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July 14, 2023

Announcements!

Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V2.0 Reaches General Availability (office365itpros.com)
The Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V2 attained general availability on July 4, 2023. Microsoft did a

horrible job of announcing the news, but now that the SDK V2 is available, it's time to migrate scripts from earlier versions. Splitting the V1.0 and beta cmdlets into different modules is a big difference, as is renaming the beta cmdlets. But other points exist to consider as you migrate from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V1 to V2.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 14 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Changing your console window title (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This post shows how to change the title of your console terminal window.
By: Francisco Nabas submitted:Jul 14 2023

Configure Remote SSH Connections in Visual Studio Code (woshub.com)
Visual Studio Code is a very feature-rich and versatile text editor that can benefit both developers

and system administrators. You can use VS Code to edit your PowerShell scripts, configuration...

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:Jul 14 2023

Disable Automatic Logon using PowerShell (alexandrumarin.com)
Microsoft Windows can be set up to automatically logon using a pre-defined user account without

prompting the user for logon credentials at boot time. Windows retrieves login account information from the registry, specifically three registry values: DefaultPassword,DefaultUserName,sDefaultDomainName. Anyone who has physical access to the computer can access the computer's contents, programs, and files, as well

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By: Alexandru Radu Marin submitted:Jul 14 2023

Get Installed Language from Domain Computers/Servers (nielskok.tech)
This is a quick short blog about how to get the installed language from domain
By: Niels Kok submitted:Jul 14 2023

JSON Adapter Feedback Provider (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This blog outlines a new feedback provider developed by the PowerShell Team to inform users of

native executables that can output JSON.

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By: Steven Bucher submitted:Jul 14 2023

PowerShell Execution Policy: Unblock Files | Security Zones (sid-500.com)
PowerShell's execution policy is a safety feature that controls the conditions under which

PowerShell loads configuration files and runs scripts. This feature helps prevent the execution of malicious scripts.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jul 14 2023

PowerShell Profile (powershellisfun.com)
It's being used in every PowerShell session, the PowerShell Profile. In this blog post, I will show

you what it does, what you can use it for, and how I use it.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 14 2023

QuickFix: Cannot Start Microsoft Outlook. The set of Folder cannot be opened, using PowerShell (powershellcenter.com)
Outlook users may face an issue when trying to connect to Exchange Server, where Outlook won't start

and instead shows the following error message "Cannot Start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook Window. The set of folders cannot be opened. The attempt to log on to Microsoft Exchange has failed"

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By: Faris Malaeb submitted:Jul 14 2023

Translating Windows Update Driver Names to Friendly Driver Names (smsagent.blog)
The Windows Driver Update management capability in Intune is a welcome new feature providing greater

control of driver updates. One frustration I've long had with drivers in Windows Update though is the naming - sometimes the names are quite indescript and it can be difficult to know which driver (or driver software) it actually is.

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By: Trevor Jones submitted:Jul 14 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AOVPNTools v 1.7.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell module for configuring and optimizing Windows Server Routing and Remote Access Service

(RRAS) for Always On VPN.

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By: Richard M. Hicks submitted:Jul 14 2023

LogicApp Docs (github.com)
Generate technical Markdown documentation for your Azure Logic Apps.
By: Stefan Stranger submitted:Jul 14 2023

PowerShell Functions to Invoke an Intune Remediation Script on Demand and View Remediation States (smsagent.blog)
!! Updated 2023-07-13 - added additional versions of the functions using the Microsoft Graph

PowerShell SDK (v2), as well as adding paging support to the original two functions. Microsoft recently released a preview capability in Intune to run Remediations (formerly Proactive remediations - stop changing the name of things, Microsoft, really!!) on demand, which is ... Continue reading PowerShell Functions to Invoke an Intune Remediation Script on Demand and View Remediation States ?

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By: Trevor Jones submitted:Jul 14 2023

PowerShellAI v 0.8.2 (powershellgallery.com)
The PowerShell AI module integrates with the OpenAI API and let's you easily access the GPT models

for text completion, image generation and more.

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By: Douglas Finke submitted:Jul 14 2023

PowerType v 0.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Module providing recommendations for common tools - This module requires PowerShell 7.2 and

PSReadLine 2.2.0.

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By: Peter Andersson submitted:Jul 14 2023

RoughDraft (github.com)
RoughDraft is a fun PowerShell Module for Multimedia. It provides pipeline-aware command to create,

convert, query, edit, and join multimedia files.

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By: James Brundage submitted:Jul 14 2023

WinGetPosh 0.9.7 (github.com)
A set of functions to help using winget.
By: Yves848 submitted:Jul 14 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Delving into Pester, Profiler, and PSConfEU with Jakub Jares (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In the latest episode of the PowerShell podcast, we had an insightful chat with Jakub Jares, the

lead maintainer of Pester and a software engineer at Microsoft. The talk circled around the history, growth, and importance of Pester, Jakub's role in the organization and delivery of PSConfEU this year, as well as Profiler, a beneficial PowerShell project for unraveling performance hurdles. The episode concluded on a personal note, discussing Jakub's journey within the PowerShell community and his ascension to his current position at Microsoft.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 14 2023

PSConfEU 2023 Video Available Now (youtube.com)
PowerShell Conference EU 2023 videos are now available on YouTube
By: PSConfEU submitted:Jul 14 2023

Fun

Code Golf with PowerShell Support (code.golf)
Code Golf is a game designed to let you show off your code-fu by solving problems in the least

number of characters.

