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July 25, 2025

Announcements!

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

build PowerShell help files.

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By: Jason Helmick, Sean Wheeler submitted:Jul 25 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Be Careful with Retention Labels Configured with Created Date Expiration (office365itpros.com)
Retention policies and retention labels have been around for about 8 years. Some of the older

retention settings might use file created dates to remove items. No doubt basing retention on creation dates made perfect sense at the time, but experience shows that maybe basing retention on the last modified date can be better. All explored here together with a script to update retention labels in OneDrive.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 25 2025

Finding Group Policy settings by category (joeloveless.com)
A PowerShell script to search for GPO settings by category.
By: Joe Loveless submitted:Jul 25 2025

Install Microsoft AI Shell on Mac (4sysops.com)
Microsoft has released AI Shell v1.0.0‑preview.5, which provides a Windows-only security patch,

while Preview 4 delivered substantial improvements-enhanced macOS side‑pane support in iTerm2, Entra ID authentication, expanded Invoke‑AIShell functionality (with new -PostCode, -CopyCode, and -Exit flags)-all based on community feedback to improve workflows across Azure OpenAI, macOS, and PowerShell. This article also explains how to install Microsoft AI Shell on macOS.

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By: Markus Elsberger submitted:Jul 25 2025

Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: Phone Number Inventory (practical365.com)
In this article, Thorsten Pickhan covers how to add Direct Routing phone numbers to the internal

Teams Phone Number database, how to remove phone numbers, and the benefits of doing so.

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By: Thorsten Pickhan submitted:Jul 25 2025

Ordering and Choices in PowerShell (nocolumnname.blog)
Ah! Hash tables! Ever since I saw a presentation by Anthony Howell ( Blog ), aka PoshWolf, about

them, read the blog post by Kevin Marquette ( Blog ) about them, and was enlightened by multiple PowerShell community members (e.g. Chris Dent, Mathias "IISResetMe" Jessen, etc.) about them, I've loved hash tables.

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By: Shane O'Neill submitted:Jul 25 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

NetTrace v 1.4.0 (powershellgallery.com)
A professional PowerShell module for Windows network tracing using the native netsh trace utility

with circular file management, non-blocking background operation, and enterprise-grade persistence capabilities.

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By: Naveed Khan submitted:Jul 25 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Check Email Read Status with PowerShell & Microsoft Graph API! (youtube.com)
Learn how to use Microsoft Graph API with PowerShell to check the read status of emails in Outlook

365. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the steps to authenticate with Graph API, access email data, and determine whether an email has been read or not.

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By: BTNHD submitted:Jul 25 2025

PowerShell Runspaces Deep Dive – Jordan Borean, Justin Grote (youtube.com)
This lecture explores PowerShell RunSpaces, providing an in-depth examination of their

functionality, applications, and intricacies beyond basic tutorials typically found online. Justin Grote and Jordan Borean lead the discussion, aiming to equip participants with a deeper understanding of what's happening behind the scenes when utilizing RunSpaces, ultimately unveiling the "magic" that occurs during execution.

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By: PowerShell Conference EU submitted:Jul 25 2025

Community

PowerShell Community Call – July 17th, 2025 (youtube.com)
View the replay of the July 2025 PowerShell Community Call
By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Jul 25 2025

The Power of Splatting and Team Empowerment (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla welcomes longtime friend and DevOps Endpoint

Engineer David Richmond. Fresh off his PowerShell Wednesday presentation, David shares insights into the power of splatting in PowerShell, centralizing automations, and driving organizational change through best practices and leadership. The conversation explores the evolution of automation practices, Git adoption in Ops, secrets management using Azure Key Vault, and how empowering others can multiply technical impact. It's an inspiring blend of deep PowerShell knowledge and practical career development advice.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 25 2025

Fun

The Syntax and The Shredding Podcast: Episode 2: The Legend of Power Metal and PowerShell’s Gold (syntax.blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com)
The second episode is about my security PowerShell module while listening to Falconer's Royal Galley

from their 1st self titled album Falconer.

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By: Wade Bachelder submitted:Jul 25 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 Call for Proposals (CFP) (sessionize.com)
We are thrilled to invite you to submit your session proposals for the 2026 PowerShell + DevOps

Global Summit, taking place in Bellevue, WA, from April 13-16, 2026. This Summit is the premier event for PowerShell and DevOps professionals, offering a unique opportunity to share knowledge, solve problems, socialize, and network with peers. Whether you're an Automater, Integrator, Problem-Solver, Tinkerer, Scripter, or Tech Wizard, this event is for you!

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By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jul 25 2025

SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2025 (#1110) (sqlsaturday.com)
Come July 26th and see Mike Robbins present Mastering #PowerShell Functions and Script Modules:

Build, Reuse, and Share Your Code Like a Pro.

