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November 15, 2024

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

GitHub and PowerShell: The Underdog (clatent.com)
Remember how I mentioned how GitHub actions are underrated? I'm going to show at a high level how

GitHub Actions with PowerShell can save you time and be more efficient. What does it do? It does that automatically once every day, I could do it more, but didn't think it was necessary.

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Nov 15 2024

How Can You Effortlessly Restart or Shutdown Windows Using PowerShell Commands? (pupuweb.com)
In Windows PowerShell, you have two main commands for controlling shutdown and restart functions:

Restart-Computer and Stop-Computer. Each command can

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By: PUPUWEB Blog submitted:Nov 15 2024

How to install PowerShell 7 and essential tools on macOS (mikefrobbins.com)
As you prepare for the OnRamp track at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit, this guide walks you

through installing the essential tools on your macOS system, if that's your preferred operating system. You'll learn to install PowerShell version 7, Visual Studio Code, and the PowerShell extension for VS Code to ensure your system is prepared for the event.

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By: Mike F Robbins submitted:Nov 15 2024

Install and enable SSH on Windows Server 2025 (4sysops.com)
Windows Server 2025 comes with SSH pre-installed, making secure remote server management easier for

administrators. This is especially helpful when accessing servers from macOS or Linux machines or Windows computers not part of the Active Directory domain, as enabling PowerShell remoting can be complicated in this scenario. By default, SSH on Windows Server 2025 uses password authentication, which you should change to public key authentication for enhanced security.

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By: Markus Elsberger submitted:Nov 15 2024

Introducing a Custom ‘map’ Function in PowerShell for Functional Programming (dfinke.github.io)
I built the custom map function to enable processing multiple arrays with ease. Simplify your

scripts by applying transformations simply and flexibly.

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Nov 15 2024

Manage PIM Role Assignments with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
This article describes how to create eligible and active PIM role assignment requests using cmdlets

from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Nov 15 2024

New PowerShell Threat: Infiltrating Networks with Advanced Techniques (securityonline.info)
In a recent discovery, Cyble Research and Intelligence Lab (CRIL) detailed a complex, multi-stage

PowerShell campaign that employs several advanced techniques to infiltrate networks, maintain persistence, and enable covert communications.

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By: Do Son submitted:Nov 15 2024

Powershell and the Left Hand Side (altf4-formation.fr)
A new article, to talk about an important notion in Powershell, the Left Hand Side (LHS) notion.
By: AltF4-Formation submitted:Nov 15 2024

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

CMHealthcheck v 1.0.30 (powershellgallery.com)
ConfigMgr healthcheck reporting
By: David Stein submitted:Nov 15 2024

linuxtools v 1.0.12 (powershellgallery.com)
An experimental PowerShell module for Linux nerds. Because: why not?
By: David Stein submitted:Nov 15 2024

PSBluesky (github.com)
A set of PowerShell 7 commands that use the BlueSky API. You can skeet and upload images from a

PowerShell prompt as well as view your feed and timeline.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Nov 15 2024

Community

Celebrating 18 Years Of PowerShell – An Inside IT Automation LIVE Special (youtube.com)
Come watch the replay of a livestream celebration for PowerShell's 18th birthday. Hear stories,

tips, learnings and a look back at how PowerShell has grown into this amazing IT automation technology it is today.

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By: ScriptRunner submitted:Nov 15 2024

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2025 Call for Proposals (CFP) (sessionize.com)
Submissions are due by midnight tonight.
By: PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit submitted:Nov 15 2024

PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and MVP Wisdom with Christian Ritter (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Join us as we chat with Microsoft MVP Christian Ritter about all things PowerShell and beyond!