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By: Code Golf submitted:Jul 14 2023

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July 7, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Check for Open (Listening) Ports with PowerShell (woshub.com)
In PowerShell, you can use the Test-NetConnection cmdlet to check whether a port is available (open)

on a remote computer. You can use this cmdlet to check the response and...

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By: woshub.com submitted:Jul 7 2023

How to configure Azure PowerShell global settings with the *-AzConfig cmdlets (mikefrobbins.com)
This article is a brief introduction designed to raise awareness about the *-AzConfig cmdlets in

Azure PowerShell. These cmdlets, introduced in the Az PowerShell module version 9, are used to configure your global settings for Azure PowerShell.

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By: Mike F Robbins submitted:Jul 7 2023

Searching Windows Event Logs using PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
For many people, it's the last place you check while troubleshooting, but the Windows Event Log is

always a good start to pinpoint issues on your system. In this blog post, I will show you how to search, find easily, and export Windows Event Log information.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 7 2023

What are Feedback Providers? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This is an introduction to the concept of feedback providers in PowerShell. What they are, how to

use them and why we are implementing them.

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By: Steven Bucher submitted:Jul 7 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Export Office 365 External User Reports for Secure External Collaboration (o365reports.com)
Microsoft has provided an expansive platform that facilitates both internal and external

collaboration in Office 365. While allowing collaboration with external users can enhance productivity, it also introduces security risks.

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By: Sudha submitted:Jul 7 2023

PSWorkItem (github.com)
A PowerShell 7 module for managing work and personal tasks or to-do items. This module uses a SQLite

database to store task and category information. The module is not a full-featured project manag...

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jul 7 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Copilot Chat – Create a PowerShell Workspace (youtube.com)
You can ask Copilot to create workspaces for popular project types with the /createWorkspace slash

command. Copilot will first generate a directory structure for your request.

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Jul 7 2023

PowerShell for Oracle DBAs (youtube.com)
How to use PowerShell to connect to Oracle databases. Based on my talk at the DOAG Conference +

Exhibition 2022 in Nuremberg

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By: Andreas Jordan (ORDIX AG) submitted:Jul 7 2023

Community

Speaking, Mentorship, and Growth with Emrys MacInally (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
On our latest PowerShell podcast, we chatted with first-time PSConfEU speaker and all-around cool

guy Emrys MacInally. He filled us in on his conference experience and mentorship program insights. We dove into the techie stuff - getting the 411 on Windows Docker containers and using Chocolatey in offline deployments. We even picked Emrys's brain on the journey that led him to where he is today and his approach to brewing beer. We look forward to seeing what Emrys does next! Emrys has been having fun with PowerShell since 2007 and loves to deploy software.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jul 7 2023

Virtual PowerShell User Group (poshcode.org)
Sign up for PowerShell.Slack.com
By: Joel Bennett submitted:Jul 7 2023

Fun

Cats on the terminal titles (gist.github.com)
Cats on the terminal titles. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
By: mdgrs submitted:Jul 7 2023

Get-NearbyLocales (github.com)
Gets a list of nearby locales/cities within a certain driving distance.
By: Frank Lesniak submitted:Jul 7 2023

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June 30, 2023

Announcements!

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2023 (youtube.com)
Come check out all the great presentation for this summits.
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jun 30 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Ask Jeff June 2023 (jeffhicks.substack.com)
Here we are again, wrapping up another month. I hope you learned a few new things. As usual, I have

a potpourri of tips and tricks that you can use to improve your console experience and add a little pizzazz to your PowerShell scripts and functions.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 30 2023

Creating an Array of Dates within a Date Range with PowerShell (sympmarc.com)
Today I needed to create an array of all the dates in a data range in PowerShell. It's a simple

little thing. Maybe I should have asked Github Copilot, but I'm old skool, so I wrote it myself. (I also haven't gotten used to having a virtual assistant!)

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By: Marc D Anderson submitted:Jun 30 2023

How to create and use your own PowerShell GitHub Repository (powershellisfun.com)
I use GitHub to store all my scripts and projects. In this blog post, I will show you how to create

and use your GitHub repository.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 30 2023

Measuring average download time (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This post shows how to measure average download time with PowerShell
By: Francisco Nabas submitted:Jun 30 2023

OneDrive Personal Gets File Exclusions (office365itpros.com)
Microsoft 365 tenants have long been able to define file type exclusions for the OneDrive for

Business sync client through the SharePoint Online admin center, PowerShell, or GPO. A change in the client now exposes the excluded file types to user view for the first time. Meantime, the OneDrive Personal client also gains support for file type exclusions.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 30 2023

PowerShell Polish, Part 1: Perfecting Your Scripts (colincogle.name)
Here's how to take your PowerShell script and turn it into the best version of itself.
By: Colin Cogle submitted:Jun 30 2023

