September 30, 2022
Blogs, Articles, and Posts
At what point does a script become a module?
(reddit.com)
I'm currently writing a Powershell GUI that will handle everything from AD, parts of SCCM, and
By: u/Anti_Alphabet submitted:Sep 30 2022
I'm currently writing a Powershell GUI that will handle everything from AD, parts of SCCM, and
pulling some data from other sources.
By: u/Anti_Alphabet submitted:Sep 30 2022
Encrypting Sensitive Data for Transit or Rest with PowerShell
(smsagent.blog)
This blog is about how you can use the .Net cryptography model to encrypt and decrypt sensitive
By: Trevor Jones submitted:Sep 30 2022
This blog is about how you can use the .Net cryptography model to encrypt and decrypt sensitive
information such as passwords with PowerShell. It is specifically for the encryption in transit and encryption at rest scenarios, where, for example, you may be sending data to a backend service and securely storing it in that service.
By: Trevor Jones submitted:Sep 30 2022
How to make my powershell script reference the current user account who is running it?
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Part of my script involves making yourself a site admin for OneDrive data (set-spouser), then adding
By: u/PaidByMicrosoft submitted:Sep 30 2022
Part of my script involves making yourself a site admin for OneDrive data (set-spouser), then adding
the manager, then removing yourself. Since I've always been the only one using this script, I've hardcoded my username into the script. However, other people will be using this script.
By: u/PaidByMicrosoft submitted:Sep 30 2022
Internet Explorer Automation – Pt.1 Removing IE
(shankuehn.io)
With Internet Explorer finally retiring after a lengthy 27 year career, it came time for removal
By: Shannon Kuehn submitted:Sep 30 2022
With Internet Explorer finally retiring after a lengthy 27 year career, it came time for removal
within the servers I maintain for demos. I actually thought a security update would've removed the browser, but after applying updates for June, July, and August, I realized it would be up to me to remove the browser.
By: Shannon Kuehn submitted:Sep 30 2022
Introduction to the Microsoft Graph Powershell SDK
(practical365.com)
A Unified Approach to Microsoft 365 management The Microsoft Graph API has been around for some time
By: Sean McAvinue submitted:Sep 30 2022
A Unified Approach to Microsoft 365 management The Microsoft Graph API has been around for some time
now and Microsoft is moving more management functions (such as License Management for Azure AD Accounts) to the platform. When Microsoft transitions a function to the Graph, organizations might have to update PowerShell scripts.
By: Sean McAvinue submitted:Sep 30 2022
List all logged on Users with quser.exe and PowerShell
(sid-500.com)
In this short article I will show how to list all logged on local users with the quser.exe tool.
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Sep 30 2022
In this short article I will show how to list all logged on local users with the quser.exe tool.
Quser displays information about logged on users on the local computer and on
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Sep 30 2022
Synchronizing PowerShell scripts – allow only one instance at a time
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This is a first article from a short series about synchronizing PowerShell scripts in Windows
By: Wiktor Mrówczyński submitted:Sep 30 2022
This is a first article from a short series about synchronizing PowerShell scripts in Windows
environment. Today I'll explain how to allow only one instance of a script at a time.
By: Wiktor Mrówczyński submitted:Sep 30 2022
Test if Microsoft services TCP ports are accessible
(powershellisfun.com)
In a previous blog post, I showed a way to retrieve all the Microsoft Services FQDNs, ports, and
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Sep 30 2022
In a previous blog post, I showed a way to retrieve all the Microsoft Services FQDNs, ports, and
IP-Addresses. Nice to know those in secure environments where not everything is allowed to go onto the internet, but how can you test if they are accessible? This blog post will show how to test most of these services using PowerShell.
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Sep 30 2022
Projects, Scripts, and Modules
Foil 0.2.0
(powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell Crescendo wrapper for Chocolatey
By: Ethan Bergstrom submitted:Sep 30 2022
A PowerShell Crescendo wrapper for Chocolatey
By: Ethan Bergstrom submitted:Sep 30 2022
SpeculationControl 1.0.17
(powershellgallery.com)
This module provides the ability to query the speculation control settings for the system.
By: Matt Miller submitted:Sep 30 2022
This module provides the ability to query the speculation control settings for the system.
By: Matt Miller submitted:Sep 30 2022
Updated my scripts
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Sometimes you look back at your scripts and think... Hmmm, why did I use that ?! So I looked back at
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Sep 30 2022
Sometimes you look back at your scripts and think... Hmmm, why did I use that ?! So I looked back at
some scripts, changed a few things, and updated some of the blog posts. Check them out if you haven't already 😉 (Check the sidebar for categories)
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Sep 30 2022
Books, Media, and Learning Resources
Patterns and Projects in PowerShell with Chris Bergmeister
(powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we learn more about how Christopher, a traditionally trained .NET developer,
By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Sep 30 2022
In this episode, we learn more about how Christopher, a traditionally trained .NET developer,
approaches PowerShell patterns and projects. He shares with us a wealth of wisdom that he's learned throughout his career. From discussing the learning opportunities that a Pull Request gives, all the way to getting started with open source and the role it played in getting his Microsoft MVP status. Chris also shared with us the meaning and importance of KISS.
By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Sep 30 2022
What’s new in PowerShell 7 – Steve Lee
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As we get closer to a release candidate for PowerShell 7.3, learn about the new capabilities and
By: PowerShell Conference EU submitted:Sep 30 2022
As we get closer to a release candidate for PowerShell 7.3, learn about the new capabilities and
features in PowerShell 7 to be more productive.
By: PowerShell Conference EU submitted:Sep 30 2022
Fun
Pixel Art for PowerShell
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While procrastinating about setting up this blog I wanted to create a favicon in a pixel art style.
By: Shaun Lawrie submitted:Sep 30 2022
While procrastinating about setting up this blog I wanted to create a favicon in a pixel art style.
Instead of creating the icon I got carried away spaghetti coding a pixel art editor for the terminal in PowerShell...
By: Shaun Lawrie submitted:Sep 30 2022
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