (bleepingcomputer.com)
A previously undocumented, fully undetectable PowerShell backdoor is being actively used by a threat

actor who has targeted at least 69 entities.

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By: Bill Toulas submitted:Oct 21 2022

UserAccountControl attribute: Checking and configuring security settings for Active Directory accounts (4sysops.com)
The UserAccountControl attribute can be used to configure several account settings in Active

Directory. This applies, for example, to the expiration date of passwords or to Kerberos delegation. An AD audit should check this attribute regularly. This can be done using PowerShell, and there is a cmdlet for changing flags.

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By: Wolfgang Sommergut submitted:Oct 21 2022

Using PSScriptAnalyzer to optimize your PowerShell scripts (powershellisfun.com)
I use Visual Studio Code for writing PowerShell scripts, which makes formatting and writing so much

easier. Even though it shows you things that you shouldn't do, for example using aliases, you can get even more tips and hints to make your code even better. This blog post will show you how to use the PSScriptAnalyzer module which can give you some additional hints that Visual Studio Code doesn't show you.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Oct 21 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

A WPF Countdown Timer (jdhitsolutions.com)
Last year I released a PowerShell module called PSClock. The module contains a command to create a

transparent WPF form displaying a clock. Shortly after, someone posted a request for a countdown timer. Not an unreasonable request and one I finally got around to implementing.

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By: Jeffery Hicks submitted:Oct 21 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

How to Use a PowerShell Array (petri.com)
A PowerShell array is a data structure designed to store
By: Michael Reinders submitted:Oct 21 2022

PowerShell Podcast in 1 day of Lunch with Claudio Silva (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this podcast, Claudio shares his journey as a DBA and the massive role of PowerShell in that

journey. He shares advice for DBAs who are just getting started with PowerShell and automation as well as some of the easiest ways to start taking advantage of dbatools. We learned about different methods for learning and how the book Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches can be a great fit for those trying to get started with dbatools.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Oct 21 2022

PowerShell Unplugged 2022 Edition (thomasmaurer.ch)
April Edwards and I had the chance to host the PowerShell Unplugged 2022 Edition and the video is

now available on YouTube! In the PowerShell Unplugged 2022 Edition we talked to the PowerShell product group at Microsoft to learn more about PowerShell 7, secret management, PowerShell Crescendo, Remoting, Predictive IntelliSense, VS Code, the roadmap, and .

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By: Thomas Maurer submitted:Oct 21 2022

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October 14, 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Convert to and from Windows and Unix timestamps with PowerShell (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
In this post I detail a module I've just published that is another of those I've done this before,

but how do I find it again moments. Converting from Windows and Unix timestamps with PowerShell.

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Oct 14 2022

Create and manage append blobs with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
Before diving into how to manage append blobs using PowerShell, let's have a quick look at the blob

types (block blobs, page blobs, and append blobs) available on Azure storage accounts. Storage accounts on Azure support three types of blobs, each of which is used for a different purpose. Therefore, it's important to determine the type of blob you need when you create it, as it is not possible to change the type once the blob is created. The supported blob types are as follows.

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By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Oct 14 2022

Introduction to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Part II: Performing Common User and Group Operations (practical365.com)
This article dives deep into using the SDK to perform common day-to-day tasks to manage users and

groups through the Graph. Be on the look out for the next part of this series!

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By: Sean McAvinue submitted:Oct 14 2022

PowerShell Secrets Management – Part 4: Backup/Export/Migrate Secrets (powershell.co.at)
The PowerShell Secrets Management Module became one of my must-haves on every computer i use with

PowerShell. I already wrote a couple of posts about it. First Look into the beta module 1-Introduction 2-Installation and first steps 3-Use secrets in scripts Recently i tested a Macbooc Air M1 and wanted to use the secrets i had on my main Windows machine. The approac was to simply generate a CSV-file from the secrets and import it on the Mac. As a reminder, lets summarize what Secrets Managemt Architecture is about. Secrets are stored in Vaults Secrets may occur in the form

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By: Roman Stadlmair submitted:Oct 14 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

15 Useful PowerShell Scripts to Audit Office 365 Activities (o365reports.com)
Auditing plays a vital role in monitoring activities performed in the Microsoft 365 organization.

Office 365 audit reports will be helpful to identify security events, monitor user activities, track file sharing, investigate forensic events, etc. Most admins prefer PowerShell over [.]

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By: Kathy Cooper submitted:Oct 14 2022

Easy way to send emails using Microsoft Graph API (Office 365) with PowerShell (evotec.xyz)
When you're using Office 365 and want to send an email, you have two choices SMTP or Microsoft Graph

API, which is a "new" kid on the block. For some time, I've used Microsoft Graph exclusively to send emails in favor of SMTP as it's much easier to manage and generally works over HTTPS.