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By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jul 25 2025

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July 18, 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure Update Manager: Register all required resource providers with a PowerShell script (wmatthyssen.com)
This blog post will show you how to use an Azure PowerShell script to register all required Azure

Update ManagerContinue Reading

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By: Wim Matthyssen submitted:Jul 18 2025

How to Run Atomic Red Team on Linux and Automate Attack Simulations with Velociraptor (socfortress.medium.com)
Atomic Red Team is an outstanding framework for simulating real-world adversary behaviors. While

many security professionals focus on Windows endpoints, it's equally crucial to validate detection.

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By: Tedi Heriyanto submitted:Jul 18 2025

METR study: Is AI-assisted coding overhyped? (4sysops.com)
A new study by METR got a lot of attention online. It claims that developers often overestimate the

productivity boost from AI tools. In a coding test, the researchers found that AI caused a 19% "slowdown" for developers. In my opinion, it's not AI coding that's overhyped, but rather the study's findings.

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By: Michael Pietroforte submitted:Jul 18 2025

Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V2.29 Now Available (office365itpros.com)
Version 2.29 of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK can now be downloaded from the PowerShell

Gallery. Initial tests show that the release is stable. However, it's recommended that you deploy V2.29 on a few workstations to test essential scripts before proceeding to a full-scale roll-out. V2.29 does not address the issue with PowerShell runtime in Azure Automation, but overall, first indications are that V2.29 is a good release.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 18 2025

PowerShell Potluck June 2025 (buttondown.com)
Once again, we've reached the end of the month. By the time you read this, I will have wrapped up my

European PowerShell Tour.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jul 18 2025

Using Get-NetNeighbor to retrieve MAC, Vendor and IP details in PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
I just moved to my new house and reconfigured all my network equipment. I wanted to know which MAC

address belongs to which Vendor and the corresponding IP details, as well as the open ports. In this blog post, I will demonstrate how to use Get-NetNeighbor and NMAP for this purpose.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 18 2025

Why does my 365 Admin Audit Log sometime say it’s disabled, but other times enabled? Am I being compromised? (clatent.com)
Let me first start this off with I'm 99% sure you aren't being compromised, but read on to see what

I mean. I first ran into this when I was running Maester and I saw that it said my test failed for having Unified Audit Log enabled.

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Jul 18 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2025 (youtube.com)
The full summit playlist is now available
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jul 18 2025

PowerShell Conference EU 2025 (youtube.com)
More video have been added. Be sure to check them out.
By: PowerShell Conference EU submitted:Jul 18 2025

Splatting for Better PowerShell Code with David Richmond (youtube.com)
Single-line function calls with multiple parameters are hard to read (and maintain!) in scripts.

There's a cleaner way to do complex function calls, so let's dive in to see how splatting keeps code cleaner AND can make it smarter.

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By: PDQ submitted:Jul 18 2025

Community

Congrats to all new and renewed MVPs! (mvp.microsoft.com)
Search PowerShell for the full list.
By: Microsft submitted:Jul 18 2025

PSConfEU 2025 Bar Sessions: Community, Code & Connection PSConfEU 2025 Bar Sessions: Community, Code & Connection (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this special live episode recorded amidst the rain-soaked streets of Malmö duringPSConfEU 2025,

host Andrew Pla brings us a vibrant, multi-guest edition of the PowerShell Podcast. From impromptu bar chats to in-depth discussions on PowerShell modules, CI/CD pipelines, career growth, and community culture, this episode captures the heart of the PowerShell community in full force.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 18 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 Call for Proposals (CFP) (sessionize.com)
We are thrilled to invite you to submit your session proposals for the 2026 PowerShell + DevOps

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By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jul 18 2025

SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2025 (#1110) (sqlsaturday.com)
Come July 26th and see Mike Robbins present Mastering #PowerShell Functions and Script Modules:

Build, Reuse, and Share Your Code Like a Pro.

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By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jul 18 2025

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July 11, 2025

Announcements!

Microsoft finally bids farewell to PowerShell 2.0 (theregister.com)
Users still clinging on to PowerShell 2.0 just received notice to quit as the command-line tool is

officially leaving Windows.

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By: Microsoft submitted:Jul 11 2025

Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V2.29 Now Available (office365itpros.com)
Version 2.29 of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK can now be downloaded from the PowerShell

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 11 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

CleanupMonster v 3.1.5 (powershellgallery.com)
This module provides an easy way to cleanup Active Directory from dead/old objects based on various

criteria. It can also disable, move or delete objects. It can utilize Azure AD, Intune and Jamf to get additional information about objects before deleting them.

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By: Przemyslaw Klys submitted:Jul 11 2025

Free up RAM in Windows with taskkill, PowerShell, and Sysinternals RAMMap (4sysops.com)
Freeing up RAM on Windows can significantly improve system performance, especially when certain

applications consume excessive memory. In this guide, you'll learn how to free up RAM using taskkill on the command prompt, PowerShell, wmic, and the free Sysinternals RAMMap tool, with step-by-step instructions for each method.