PowerShell: Playing with Background Jobs (sid-500.com)
In this blog post, I'd like to give you a few examples related to PowerShell Background Jobs to

build upon. Let's jump in. Let's say I want to ping a few computers.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 30 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Capture Videos from Hyper-V VMs using PowerShell (deploymentresearch.com)
In a recent project I was deploying hundreds of VMs across a large set of Hyper-V Hosts, and I

needed to capture the screen output of each VM for documentation and troubleshooting purposes. Long story short, here is a PowerShell script that will capture still images from the screen of each Hyper-V VM

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By: Johan Arwidmark submitted:Jun 30 2023

Graph PowerShell Samples Community (github.com)
This forum is a place where you can find community contributed Microsoft Graph PowerShell samples.
By: msgraph submitted:Jun 30 2023

Start-MultiJob (github.com)
Just released my latest script: Start-MultiJob! It executes multiple Scriptblocks concurrently,

effortlessly tracking their outputs while dynamically updating the same line with the latest information stream from each script block.

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By: Christian Ritter submitted:Jun 30 2023

Community

NTLM to Cloud Security: Insights from National MSP Director Mike Soule (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we delve into a range of topics with Mike Soule, National

Director for a Managed Services Provider (MSP). From exploring the pitfalls of NTLM and discussing alternatives to learning the ins and outs of Jupyter and .NET interactive notebooks, we cover it all. We also compare major cloud providers and uncover untapped security features in Office 365 that you could be leveraging right now. Join us for an insightful conversation packed with valuable information and actionable advice for IT professionals navigating the ever-changing landscape of the industry.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 30 2023

Who are some users that write really awesome PowerShell code? (programming.dev)
A great question with some great answers. Come add your own.
By: Greg Tate submitted:Jun 30 2023

Upcoming Events

PowerShell on the River (powershellchatt.com)
Don't miss PowerShell on the River August 11-12, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN
By: Chattanooga PowerShell user group submitted:Jun 30 2023

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June 23, 2023

Announcements!

Azure AD Graph Retirement and PowerShell Module Deprecation Updates (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
tl;td you have until March 30, 2024. But still read the article to get full details on the

deprecation of the Azure AD and MS Online modules.

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By: Kristopher Bash submitted:Jun 23 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automating Microsoft Planner Plan Creation with PowerShell (practical365.com)
Creating a Planner plan from a template allows a team working on a project to start working with the

plan without creating a new plan from scratch. This is particularly useful when the same basic plan is used on multiple occasions. In this article, Sean Mcavinue shows you how to do this with some PowerShell Automation!

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By: Sean McAvinue submitted:Jun 23 2023

Creating an Array of Dates within a Date Range with PowerShell (sympmarc.com)
Today I needed to create an array of all the dates in a data range in PowerShell. It's a simple

little thing. Maybe I should have asked Github Copilot, but I'm old skool, so I wrote it myself. (I also haven't gotten used to having a virtual assistant!)

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By: Marc D Anderson submitted:Jun 23 2023

PowerShell Automatic Variables (powershellisfun.com)
They are there for you, but sometimes you forget they are there... Automatic Variables! In this blog

post, I will show you some examples and why they are so helpful!

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 23 2023

Running Multiple Instances of SqlBulkCopy in Parallel from PowerShell (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Today, we encountered an interesting service request of attempting to reduce the load times for

100,000 records from a table with 97 varchar(320) fields in an Azure SQL HyperScale database. Following, I would like to share my lessons learned here.

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By: Jose Manuel Jurado Diaz submitted:Jun 23 2023

Using Get-Date in PowerShell for Multiple Languages (deploymentresearch.com)
In a recent project I was collecting client health data across machines in multiple regions, all

with different cultures/languages configured. As part of the collection, I was adding in a date column in my report via PowerShell. I was using the Get-Date command to get the current date, and then applying the native format options

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By: Johan Arwidmark submitted:Jun 23 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Azure Automation GUI (github.com)
A Web App front end for Azure Automation Runbooks. Use this project as a starting point for

developing custom interfaces to trigger automation tasks. Based on the Azure Static Web Apps (SWA) Free plan.

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By: Chris Redit submitted:Jun 23 2023

Export Microsoft 365 Inactive User Report using MS Graph PowerShell (o365reports.com)
Microsoft 365 admins often check the last logon time to generate inactive users report. This report

plays a crucial role in effectively managing user accounts, optimizing licenses, enhancing security, and meeting compliance requirements. So, let's see how to check inactive users

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By: Kavya June submitted:Jun 23 2023

PowerShell-Yayaml (github.com)
Yet Another YAML PowerShell parser and writer. While there are a few other YAML modules out on the

gallery this module includes the following features:

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By: Jordan Borean submitted:Jun 23 2023

Community

My 100th post and… A PowerShellisfun logo! (powershellisfun.com)
Congrats to Harm on hitting 100 posts. I know a bunch of them have helped add content to this weekly

list.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 23 2023

PowerShell Unplugged: A Symphony of Tech and Music with Jim Truher (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we welcome special guest Jim Truher, one of the founding

fathers of PowerShell. We discuss his fascinating journey from being a professional musician to transitioning into a career in technology, the origins of PowerShell, and how he became involved in its creation. Jim shares insights into the new PowerShell Crescendo module, its benefits for developers and IT professionals, as well as the early challenges faced in bringing PowerShell to market, overcoming skepticism, and promoting its user base. We also explore the unique relationship between PowerShell and Microsoft Exchange and discuss Jim's most significant successes while working on PowerShell. Throughout the conversation, we learn more about the ongoing evolution of PowerShell and its potential future direction. Don't miss this insightful and engaging episode as we dive deep into the melodious journey of Jim Truher and the world of PowerShell.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 23 2023

Who are some users that write really awesome PowerShell code? (programming.dev)
Do any of you have a list of users in the community from which you've taken inspiration in your own

code? Who are they? Come add your recommendations to the list.

