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installation method for PowerShell on Windows. We will no longer ship the MSI installer package for new PowerShell releases.

evidence collection, enforce controls across subscriptions, and build a continuous audit trail.

outstanding work to do. We used PowerShell to scan for incomplete tasks for people who are members of a group, perform some analysis on the data, and create and send email. Despite some deficiencies in the Planner Graph API, the code is pretty straightforward.

to take effect. However, if users continually postpone rebooting their computers or if the...

firmware, and trigger enrollment via Intune or PowerShell registry settings.

update, starting with Preview 1 of v7.7, which has changed to MSIX. In this short blog post, I will explain what this means.

locations to find information to ground user prompts. Grounding means that the apps use the information found by Copilot to add context to the queries they submit to a generative AI engine for processing. Although I don't have an immediate purpose for the API, it provides a nice insight into how grounding works.

official repository for speaker session materials.

series with more articles on the way. Helpful for both red team and blue team You can start with Part 1 covering the basics

focused, and packed with practical PowerShell goodness - think of it as a highlight reel of some of the coolest things the community is building and automating right now.

back one of the most respected names in the PowerShell community: Jeff Hicks.

the Secure Boot boot certificate information from all domain computers and checks whether they contain the CA

and scripts that use Cmdlets from these modules should be updated to use Microsoft Graph Cmdlets. In this blog post, I will show you a script to scan for them and also which replacement Cmdlets you should use instead.

December 31, 2026

native support changes are.

actually worth using.

native admin centers. To address this, we've developed a custom PowerShell script that performs 15+ management actions, including both single and bulk operations. This blog explores how to use the script efficiently to simplify Microsoft 365 group management.

batch file.

search, download, install, and uninstall VS Code extensions entirely from the command line. - stevi...

covering her project IntuneStack, the value of DevOps principles in endpoint management, and the mindset behind consistent skill-building. The two dig into conference culture, the importance of community, mentorship, and why showing up every day - even for just ten minutes - matters more than waiting for inspiration to strike.

explains how his passion for PowerShell and automation led to his Microsoft MVP recognition, which he sees as an ongoing commitment to the community. They highlight the open culture in IT, where sharing knowledge helps everyone improve. They also touch on challenges like cloud migration and the need to combine automation with good governance. Harm stresses that tools alone are not enough without proper oversight.

documentation is challenging, but it's easy to understand what kind of insights Microsoft wants to deliver. Looking behind the scenes, we find the Graph endpoint for Group insights and can extract the data. That allows us to combine insights with other information to make them more interesting. All done with PowerShell.

Windows users. Unlike older versions that used PowerShell or mshta to run malicious commands, this new variant takes a different path.

changes the team has already begun making to improve release predictability and transparency.

Application Insights

got code from will give credit.

an account on GitHub.

@awakecoding.com

and use PowerShell to manage your Exchange SE servers.

of one Morten's public journey over the past year. Morten shares updates on three PowerShell modules he's released, including his standout LeastPrivilegedMSGraph module, and walks through a security issue he discovered and responsibly reported to Microsoft. Along the way, Andrew and Morten reflect on how putting your work out publicly can lead to unexpected career wins, how AI is reshaping the way people learn and write code, and why getting hands-on is still the best way to actually understand anything. Morten is also two weeks into a new job as a cybersecurity consultant, which came directly from his open-source work.

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