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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
By: Chattanooga PowerShell User Group submitted:Jun 2 2023

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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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May 5, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automate Public IP Address Change Notifications for Azure Services (smsagent.blog)
In Azure, there are various ways to control and restrict the flow of traffic into, out of or between

resources depending on the resource in question and the pricing tier used. A common scenario where you might want to restrict traffic is with an API flow where you may want some of your resources to ... Continue reading Automate Public IP Address Change Notifications for Azure Services ?

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By: Trevor Jones submitted:May 5 2023

Configuring NTFS permissions using PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
Configuring NTFS permissions is something that you can do using your Windows Explorer, Server

Manager, or by using command-line tools like subinacl.exe or icacls.exe. In this blog post, I will show you how to set NTFS permissions in two different ways using PowerShell 🙂

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 5 2023

Connect your AKS Edge Essentials cluster to Azure Arc (thomasmaurer.ch)
In a blog post I was describing how you can install Kubernetes on Windows 10 and Windows 11 using

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials. In this blog post we are going to have a look at how you can connect this AKS Edge Essentials cluster to Microsoft Azure using Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, and how ...

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By: Thomas Maurer submitted:May 5 2023

Creating a PowerShell Weather Command (jeffhicks.substack.com)
Earlier this year I tried something new. I documented the process of creating a new PowerShell

command in real time. Often, I am sharing code and commands I've already written. Instead, over the course of the next several weeks, I don't know exactly since I haven't written anything yet, I want to share my experiences creating a PowerShell weather command based on free Open-Meteo weather API. The development process will hopefully expose you to new techniques and concepts.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:May 5 2023

Designing PowerShell For End Users (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This posts explains taking user experience into account when designing PowerShell tools
By: Stephen Valdinger submitted:May 5 2023

Documenting all GPOs with PowerShell (sid-500.com)
Active Directory Group Policies (GPO) enables you to control user and computer settings. It is

important to document them. In this blog post I am going to show you two PowerShell commands [...]

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:May 5 2023

Intune Proactive Remediation for “Microsoft Windows Unquoted Service Path” / CVE-2013-1609, CVE-2014-0759, CVE-2014-5455 (powershellisfun.com)
Microsoft Defender has security recommendations for the "Fix unquoted service path for Windows

services." (CVE-2013-1609, CVE-2014-0759, CVE-2014-5455) These might be reported for things like Dell services, and you can fix them manually by editing the Registry on the affected device. But... There is an easier way 🙂 This blog post will show you how to create a Proactive Remediation in Intune for it.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:May 5 2023

Resolve-DnsName: nslookup for PowerShell (4sysops.com)
nslookup has established itself as a popular tool for troubleshooting DNS problems. It exists on

multiple platforms, including Windows. However, there is an alternative, the PowerShell Resolve-DnsName cmdlet, which can also check proprietary Microsoft protocols for name resolution, such as NetBIOS or LLMNR.

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By: Wolfgang Sommergut submitted:May 5 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Env – a PowerShell module to create and manage local modules for your local needs (reddit.com)
I've created and maintained a module for local module management. This module type is similar to the

Python environments and dotnet files in many ways, so I called them Environments. I'm using it in my daily work for a couple of years already but only now I've decided to polish it up and share.

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By: u/agramakov submitted:May 5 2023

PowerShell-Script Showcase: Get-WifiPassword (hcritter.devdojo.com)
In this blog post, we will explore my Get-WifiPassword script that retrieves stored Wifi passwords

on Windows machines. The script overcomes the issue of localization that arises when parsing the output of the 'netsh.exe' command.

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By: Christian Ritter submitted:May 5 2023

PSMetrics (github.com)
PSMetrics is a module for metrics in PowerShell.
By: James Brundage submitted:May 5 2023

PsNetTools v0.7.8 (powershellgallery.com)
Cross platform PowerShell module to test network functions, like DNS, TCP, UDP, WebRequest, Tracert,

Ping, Hostsentries, NICs.. Every test returns a PSCustomObject instead of a Strings.

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By: Martin Walther submitted:May 5 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Power Up Text Editing: PowerShell Appending To Files (adamtheautomator.com)
Discover how to level up your text editing through PowerShell appending to files in this ATA

Learning tutorial!