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By: Greg Tate submitted:Jun 23 2023

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June 16, 2023

Announcements!

New PowerShell Community (programming.dev)
c/PowerShell is now up and running on the programming.dev instance of Lemmy. What's Lemmy? Lemmy is

a federated social media platform, like Mastodon. However, while Mastodon is a Twitter clone, Lemmy is a Reddit clone. The entire programming.dev instance has been growing fast and is a very friendly and helpful community.

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By: c/PowerShell submitted:Jun 16 2023

PSResourceGet Preview is Now Available (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet is a continuation of the PowerShellGet 3.0 project. The first

preview release of this module under the new name is now available on the PowerShell Gallery. This release contains the module rename, and reintroduces support for Azure Artifacts, GitHub packages,

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Integrate the Linux Sudo Windows Port and PowerShell (adamtheautomator.com)
Escalate your applications with administrative privileges through the Sudo Windows port or with

gsudo and take control of your system!

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By: Nicholas Xuan Nguyen submitted:Jun 16 2023

Measure Link Speed (Bandwith) with PowerShell (sid-500.com)
Recently I have been working on a script which should check the download speed. With PowerShell of

course. I would like to share it here.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 16 2023

Microsoft Sets March 2024 Date for Retirement of Old Azure AD PowerShell Modules (practical365.com)
After much humming and hawing, Microsoft reset the retirement date for several old Azure AD modules

to March 30, 2024. The nine-month extension is there to help customers convert scripts to use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK or Graph API requests. On the upside, the extra time is good as it creates space to migrate scripts. On the downside, there's still some challenges in converting from the old Azure AD modules.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 16 2023

Russian hackers use PowerShell USB malware to drop backdoors (bleepingcomputer.com)
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Gamaredon (aka Armageddon, or Shuckworm) continues to

target critical organizations in Ukraine's military and security intelligence sectors, employing a refreshed toolset and new infection tactics.

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By: Bill Toulas submitted:Jun 16 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PoshwordGenerator v 0.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Generates new password for manual use or in automation.
By: Daniel Ring submitted:Jun 16 2023

PowerShell HTML based Live Ping Monitor Demo (vcloud-lab.com)
This is small demo where I combined PowerShell + HTML to create a dashboard report for ping.

(Disclaimer: As with all code besure to review everything in it before running it in your local environment. I am just adding this because this is my first time linking to vcloud-lab and this project contains more than just PowerShell. However, I have reviewed the code and did not see anything unexpected, but don't just take my word for it. I'm certainly not a JavaScript expert.)

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By: vCloud-lab.com submitted:Jun 16 2023

PowerShell Universal v4.0 (blog.ironmansoftware.com)
Learn about PowerShell Universal v4.0. This includes info about the new app designer, better module

support and more.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2023

PSConfig.Crescendo v 0.1.4 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint PSConfig tool wrapped with MS Crescendo.
By: Dennis Lindvist submitted:Jun 16 2023

ShowDemo v 0.1.2 (powershellgallery.com)
A simple tool to showcase your scripts.
By: James Brundage submitted:Jun 16 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Copilot for PowerShell (youtube.com)
If you want to learn how to use GitHub Copilot, the AI pair programmer that helps you write code

faster and better, then this video is for you.

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By: Pierre Roman submitted:Jun 16 2023

Community

PowerShell Exposed: Security, Remoting, and More with Fred Weinmann (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this exciting episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we dive deep into the realm of PowerShell with

our esteemed guest, Fred Weinmann. We explore the strengths and weaknesses of VS Code and the ISE, as well as discuss crucial topics like script block logging, Windows Event Forwarding, and the importance of code signing. Fred also gives us a sneak peek of his PSConfEU topics, highlighting JEA and parameter binding while providing valuable insights on the dos and don'ts of PS Remoting. Security aficionados won't want to miss our discussion on the biggest threats to PowerShell security and PowerShell profiles. Lastly, we catch up with Fred on his latest projects and developments in the PowerShell world. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and laugh with us!

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2023

Fun

Show spinner on the Windows Terminal tabs for every command. (gist.github.com)
Show spinner on the Windows Terminal tabs for every command. - TerminalSpinner.ps1
By: mdgrs submitted:Jun 16 2023

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June 9, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Determine if laptop or desktop? (reddit.com)
Is there a definitive way that I could tell if a computer is a laptop or desktop?
By: u/rivkinnator submitted:Jun 9 2023

Display any tree with PowerShell (itluke.online)
Display Active Directory, Registry, VMWare, File System, and more trees with PowerShell...
By: Luke submitted:Jun 9 2023

Finding your Windows Install Date – Clayton Errington (claytonerrington.com)
Did you ever need to find when you installed your operating system? Check out the many ways to check

your system.

