September 1, 2023

Announcements!

Azure Automation Run As Account will retire on September 30, 2023 (learn.microsoft.com)
Start migrating to managed identities now!
By: Microsoft submitted:Sep 1 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Ask Jeff (jeffhicks.substack.com)
Here we are once again at the end of another month. For my North American readers, this means summer

is at an end. I was on the road a lot this summer and feel I didn't have enough time to enjoy it properly. Maybe next year. In the meantime, let's see what we have to wrap up August.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Sep 1 2023

Automate CMG Certificates with PowerShell and Let’s Encrypt (deploymentresearch.com)
Today we're looking at automated management of Let's Encrypt certificates with PowerShell and a CMG.

Let's Encrypt and PowerShell Awhile back I was playing around with Let's Encrypt in order to get as much of my home lab working properly with HTTPS and minimal client configuration. I found many Linux resources and Docker containers to [...]

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By: Andrew Johnson submitted:Sep 1 2023

Convert YAML to JSON with PowerShell Core (meziantou.net)
In this post, I describe how to convert a YAML file to a JSON file with PowerShell Core.
By: Gerald Barre submitted:Sep 1 2023

Fix “The WinRM client cannot process the request” (4sysops.com)
If you work on Windows, one of the common errors you might encounter is when the WinRM client cannot

process a request. Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is a Windows built-in remote management protocol that helps exchange information between different systems. For instance, you can spot it being used in Exchange, WSUS, and Microsoft Teams, especially when you're running PowerShell scripts and other third-party tools.

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By: Jasmin Kahriman submitted:Sep 1 2023

Managing Windows Firewall Rules with PowerShell (woshub.com)
This article covers the basics of managing the settings and rules of the built-in Windows Defender

Firewall with Advanced Security from the PowerShell command line. We'll look at how to...

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:Sep 1 2023

User Profile Migration Strategy and PowerShell Script with a User Interface (jhouseconsulting.com)
With every deployment, upgrade and migration there are often challenges for how the user profile

data should be handled and moved across. I would like to introduce you to a cheeky PowerShell script with an optional User Interface I created specifically for user profile migrations, but can also be used to backup and restore user.

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By: Jeremy Saunders submitted:Sep 1 2023

Working with Toast Notifications and using PowerShell scripts as button actions (alexandrumarin.com)
Toast notifications are a type of unobtrusive and visually appealing pop-up notification that

appears on the screen of a Windows device. They are designed to grab the user's attention without interrupting their workflow. The term "toast" is derived from the way these notifications resemble a slice of toast popping up from a toaster. Toast notifications [...]

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By: Alexandru Radu Marin submitted:Sep 1 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Find-AutomationRunAsAccounts.ps1 [OC] (gist.github.com)
This script contains functions to help you identify potential runbooks still using Run As accounts.

- Find-AutomationRunAsAccounts.ps1

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By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Sep 1 2023

PowerShell Adapter Feedback Provider (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This blog outlines the PowerShell Adapter Feedback Provider module
By: Steven Bucher submitted:Sep 1 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Learn about new and old VS tools on Visual Studio Toolbox! (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Do you like watching videos to learn about new and existing Visual Studio features? Then you should

check out the Visual Studio Toolbox show! Available on both Learn and YouTube, Visual Studio Toolbox is a show that helps you become a more productive developer in VS by highlighting tooling within the IDE and the wider Visual Studio family.

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By: Leslie Richardson submitted:Sep 1 2023

Community

The PowerShell Podcast Unveiling Posh: Exploring James Brundage’s Latest Project (powershell.org)
In our much-anticipated second interview with James Brundage, marking a year since his last

appearance, we delved into a dynamic array of topics. The episode commenced with a rundown of PowerShell Gallery security, addressing listener feedback and co...

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Sep 1 2023

Fun

Friday Fun with PSQuizzes (jdhitsolutions.com)
Time to get back to the to blog. I've been working through my backlog of projects. These are things

that I started writing or updating but then got pushed to the back of the line. One of these projects is a PowerShell module I wrote as a teaching tool. The idea was to create short...

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By: Jeffery Hicks submitted:Sep 1 2023

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Saturday Hannover (pssat.de)
Samstag, 16.09.2023
By: PowerShell Usergroup Hannover submitted:Sep 1 2023

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