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By: Nicholas Xuan Nguyen submitted:May 5 2023

Community

PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit – Josh King and Steven Bucher (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this special episode, we bring you two exciting interviews.
By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:May 5 2023

PowerShell Code Standards – Priorities (reddit.com)
I have the honor, and the dread of spearheading moving our organization towards a corporate wide

PowerShell Coding Standard to guide and encourage a widespread and disparate community of collaborators.

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By: u/TofuBug40 submitted:May 5 2023

Fun

Happy May the 4th (reddit.com)
Reposting an old script for today:
By: u/TheCaptNemo42 submitted:May 5 2023

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April 28, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Building your own Terminal Status Bar in PowerShell (mdgrs.hashnode.dev)
This is what we are going to make in this post. It's running on the Windows Terminal and PowerShell.
By: mdgrs submitted:Apr 28 2023

ChatGPT the ultimate teaching assistant (reddit.com)
I've found a rather effective method for learning Python, as someone familiar with PowerShell.
By: u/Techplained submitted:Apr 28 2023

Creating a Company Standard Naming Computers with PowerShell (clatent.com)
Tired of guessing or remembering which prefix to use when setting up a new computer? Or what about

when you by accident fat finger it, and you have to redo it? Or even, you have multiple people in ...

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By: Clayton Tyger submitted:Apr 28 2023

Find Scheduled Tasks via PowerShell (deploymentresearch.com)
This morning I needed to find which scheduled task that ran a specific PowerShell script, and also

which username that was configured to run the task. While the Get-ScheduledTask and Get-ScheduledTaskInfo cmdlets does retrieve detailed information about schedule tasks, they don't reveal the information about the username. Good old schtasks.exe to the rescue. The Script This [...]

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By: Johan Arwidmark submitted:Apr 28 2023

Generative AI (ChatGPT) with PowerShell (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
Unless you've been off the grid on a long sabbatical the last six months you've surely heard of

ChatGPT. Like many I started exploring the possibilities of OpenAI ChatGPT when it hit the world by storm last year. Pretty quickly I saw the power of it, but also wondered about using it via API.... keep reading

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Apr 28 2023

Using the #Requires statement in PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
Sometimes you have scripts that require specific versions of modules, or if the script is started

with Administrator privileges, you can add checks for that in the script itself or... You can use the built-in #Requires statement for that. In this blog post, I will show you how.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Apr 28 2023

vSphere Replication with PowerCLI – First Look (isjw.uk)
Using PowerShell and PowerCLI to manage vSphere Replication.
By: Chris Bradshaw submitted:Apr 28 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

GitHub Copilot for CLI for PowerShell (hanselman.com)
GitHub Next has this cool project that is basically Copilot for the CLI ...
By: Lars Fosdal submitted:Apr 28 2023

WinSCP v 5.21.8.5 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell Module Wrapper for WinSCP.
By: Thomas J. Malkewitz submitted:Apr 28 2023

Community

Episode 048 – Interview with OnRamp Student Jasmine Swint Episode 048 – Interview with OnRamp Student Jasmine Swint (powershellnews.podbean.com)
In the PowerShell News Podcast episode, we interview Jasmine Swint, a student of the PowerShell

OnRamp program here at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit in Bellevue, Washington.

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By: PowerShell News Podcast submitted:Apr 28 2023

Episode 049 – Interview with Jaap Brasser Episode 049 – Interview with Jaap Brasser (powershellnews.podbean.com)
In the PowerShell News Podcast episode, hosts Mick and Harjit interview Jaap Brasser, a well-known

member of the PowerShell community and a Microsoft MVP.

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By: PowerShell News Podcast submitted:Apr 28 2023

PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit – The bar sessions (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
What happens after dark at the PowerShell & DevOps Summit? Find out as Andrew and Jordan chat with

Summit attendees and organizers during the PowerShell Podcast bar sessions. Jordan and Andrew discuss the major takeaways from Summit with Josh Hendricks, James Petty, Ryan Spletzer, and Kevin and Reese. Enjoy this mid-week edition of the PowerShell Podcast.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 28 2023

Talking PowerShell on Ramp with Drew McClellan (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast Drew talks about how he got into IT, his experience with

the PowerShell community, and his plans for the future. Last we talk about winning a scholarship for the PowerShell Summit on ramp.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 28 2023

Fun

GOGRandomGame (github.com)
Looking for the next game to play? I was asking myself how to get some random games list out of my

#GOGGalaxy Of cause i've created a #powershell Script

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By: Chief Posh submitted:Apr 28 2023