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By: Clayton Errington submitted:Jun 9 2023

How to Move Files with PowerShell (thomasmaurer.ch)
PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that can help you automate various tasks on your Windows

and Linux system. One of the common tasks that you may need to perform is moving files from one location to another. In this blog post, I will show you how to use PowerShell to move files with different ...

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By: Thomas Maurer submitted:Jun 9 2023

HTTP server in powershell for Sharing files (reddit.com)
Hey, I made a powershell script running a HTTP server that allows file transfer through web browser.

What do you think? Any improvements I should do?

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By: u/Boxmaker1 submitted:Jun 9 2023

Keeping Teams Tidy Through Automation (practical365.com)
With a relatively small amount of effort, the provisioning of Teams in an organization can be

automated to cater to the requirements of the business, as well as IT. In this article, Sean McAvinue goes over keep your Teams tidy through some useful tips and PowerShell code.

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By: Sean McAvinue submitted:Jun 9 2023

Scheduled Tasks & PowerShell (garytown.com)
Triggering Script from GitHub This post was mostly created for myself to help remember tricks I use

in creating scheduled tasks with PowerShell. I find it handy when developing thing in my lab to keep the script in GitHub, and call it remotely. You can also easily modify the script to copy the script local ... Read more

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By: gwblok submitted:Jun 9 2023

Using Azure Automation and Runbooks to Run Azure SQL Database Maintenance Tasks | Tracy Boggiano’s Blog (tracyboggiano.com)
I've been using Azure SQL Database for quite some while and have set up it in many various ways to

run Ola's Index Optimize and Statistics Updates on them. All of these have seemed way too complicated probably because I was setting them up once, not again for several more months or a year. Well

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By: Tracy Boggiano submitted:Jun 9 2023

Using the Rapid7 InsightVM API with PowerShell (blog.jonsdocs.org.uk)
An explanation and some examples for connecting to Rapid7's InsightVM API (version 3) with

PowerShell.

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By: joncojonathan submitted:Jun 9 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Function to Monitor Azure App Service Web Jobs (reddit.com)
I was recently tasked with finding a way to monitor our Azure Web Jobs. In my research and learning,

I found there wasn't a whole lot out there, and what was there wasn't quite what fit our needs. So I created my own function, Get-AzWebJobStatus,

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By: u/Sin_of_the_Dark submitted:Jun 9 2023

Community

Blogging secrets with Christian Ritter (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we are joined by community member Christian Ritter. We

talk about PSConfEU and the importance of community. Christian shares his blogging secrets and insights into his growth in PowerShell over the years. From using Microsoft Graph to teaching PowerShell at work, this episode has all that and more!

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 9 2023

Fun

Changing your Windows Terminal background image (powershellisfun.com)
I use Windows Terminal to run scripts, connect to SSH hosts, or start a WSL Ubuntu session. You can

customize Windows Terminal in many ways, and in this blog post, I will show you how to change the background in your Profiles to a fixed or randomly selected one.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 9 2023

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June 2, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Administering Windows Defender with PowerShell (sid-500.com)
In this article, I will focus on Microsoft Defender. I will give you a few examples that you can

build on. It's not about doing wonderful things, it's about basics.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 2 2023

Azure AD Access Token Lifetimes and Long-running PowerShell Scripts (office365itpros.com)
Sometimes, long running PowerShell scripts encounter the problem of Azure AD access token lifetime

expiration. In other words, the default lifetime of tokens issued by Azure AD is too short to allow the script to complete before the token expires. Two solutions exist. Use a token lifetime policy to prolong access token lifetimes or check in code for potential expiration and renew when necessary.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 2 2023

Discover Enums with Get-TypeMember (jdhitsolutions.com)
Earlier this Spring, I released a new function called Get-TypeMember. The function is in the

PSScriptTools module. I wrote about that release here. This command is an alternative to Get-Member that includes more details. The other day I pushed a new version that makes it easier to identify properties that are enumerations. The function has...

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By: Jeffery Hicks submitted:Jun 2 2023

PowerShell ForEach: Everything You Need to Know (jeffbrown.tech)
The PowerShell ForEach loop is an excellent tool for iterating through a collection, such as an

array of items. You can take action on each item in the array using one or more commands. In this tutorial, you will learn all about the different ForEach statements available in PowerShell and how to implement each.

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By: Jeff Brown submitted:Jun 2 2023

Remote Visual Studio Code PowerShell development on a Windows Sandbox instance (powershellisfun.com)
You can develop PowerShell scripts on your workstation and run and test them there too... But

sometimes... That's not what you want. You could break your workstation with PowerShell code, and your workstation is not clean with all features installed, or settings enabled that your target systems don't. And that's where Visual Studio Code and its Remote SSH extension come into play. This blog post will show you how to combine that with a Windows Sandbox instance.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 2 2023

Strengthening Password Security in Active Directory: A PowerShell-Powered Approach (evotec.xyz)
PasswordSolution uses the DSInternals PowerShell module to gather Active Directory hashes and then

combines that data into a prettified report. If you have ever used DSInternals, you know that while very powerful, it comes with raw data that is hard to process and requires some skills to get it into a state that can be shown to management or security.