Christian dives into his journey to becoming an MVP, his insights on Microsoft Graph, and the impact it's having in the PowerShell community. We also explore the growing PowerShell community in Germany and get an exciting preview of the upcoming PowerShell Saturday event. Whether you're a PowerShell novice or a seasoned pro, this episode has something for everyone

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 15 2024

Fun

How do you pronounce regex? (bsky.app)
Join the conversation and submit your answer today.
By: Dave Carroll submitted:Nov 15 2024

Upcoming Events

PS Saturday Karlsruhe (psugffm.odoo.com)
Join us for our first-ever 'PowerShellSaturday Karlsruhe' on November 30th, 2024 in Ettlingen near Karlsruhe, as ScriptRunner welcomes us in their offices!
By: PSUGFFM submitted:Oct 11 2024

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November 8, 2024

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Disable Power Apps Permissions PopUp Consent Form? [Using PowerShell] (spguides.com)
While sharing Power Apps applications with end users, we might get a consent popup message like the

one below. This message asks the user permission to establish a new connection to the application. So, the user needs to connect to whatever connectors the app maker used for that application.

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By: Bijay Kumar submitted:Nov 8 2024

How to Use the Graph SDK to Manage Group-Based Licensing (office365itpros.com)
Group-based licensing is a mechanism to make it easier to assign and mange product licenses for

large sets of user accounts. In this article, we discuss how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets to manage group-based license assignments in a Microsoft 365 tenant. Assigning licenses to groups is very much like direct assignments, but some differences exist.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Nov 8 2024

PowerShell: (Parameter) Splatting explained (sid-500.com)
It often happens that you have many, many parameters in PowerShell. The command then extends over

several lines. That doesn't look pretty.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Nov 8 2024

Restrict non-admin access to the Microsoft Entra portal with PowerShell (ourcloudnetwork.com)
Learn how to restrict non-admin users access to the Microsoft Entra admin portal using Microsoft

Graph PowerShell.

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By: Daniel Bradley submitted:Nov 8 2024

Using The PowerShell Pipeline Like a Pro (adamtheautomator.com)
Learn how to use the PowerShell pipeline effectively in this hands-on tutorial. Discover how to

chain commands together, check pipeline support, and write more efficient PowerShell code.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Nov 8 2024

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

ProcessEx: Exposes the Windows Process creation Win32 functions in PowerShell (github.com)
Exposes the Windows Process creation Win32 functions in PowerShell - jborean93/ProcessEx
By: Jordan Borean submitted:Nov 8 2024

WinPostInstall: Windows Post Install script written in PowerShell (github.com)
A little Post Install PowerShell script that I made for myself. The script takes care of some

commont tasks that most will do anyway after a fresh install.

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By: jhx submitted:Nov 8 2024

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PowerShell Class Episode #5 (youtube.com)
PowerShell Class, Where-Object, Select-Object, Sort-Object and Export-CSV
By: Very IT submitted:Nov 8 2024

Community

Celebrating 18 Years Of PowerShell – An Inside IT Automation LIVE Special (youtube.com)
Join us for PowerShell's 18th Anniversary Celebration!
By: ScriptRunner submitted:Nov 8 2024

The Importance of Community in Tech. Mike Kanakos and Phil Bossman (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we dive into all things community and PowerShell Saturday, from preparation and

organization to the impact of community-driven events on career growth. We chat about what led up to the big day, our personal experiences, and why attending conferences, user groups, and community events can be game-changing for anyone in tech. Find your next step and be the community!

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 8 2024

Upcoming Events

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November 1, 2024

Announcements!

Announcing Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS 1.0.0-Preview1 (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are pleased to announce the release of Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS 1.0.0-Preview1, a tool to

build PowerShell help files.

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By: Jason Helmick submitted:Nov 1 2024

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Creating an AWS SSL Certs from Scratch (CLI and PowerShell) (adamtheautomator.com)
Learn how to create SSL certificates in AWS Certificate Manager using the AWS CLI. This tutorial

walks through setting up permissions, requesting a certificate, and verifying its creation.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Nov 1 2024

Dell Command Update – Install & Manage via PowerShell (garytown.com)
So if you haven't read my last post yet, Dell Command Update - pulling back the curtains - GARYTOWN

ConfigMgr Blog, you should, as I go into how Dell Command Update (DCU) gets it's feed of information under the hood. That is the basis for a lot of things I'll be doing. In this post, ... Read more