Upcoming Events

MMS 2023 at MOA (mmsmoa.com)
April 30 - May 5, 2023 at the Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota
By: MMS submitted:Jan 13 2023

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April 21, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Create a local user with password authentication for a SFTP-enabled storage account using an Azure PowerShell script (wmatthyssen.com)
This blog post will demonstrate how to use an Azure PowerShell script to create a local user that

uses password authenticationContinue Reading

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By: wmatthyssen submitted:Apr 21 2023

Custom Compliance PowerShell script for detecting additional local Administrators (powershellisfun.com)
One of our customers wanted to be sure that there were no additional accounts in the local

Administrators group on their Intune devices, and... That's where Custom Compliance policies come in 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how to automatically check the Administrators group and mark the device as non-compliant if needed.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Apr 21 2023

Embrace the Power of PowerCLI 13.1: Innovative Modules, Enhanced vSAN Capabilities, and Beyond (angrysysops.com)
This version ushers in a long-awaited PowerCLI feature - a PowerCLI module for vSphere Replication,

utilizing the same foundation as our auto-generated modules for NSX...

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By: Piotr Tarnawski submitted:Apr 21 2023

Migrate Azure Functions From Consumption Plan To Higher Plans – Comprehensive Guide (charbelnemnom.com)
As a developer, you may have started with Azure Functions on the Consumption Plan, and as your

workload grows, you may need to consider movingContinue Reading9 Min. Read

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By: Charbel Nemnom submitted:Apr 21 2023

PowerShell: How to find Special Characters in a String (sid-500.com)
Sometimes special characters are a nuisance. If you are trying to create some user accounts in

on-premise or cloud environments, you should avoid special characters in usernames. In this blog post I [...]

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Apr 21 2023

Running Simple HTTP Web Server Using PowerShell (woshub.com)
For testing purposes or as a simple stub at the service deployment stage, I regularly need to run a

simple web server on Windows. To avoid a full-featured IIS installation,...

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:Apr 21 2023

The Right Way to Revoke Access from Azure AD Accounts with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
The Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK includes two cmdlets to revoke access for Azure AD accounts. As

it turns out, Microsoft would prefer if developers use the Revoke-MgUserSignInSession cmdlet instead of Invoke-MgInvalidateUserRefreshToken, but who would have known if we hadn't asked the question?

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Apr 21 2023

Vice Society: A Tale of Victim Data Exfiltration via PowerShell, aka Stealing off the Land (unit42.paloaltonetworks.com)
The Vice Society ransomware gang exfiltrated victim network data using a custom Microsoft PowerShell

script. We dissect how each function of it works.

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By: Just Another Blue Teamer submitted:Apr 21 2023

What open source tools do you use to check the security of your PowerShell scripts? (reddit.com)
. . . what about closed-source tools?
By: u/CitizenJosh submitted:Apr 21 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Gathering Battery Information via PowerShell & WMI (garytown.com)
TLDR: GitHub Script: garytown/BatteryInfo.ps1 If you have an HP Device, there is a nifty utility

called HP Power Manager, in which it tells you the health and status of your battery. Related Posts: This is pretty useful, but sometimes you need to access this information via PowerShell or WMI for scripting or Inventory. I'm going ... Read more

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By: Gary Blok submitted:Apr 21 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Install Applications in Azure Image Builder with PowerShell! (youtube.com)
Azure Image Builder provides a way to create images for Azure VM's in an automated pipeline. It's

even easier with the new portal integration. This video picks up where the previous video left off and goes over the steps to install applications and modify the base OS using PowerShell. We start with the requirements of using silent installation for the software deployment, and then go over how to use inline PowerShell commands and PowerShell scripts to customize the image. The result is a custom Windows 10 multi-user image ready for deployment.

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By: Travis Roberts submitted:Apr 21 2023

Maximizing Community Engagement with sqldbawithabeard (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Today, we had the pleasure of interviewing Rob "sqldbawithabeard" Sewell, who shared insights on

changes to dbachecks, maximizing community involvement, mentorship, and dbatools. We also discussed the exciting upcoming events, including psconfeu and data Saturdays, where enthusiasts can come together to learn, share ideas, and connect with like-minded individuals. In addition, Rob shared his innovative approach to automating the process of finding speakers for events, streamlining the planning and organization of future gatherings.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 21 2023

Community

PowerShell.Org (powershell.org)
It is probably known to most of you out there, but for the few who might not be aware the site

powershell.org has been a treasure to the community for as long as I can remember.