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By: Przemyslaw Klys submitted:Jun 2 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Eventful: Easy Eventful Asynchronous Scripting with PowerShell (github.com)
Eventful is a PowerShell module that helps you use events to script asynchronously.
By: James Brundage submitted:Jun 2 2023

PowerShell SnippetRace 19-20/2023 (powershell.co.at)
Passwords, AD-Passwords, Password change, Special Characters
By: Roman Stadlmair submitted:Jun 2 2023

RuntimeDiagnostics: .NET Runtime diagnostic cmdlets. (github.com)
I just published a PowerShell module for analyzing #dotnet processes (including pwsh). It uses the

Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime library. You can open memory dumps and attached to processes, dump thread stack traces and view objects.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 2 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Mastering Command Line: Boost your productivity with indispensable shortcuts (youtube.com)
Welcome to this detailed tutorial on boosting your command line productivity. In this video, I share

my favorite, daily-used shortcuts for command line prompt and Windows Terminal. By applying these shortcuts, you can significantly speed up your workflow and make your command line usage much more efficient.

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By: Andrew Malkov submitted:Jun 2 2023

Community

Episode 060 – Interview with Jason Helmick, Sydney Smith, Steven Bucher, and Danny Maertens (powershellnews.podbean.com)
In this episode, we have a fantastic and very fun interview with the Microsoft PowerShell team Jason

Helmick, Sydney Smith, Steven Bucher, and Danny Maertens. This is a do not miss episode as there is some GREAT news about what's to come with PowerShell!!!

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By: The PowerShell News Podcast submitted:Jun 2 2023

Hickory Dickory Docs (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we talk to the Microsoft docs team (Sean Wheeler, Mike Lombardi, and Mike F.

Robbins) about the success of docathon at Summit. We then talk about the value of contributing to docs, and all of the ways the barriers are being lowered for contributing. Last, we find out that Mikey will spend his weekends creating documentation on unrelated products, so he can come in fresh writing documentation for his job.....true dedication. A lot of links in this one. We encourage you to click away. In an unsurprising twist, the experts of docs have relevant docs for everything we talked about.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jun 2 2023

What have you done with PowerShell this month? (reddit.com)
A great monthly round-up of what others are doing.
By: u/AutoModerator submitted:Jun 2 2023

Fun

Ask-8Ball (reddit.com)
Definitely not the first one such script, definitely not the last.
By: u/poshftw submitted:Jun 2 2023

I’m brushing up on powershell, but I’ve got no projects to apply it to at the moment. (reddit.com)
Is there anywhere online where you can get "quizes" or fun projects you can work on to keep your

knowledge fresh?

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By: u/FunkyJewMonkey submitted:Jun 2 2023

Upcoming Events

PowerShell on the River (powershellchatt.com)
August 11-12, 2023 | Chattanooga, TN
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May 26, 2023

Announcements!

Dev Drive for Performance Improvements in Visual Studio and Dev Boxes! (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Performance has always been one of our key investment areas for developer tooling in Microsoft. We

understand that it's important for developers to have a fast workflow. That's why we're excited to share with you the support of Dev Drives in Visual Studio!

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By: Grace Taylor submitted:May 26 2023

Turbocharge your Visual Studio experience with Microsoft Dev Box (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Microsoft Dev Box is a managed service that enables developers to create on-demand,

high-performance, secure & ready-to-code workstations in the cloud. It gives companies the ability to pre-configure the development environment with all the tools needed to build, test, and deploy applications making developers more productive,

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By: Ruben Rios submitted:May 26 2023

Windows Terminal Preview 1.18 Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Welcome back to another Windows Terminal release! This release updates Windows Terminal to version

1.17 and includes all of the features from this previous blog post. Additionally, Windows Terminal Preview is getting an update to version 1.18 and will include all the features detailed here,

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By: Christopher Nguyen submitted:May 26 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Avoid Windows Task Scheduler When Running Microsoft 365 PowerShell Scripts (practical365.com)
Many people use the Windows Task Scheduler to run PowerShell scripts. The Task Scheduler works, but

it creates a dependency on a specific workstation and isn't as secure as you might like. Running Microsoft 365 PowerShell scripts in Azure Automation is a much better idea. It's time to dump the Task Scheduler!

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:May 26 2023

Azure Automation Managed Identity: Getting Started (jeffbrown.tech)
Azure Automation accounts have traditionally used Run As accounts to authenticate to other Azure

services. However, Microsoft is deprecating Azure Automation Run As accounts in favor of using a managed identity. In this tutorial, you will learn what exactly is a managed identity, how to authenticate to Azure using the managed identity in a PowerShell [...]