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By: Przemyslaw Klys submitted:Oct 14 2022

PowerShell QR Code Generator for WIFI Networks (sid-500.com)
If you use QR codes instead of passwords, you increase the user experience. Did you know that you

can create such a QR code with PowerShell without any 3rd party tools? No? [.]

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Oct 14 2022

PSSecretScanner (github.com)
Share code not secrets
By: Björn Sundling submitted:Oct 14 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Cross-Platform PowerShell with Daniel Silva (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, Daniel shares his experience with PowerShell. We discussed his experiences with

Raspberry Pi's, IOT, and how that played a role with his getting involved in the PowerShell community. Daniel shares his thoughts on learning, teaching, and accidentally defines Yak Shaving for us.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Oct 14 2022

Getting GPS coordinates with PowerShell (youtube.com)
You can see how can we get the GPS coordinate like latitude and longitude in PowerShell
By: Parveen Prajapati submitted:Oct 14 2022

Fun

A fancy version of Clear-Host (reddit.com)
I made this module just for fun but wanted to share in case anyone likes it. It clears your

PowerShell host display with some text animations. Well.. it's useless but at least clears the host

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By: u/mdgrs-mei submitted:Oct 14 2022

Don’t store credentials in PowerShell scripts! (twitter.com)
Title ?
By: Heiko Brenn submitted:Oct 14 2022

PowerShell Basics (youtube.com)
Any awesome playlist of some PowerShell fundementals.
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Oct 14 2022

What do you do for a living? (reddit.com)
An interesting read
By: u/Ecrofirt submitted:Oct 14 2022

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October 7, 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure Bastion: Upgrade Basic SKU to Standard SKU with Azure PowerShell (wmatthyssen.com)
This blog post will show you how you can upgrade Azure Bastion from the Basic SKU to the Standard

SKU (Tier) via PowerShell

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By: wmatthyssen submitted:Oct 7 2022

Building PowerShell Azure Functions with VS Code [Series] (adamtheautomator.com)
Running PowerShell in Azure Functions gives your scripts infinite resources and flexibility. Learn

how to cloudify your PowerShell scripts with Azure Functions!

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Oct 7 2022

Events with PowerShell Automation (blog.smallfoxx.com)
If you're looking for a PowerShell script to help you plan out or schedule your event, this is not

the post you're looking for; maybe another time.

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By: smallfoxx submitted:Oct 7 2022

How to Execute PowerShell Azure Functions with HTTP Triggers (adamtheautomator.com)
Learn how to execute and test Azure Functions in PowerShell via HTTP using both the Azure Portal and

PowerShell's Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Oct 7 2022

How to Use Microsoft PowerShell Core on Linux Virtual Machines (techgenix.com)
PowerShell was designed as a Windows management tool, but Microsoft has created cross-platform

versions of PowerShell. That way, you can use a standard command line interface to manage a variety of system types. This article explains how to install PowerShell on a Linux virtual machine as well as the differences between PowerShell and PowerShell Core.

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By: Brien Posey submitted:Oct 7 2022

Two Exchange Server vulns veer dangerously close to ProxyShell (news.sophos.com)
A chained pair of vulnerabilities, plus PowerShell, affects the Microsoft messaging platform well in

advance of Patch Tuesday; Sophos customers are protected

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By: Angela Gunn submitted:Oct 7 2022

Use the Azure Arc Managed Identity with Azure PowerShell (thomasmaurer.ch)
In this blog post we are going to have a look at how you can use the Azure Arc provided Azure Active

Directory (Azure AD) managed identity (MSI) to authenticate in Azure PowerShell on your on-premises Linux and Windows Server machines. The moment you want to run some automation directly on your servers, you often .

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By: Thomas Maurer submitted:Oct 7 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PSTimesheets (github.com)
Read, parse, and aggregate timesheet files
By: Shane O'Neill submitted:Oct 7 2022

Updating and setting primary attributes in SuccessFactors with PowerShell (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
Approximately five years ago I rolled through a number of Identity and Access lifecycle management

projects that used SAP SuccessFactors as the source of authority for user data. It isn't uncommon to use a HRM solution to source identity data, but it is never a one way street.

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Oct 7 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Capitalizing on Opportunity with Mikey Lombardi (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In the episode, Mikey Lombardi explains how his involvement in the PowerShell community has opened

opportunities throughout his career. We discuss how imposter syndrome can prevent you from even trying for a fantastic opportunity and how much growth can come from being brave in those moments. We learned the reasons behind his PowerShell course, pwshop, and why he has made it free. We also cover, cross-domain learning, documentation, biggest mistakes, and more.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Oct 7 2022

Fun

Favorite PowerShell modules that I use (powershellisfun.com)
During the course of time, you add modules to your system, some are crucial for the things you work

on and some were used only once 😉 In this blog post, I will show you my current list of modules and tell you why I use(d) them...

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Oct 7 2022

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