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By: Markus Elsberger submitted:Jul 11 2025

How to Remove SharePoint Sharing Links using PowerShell (o365reports.com)
In our earlier blog we explored how to export all sharing links to track and audit file sharing

across your SharePoint Online environment. The post helped admins identify various link types, spot risky shares, and gain visibility into shared content across sites.

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By: Kanaga submitted:Jul 11 2025

How to Update PowerShell on Windows (All Methods) (techviral.net)
PowerShell may take time to respond to your commands or return with errors. At times, PowerShell may

also fail to open on your Windows PC. So, if you think that PowerShell is outdated on your device, it's time to update it to the latest version.

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By: Amarnath Chakraborty submitted:Jul 11 2025

PowerCLI Reimagined: Deep Dive into VCF PowerCLI 9.0 (angrysysops.com)
Introduction PowerCLI has long established itself as one of the most trusted and widely adopted

automation tools across VMware environments.

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By: Piotr Tarnawski submitted:Jul 11 2025

Practical Graph: Tracking Critical App Actions Through Audit Events (practical365.com)
App management audit events are captured when changes are made to Entra registered and enterprise

apps. Critical app management audit events should be closely monitored to ensure that permissions are used properly and attackers haven't attempted to penetrate the tenant to extract data. This article explains how to find and analyze audit data for some critical app management audit events and run the code as an Azure Automation runbook.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 11 2025

Send Email Alert for Break Glass Account Activity (o365reports.com)
Break glass accounts in Microsoft 365 are used for emergency access when admin accounts get locked

out. But since they hold global admin privileges, they're a prime target for attackers.

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By: Blesslin Rinu submitted:Jul 11 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

dbatools v 2.1.32 (github.com)
The community module that enables SQL Server Pros to automate database development and server

administration

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By: the dbatools team submitted:Jul 11 2025

TerminalBlocks v2.0.0 (pre-release) (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell Native Prompt Blocks
By: Joel Bennett submitted:Jul 11 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Optimize Your Microsoft Graph Calls (youtube.com)
Building a Graph Pre-Processor Module with Christian Ritter
By: PDQ submitted:Jul 11 2025

PSCONFEU 2025 (youtube.com)
More videos from PSCONFEU 2025 are being added daily.
By: PowerShell Conference EU submitted:Jul 11 2025

Community

Building Layers of Protection and Purpose – Miriam Wiesner (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we catch up with returning guest and security research

program manager at Microsoft, Miriam Wiesner. Recorded live at PowerShell Conference EU in Malmö, Sweden, we dive into her fascinating journey from Premier Field Engineer to her current role in security research. Miriam reflects on her early talks about Just Enough Administration (JEA), shares insights into MFA bypass techniques involving browser cookies (with a fun appearance from Cookie Monster), and emphasizes the importance of defense-in-depth and layered security.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 11 2025

Upcoming Events

Teaching AI to Use Your Tools (meetup.com)
It's Not Just Devs Using Your Code Anymore
By: New York PowerShell Meetup submitted:Jul 11 2025

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July 4, 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Add Timeouts to Pester Tests with PowerShell Runspaces (adamtheautomator.com)
Prevent Pester tests from hanging indefinitely using PowerShell runspaces. Learn to handle variable

scoping, module loading, TestDrive access, and stream capture challenges with timeout protection.

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By: Adam Bertram submitted:Jul 4 2025

How to Block Registry Editor in Windows Devices using PowerShell Script Group Policy and Intune Policy (anoopcnair.com)
Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it.
By: Alok Kumar Mishra submitted:Jul 4 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Azure Arc: Uninstall the Connected Machine agent and clean up related resources on Windows using a PowerShell script (wmatthyssen.com)
In this blog post, I'll walk you through removing the Azure Arc Connected Machine agent from a

Windows machine and cleaning up all related folders, files, registry keys, other agents, and configuration files using a PowerShell script.

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By: Wim Matthyssen submitted:Jul 4 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Second Edition (office365itpros.com)
The Office 365 for IT Pros team are thrilled to announce the availability of Automating Microsoft

365 with PowerShell (2nd edition). This completely revised 350-page book delivers the most comprehensive coverage of how to use Microsoft Graph APIs and the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK with Microsoft 365 workloads. Existing subscribers can download the second edition now free of charge.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 4 2025

Community

Behind the Shell with Microsoft (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, recorded live at PSConfEU, Andrew catches up with some of the PowerShell team from

Microsoft to talk all things PowerShell-from AIShell to PSResourceGet to the future of DSC and OpenSSH.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 4 2025

Upcoming Events

NYC Agentic Foundation – First Meetup (meetup.com)
I'll be attending. They're demoing Claude, Roo, and early agentic workflows. If you're into

orchestration, multi-agent coordination, or spec-driven dev (AIDD, anyone?), it's worth a look.

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By: New York PowerShell Meetup submitted:Jul 4 2025

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