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By: Jeff Brown submitted:May 26 2023

Back to Basics: Conditional Logic with PowerShell If Statement (adamtheautomator.com)
Learn what the PowerShell If Statement construct is, understand its syntax and how it works.
By: June Castillote submitted:May 26 2023

How do I turn the monitor back on with PowerShell? (reddit.com)
I turn the monitor off in one of my scripts by running
By: u/TheRealTengri submitted:May 26 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

pswatch (github.com)
Powershell cmdlet to monitor file changes in a directory tree. - GitHub - jfromaniello/pswatch:

Powershell cmdlet to monitor file changes in a directory tree.

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By: Jose F. Romaniello submitted:May 26 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Compare and Email Changes on Excel Files (youtube.com)
In this video we compare two excel files and email on certain criteria for differences.
By: AIP IT Solutions submitted:May 26 2023

Episode 66 – Help me PowerShell. You’re my only hope. (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we are joined by Brock for an enlightening discussion filled with insights and

practical tips for PowerShell enthusiasts. In this episode, they reflect on their first PowerShell for beginners class they ran and the significance of establishing a strong foundation. They delve into the world of learning through blogging, emphasizing its benefits and sharing tips for aspiring bloggers. We also address the challenges of comparing oneself to others and offer strategies for maintaining focus on personal growth. Additionally, join in celebrating Andrew's birthday and learn about the power of pair programming as a means to learn new things. Tune in and empower your PowerShell journey with this enriching episode!

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 26 2023

Supercharge your Command Line FAST: Upgrade your PowerShell & Bash prompt with Oh My Posh (youtube.com)
Elevate your command line game in no time with this comprehensive tutorial. In this video I dive

into the world of command line customization with Windows Terminal.

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By: Andrew Malkov submitted:May 26 2023

Community

Hey Delphi (youtube.com)
This channel has a ton of quick 1-2 minute videos on a wide range of PowerShell topics.
By: Hey Delphi submitted:May 26 2023

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2024 (powershell.org)
Mark you calendar now for April 8-11, 2024
By: James Petty submitted:May 26 2023

Fun

Spotishell v 1.1.1 (powershellgallery.com)
A powershell module to interact with the Spotify API
By: wardbox submitted:May 26 2023

What PowerShell commands would you put in a desktop mouse pad? (reddit.com)
I'm creating a custom desktop 23x13in mouse/keyboard pad with PowerShell commands on it. What are

some commands would put on it?

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By: u/premiumnul submitted:May 26 2023

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May 19, 2023

Announcements!

PowerShellGet in PowerShell 7.4 Updates (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Version 3 previews of PowerShellGet will begin shipping in PowerShell 7.4 previews in June (preview

5) with the following updates. These changes include important plans to address migration and compatibility, and we would like to request feedback.

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:May 19 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Editing PowerShell scripts in Azure Cloud Shell (powershellisfun.com)
Executing PowerShell scripts in Azure Cloud Shell is easy and fast, but how do you edit them before

running? I will show you three ways to do that in this blog post.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 19 2023

How to map a network drive with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
If you want to assign a drive letter to file shares via the command line, you can use PowerShell

instead of net.exe. The SmbShare module's cmdlets can display, connect, and disconnect shared drives. PowerShell also supports newer SMB features, such as QUIC and Compression.

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By: Wolfgang Sommergut submitted:May 19 2023

Measuring script execution time (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This post shows how to measure script execution time in PowerShell
By: Francisco Nabas submitted:May 19 2023

PowerShell: Comparing two Objects with Compare-Object (sid-500.com)
In this short blog post, I will show you how to compare two PowerShell objects to find differences

between them. I will also give you an example on how to create objects [...]

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:May 19 2023

Script for unpinning the Microsoft Store for all users (reddit.com)
Hey everyone looking for a way to unpin the microsoft store from the taskbar for all users. Trying

to do this without GP or Intune.

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By: u/Dmans70 submitted:May 19 2023

ScriptBlock and SessionState in PowerShell (mdgrs.hashnode.dev)
Do you know the difference between these two ScriptBlocks? One is directly defined in a script, and

the other is created from a string.

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By: mdgrs submitted:May 19 2023

Secure Wipe with SDELETE revisited (garytown.com)
So many years ago I blogged about using sdelete to run a secure wipe task task squence. Since then,

I've updated it a bit, and I'm reposting and uploading the Task Sequence. There are no packages associated with it, all content it needs ... Read more

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By: Gary Blok submitted:May 19 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AutoRuns v 14.0.2 (powershellgallery.com)
AutoRuns is a module that will help do live incident response and enumerate autoruns artifacts that

may be used by legitimate programs as well as malware to achieve persistence

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By: Emin Atac submitted:May 19 2023

AzureCodeSigning v 0.2.21 (powershellgallery.com)
Enables the signing of a set of files with the Azure Code Signing service.
By: James Parsons submitted:May 19 2023

PingIt v 0.0.5 (powershellgallery.com)
Ping-like functionality that also has the capability to track outages and latency issues.
By: mattf submitted:May 19 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PowerShell and APIs 103: How to authenticate and interact with Central Management (youtube.com)
In this video, @Steviecoaster from the Research Triangle PowerShell User Group (RTPSUG) shows you

how to authenticate and interact with a Central Management product using PowerShell. You will learn how to encode credentials, build headers, send requests, and store cookies for API authentication. You will also see a real-world example of using APIs and PowerShell to automate tasks and solve problems with Central Management.

