October 16, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Update 29 (office365itpros.com)
The latest update to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK fixes a major issue but introduces new

problems. The authors of the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook have updated it to reflect the current situation and include new information.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Oct 16 2026

Azure Runbook: Entra ID App Secret Expiry Notifications (powershellcenter.com)
If you have ever received a call on a Monday morning saying "the integration stopped working" and

after an hour of troubleshooting you found out that the client secret of an Entra ID app registration expired over the weekend, then this post is for you. Or maybe it was the SAML certificate of an Enterprise...

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By: Faris Malaeb submitted:Oct 16 2026

Determining Script types with Decision Models (pkbullock.com)
An article discussing using decision models to determine the type of PowerShell scripts used,

without relying on script content.

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By: Paul Bullock submitted:Oct 16 2026

Getting OneDrive size and real size on disk using PowerShell (systanddeploy.com)
This article provides a script to retrieve both the full size and actual space used by files in

OneDrive on disk, utilizing PowerShell and .NET classes.

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By: Damien Van Robaeys submitted:Oct 16 2026

Maintaining Stable Azure Automation Runtime Environments (office365itpros.com)
To maintain stable Azure Automation runtime environments, it's recommended to use separate

production and test environments for PowerShell module updates. This ensures that runbooks execute reliably without being affected by potential problems in updated modules.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Oct 16 2026

Powershell Update Goes Sideways (edtittel.com)
The latest PowerShell update in Windows Terminal caused issues such as an 'Installation abandoned'

error message and switching to the command prompt instead of PowerShell. The author experiences these problems while using WinGet.

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By: Ed Tittel submitted:Oct 16 2026

Replacing Old Batch Files with PowerShell: A Migration Guide (techygeekshome.info)
A guide for migrating legacy batch files to PowerShell, covering what maps to what, when to leave

batch alone, and common pitfalls like exit codes and quoting.

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By: Andrew Armstrong submitted:Oct 16 2026

Tracking File-Level Archiving Activity in SharePoint Online with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
This article demonstrates how to use the Microsoft Graph API to track file-level archiving activity

in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. The script fetches all Microsoft 365 Groups, finds document libraries, and iterates through files to check their archive status.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Oct 16 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Nitrogen 1.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Stuff a little AI into diagnosing your local machine with AI assistance
By: $k@tterBr@1nz submitted:Oct 16 2026

PSWSMan 3.0.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Cross platform module that implements the WSMan connection plugin for remoting.
By: Jordan Borean submitted:Oct 16 2026

Using the PowerShell PSCompression module to create or extract ZIP, tar, RAR, gzip, bzip2, etc (powershellisfun.com)
The PSCompression module in PowerShell allows for compressing files beyond just ZIP, including tar,

RAR, gzip, and bzip2.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Oct 16 2026

Community

PowerShell Community Call – October 15th, 2026 (youtube.com)
For more information on the PowerShell Community Call, check out https://aka.ms/PSCommunityCall
By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Oct 16 2026

PSConfEU MiniCon 2026 (powershellisfun.com)
The author recapitulates the annual PSConfEU MiniCon, an online version of the event, which they

attended and participated in using Gather's interaction style.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Oct 16 2026

The PowerShell Summer of Fun With James Brundage The PowerShell Summer of Fun With James Brundage (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Andrew sits down with longtime PowerShell legend James Brundage to recap what he calls his "summer

of fun," a stretch of side projects that prove PowerShell can go way further than most of us ever thought to push it. James kicks things off with Wave, a module for creating and manipulating real .wav files in the object pipeline. Once you see audio as a sine wave and some math, you can generate notes, play music, and even draw animated SVG waves straight from PowerShell.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Oct 16 2026

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