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By: Gary Blok submitted:Nov 1 2024

Export Complex PowerShell Objects to CliXML: A Practical Guide (adamtheautomator.com)
Learn how to export complex, nested PowerShell objects to CliXML while preserving their structure

and relationships. Follow along with a real-world example using workout program data.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Nov 1 2024

GitHub Copilot in Windows Terminal (devblogs.microsoft.com)
GitHub Copilot users can now use the power of GitHub Copilot to get command suggestions and

explanations without leaving the terminal with Terminal Chat in Windows Terminal Canary ?? This is available for all GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise customers. To get started, sign up for a GitHub Copilot free trial and check out [...]

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By: Christopher Nguyen submitted:Nov 1 2024

How to bypass Microsoft Graph PowerShell access restrictions (ourcloudnetwork.com)
Learn how to bypass Microsoft Graph PowerShell access restrictions and gain full directory access

using PowerShell.

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By: Daniel Bradley submitted:Nov 1 2024

Popping Toast Notifications in PowerShell Core (smsagent.blog)
If you've ever popped a toast notification in PowerShell using the Windows Runtime (WinRT), you've

probably discovered that, whilst it works fine in PowerShell 5, it doesn't work at all in PowerShell Core (5/6/7+). That's because the WinRT assemblies are not included in PowerShell Core - WinRT is an exclusively Windows thing

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By: Trevor Jones submitted:Nov 1 2024

Powershell – Managing disks, partitions and volumes (altf4-formation.fr)
How to manage disks, partitions and volumes in Powershell
By: AltF4-Formation submitted:Nov 1 2024

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PSAPIClient v 1.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
This Powershell module is a wrapper for the use of one or more API(s). Each API can be configured

and addressed independently. This allows easy use of multiple APIs within a session.

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By: ThomasWilla submitted:Nov 1 2024

PSBluesky (github.com)
If you are a Bluesky user, I'm working on a PowerShell module so that you can do things like post

from a PowerShell prompt. Not ready to publish to the PSGallery, but the module is stable enough for you to kick the tires.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Nov 1 2024

Show-PSRunObject: function to inspect objects (github.com)
Example function to inspect objects interactively. It shows what methods and properties the passed

object has. You can go down/up the object hierarchy with key presses.

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By: mdgrs submitted:Nov 1 2024

WinPostInstall (github.com)
Windows Post Install script written in PowerShell
By: jhx submitted:Nov 1 2024

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Learning PowerShell using Microsoft Learn (powershellisfun.com)
This week, I posted a link to the PowerShell courses/learning paths on Microsoft Learn for

PowerShell; I did that because there is so much material to learn from and use as a reference/help system. In this blog post, I will show you your options at Microsoft Learn to improve your PowerShell skills.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Nov 1 2024

Community

Best & Worst Help Desk Software, Top PowerShell Modules, and a PDQ AMA! (youtube.com)
This week on PDQ LIVE, there's a cornucopia of IT goodness. Do you have a favorite or least favorite

help desk software solution? We'll sift through the good, the bad, and the necessary. Our PowerShell MVP, Andrew, will show us his favorite PowerShell modules.

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By: PDQ submitted:Nov 1 2024

Inside IT Automation | E17 (youtube.com)
Chrissy LeMaire talks about PowerShell, AI, dbatools and more
By: ScriptRunner submitted:Nov 1 2024

Listener Voices: Reflections on PowerShell Saturday NC with Rafael Garcia, Kevin O’Connor, and Ryan Park (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this special episode of the PowerShell Podcast, recorded at PowerShell Saturday NC, we sit down

with Rafael Garcia and Kevin O'Connor to discuss their experiences at the conference. They share their key takeaways, favorite sessions, and the excitement of connecting with the PowerShell community in person.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 1 2024

Fun

Beware the PowerShell Oracle (gist.github.com)
A PowerShell WPF script to generate a magic oracle. All in good fun. - MagicOracle.ps1
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Nov 1 2024

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