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By: Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group submitted:May 19 2023

Community

A Plethora of New Content (powershellnews.podbean.com)
Check out all 8, yes 8, episodes released this week!
By: The PowerShell News Podcast submitted:May 19 2023

PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit – Steve Judd, Poshwolf (Anthony Howell), Phil Bossman, Dan Hill, and Geoff SchramPoshwolf (Anthony Howell), Phil Bossman, Dan Hill, and Geoff Schram (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
It is the last of the bar sessions from the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit. We talk about

everyone's experiences at Summit with Steve Judd, Poshwolf(Anthony Howell), Phil Bossman, Dan Hill, and Geoff Schram. Catch our final interviews from Summit.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 19 2023

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May 12, 2023

Announcements!

Completion Predictor v0.1.1 Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We released a new version of the CompletionPredictor! This blog post highlights some of the new

functionalities of it.

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:May 12 2023

PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code Spring 2023 Update (devblogs.microsoft.com)
PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Spring 2023 Update
By: The PowerShell Team submitted:May 12 2023

PowerShellGet 3.0 Preview 21 (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are excited to announce that an update to our preview of PowerShellGet 3.0 is now available on

the PowerShell Gallery!

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:May 12 2023

PSReadLine 2.3.1-beta1 Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are very excited to annouce the release of PSReadLine 2.3.1-beta1 is now available on the

PowerShell Gallery! We have added a brand new tool tip feature to help give more descriptions to predictor results.

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By: The PowerShell Team submitted:May 12 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

AWS EC2 powerShell tips (powershell.city)
Ever find yourself looking for ways to use powerShell? maybe that's just me. Hahaha Recently I was

supporting some EC2 in the cloud testing some new AWS features and services and I found my self locked out and released this machine was not domain joined but I couldn't login. With the windows PowerShell cmdlets swirlingContinue reading "AWS EC2 powerShell tips"

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By: Xajuan Smith submitted:May 12 2023

How to Create a Powershell Form Generator (ctrlaltzzz.wordpress.com)
Powershell is a powerful scripting language that can automate many tasks and perform complex

operations. But sometimes, you may want to make your scripts more user-friendly and interactive by adding a graphical user interface (GUI).

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By: Fabio De Oliveira submitted:May 12 2023

Porting System.Web.Security.Membership.GeneratePassword() to PowerShell (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This post shows how to port a C# method into PowerShell
By: Francisco Nabas submitted:May 12 2023

Using PowerShell Direct for Hyper-V VMs (powershellisfun.com)
I have multiple Hyper-V Vms on my laptop for testing purposes. Sometimes, you need to update those

or check things, and you can do this using PowerShell Direct. In this blog post, I will show you how to use PowerShell Direct with a few examples.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 12 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

KB5025885: Dealing with CVE-2023-24932 via Proactive Remediation & Configuration Items (garytown.com)
Required Reading: KB5025885: How to manage the Windows Boot Manager revocations for Secure Boot

changes associated with CVE-2023-24932 - Microsoft Support TLDR: GitHub: garytown/ConfigMgr/Baselines/CVE-2023-24932 Disclaimer: Before continuing, I've created all of this in a very short time with VERY LITTLE testing, so please, as with anything you're pulling from the internet, inspect and test before using

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By: gwblok submitted:May 12 2023

kbupdate v 2.0.27 (powershellgallery.com)
KB Viewer, Saver, Installer and Uninstaller
By: Chrissy LeMaire submitted:May 12 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

5 new or improved features in PowerShell with Jason Helmick (youtube.com)
Get ready to level up your PowerShell game! We've got some exciting news to share about the latest

developments in PowerShell. Jordan and Andrew recently attended the Powershell and Global DevOps Summit in Bellevue, and they're back to spill the beans. Join us as we chat with Microsoft Product Manager Jason Helmick, who'll share his insights on five new or improved features in Powershell that you won't want to miss. From the latest enhancements to new functionalities, we've got the scoop.

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By: PDQ submitted:May 12 2023

Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Password Retrieval – PowerShell and REST API (youtube.com)
Retrieving current and historical LAPS passwords stored in Azure AD using PowerShell and REST API.
By: John Savill submitted:May 12 2023

Community

PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit – Jon Junell, Clayton and Nick, Gordon and Sammie, and Scott (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
We are back with another set of PowerShell after dark interviews at the PowerShell & DevOps Global

Summit. We discuss the major takeaways from Summit with Jon Junell, Clayton and Nick, Gordon and Sammie, and we finish it off with Scott. Catch the vibe from Summit in this interview-filled episode!

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 12 2023

Fun

Non-SysAdmin Use Cases for PowerShell? Basically, any use cases NOT involving network, RDP, system config, IT/LAN admin type stuff? (reddit.com)
I'm interested in learning PowerShell but from reading a lot of posts in this sub, I'm struggling to

justify my interest because it seems like most use cases are things I'll never need to do professionally or personally.

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By: u/Alladara submitted:May 12 2023

Upcoming Events

PowerShell Conference Europe (psconf.eu)
June 19th, 2023 at the Cubex Center Prague
By: PSConfEU submitted:May 12 2023

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