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By: PowerShell.Org submitted:Apr 21 2023

Fun

Fake Powershell code I wrote for my friends baby! I put it on a onesie (reddit.com)
Too cute not to share 🙂
By: u/Astrochotic submitted:Apr 21 2023

I hate PowerShell (mstdn.social)
but there's no way I'm gonna be fluent or able to use this language if I still hate it. So here's a

challenge for you:Tell me one thing to make me hate less or love more #Microsoft's weird language PowerShell.

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By: Collei submitted:Apr 21 2023

Upcoming Events

MMS 2023 at MOA (mmsmoa.com)
April 30 - May 5, 2023 at the Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota
By: MMS submitted:Jan 13 2023

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit (powershellsummit.org)
April 24-27, 2023 Bellevue, WA
By: The DevOps Collective submitted:Jan 13 2023

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April 14, 2023

Announcements!

Practical Automation with PowerShell (manning.com)
Get 45% off my book in any format with the code "pbdowst" (Valid through April 25th)
By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Apr 14 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Convert specific table of excel sheet to JSON using PowerShell (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This posts explains how to Convert Specific Table of Excel Sheet to JSON
By: Sonam Rastogi submitted:Apr 14 2023

Installing PowerShell modules via Portage (xgqt.gitlab.io)
Building PowerShell: As a part of my work of modernizing the way .NET SDK packages are distributed

in Gentoo I delved into packaging a from-source build of PowerShell for Gentoo using the dotnet-pkg eclass. Packaging `pwsh` was a little tricky but I got...

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By: Maciej Barc submitted:Apr 14 2023

Microsoft Releases Cmdlet to Retrieve Disposition Review Items (office365itpros.com)
The Get-ReviewItems cmdlet (in the Exchange Online management module) is available to export details

about disposition review items in either a pending or disposed state. It's possible that you don't care very much about records management, retention labels, or disposition processing, but if you do, you'll be glad that the new cmdlet exists.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Apr 14 2023

workload grows, you may need to consider movingContinue Reading8 Min. Read

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By: Charbel Nemnom submitted:Apr 14 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Analyze your Linux system using PowerShell (ehmiiz.tech)
I am pleased to share that I have been working on a fun hobby project! A PowerShell module designed

to facilitate Linux system analysis for PowerShell users. With its standardized noun-verb commands and object-based output, this module leverages the benefits of PowerShell to streamline analysis and information gathering on a Linux system.

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By: Emil Larsson submitted:Apr 14 2023

Irregular (github.com)
Regular Expressions made Strangely Simple.
By: James Brundage submitted:Apr 14 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Deploy WebJEA to empower your users with PowerShell (techtarget.com)
Learn to set up WebJEA and use this web-based self-service portal to let users run PowerShell

without having to climb a learning curve.

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By: Mike Kanakos submitted:Apr 14 2023

How to Run PowerShell (Ubuntu) (youtube.com)
A quick easy to follow video on installing PowerShell in Ubuntu
By: EvilComp submitted:Apr 14 2023

PowerShell AI – copilot at the command line (youtube.com)
PowerShell AI - copilot at the command line
By: Doug Finke submitted:Apr 14 2023

Securing the Cloud with David das Neves (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
After what may be the worst intro in the history of the podcast, we explore PowerShell, Security,

and the cloud with David das Neves. From his beginnings as a developer to starting his own company, Shift Avenue, David shares the importance of addressing security misconfigurations, integrating security policies in the cloud, and the true meaning of DevOps. Additionally, we discuss tackling tech debt, embracing digital transformation, and David's commitment to sharing knowledge and fostering community growth. Join us for an inspiring chat packed with valuable insights.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 14 2023

Community

PowerShell Universal v4.0 Beta 1 (blog.ironmansoftware.com)
Learn about the upcoming PowerShell Universal v4.0 beta1.
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Apr 14 2023

Upcoming Events

MMS 2023 at MOA (mmsmoa.com)
April 30 - May 5, 2023 at the Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota
By: MMS submitted:Jan 13 2023

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit (powershellsummit.org)
April 24-27, 2023 Bellevue, WA
By: The DevOps Collective submitted:Jan 13 2023

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April 7, 2023

Announcements!

Practical Automation with PowerShell (manning.com)
The print version of my book is now available!
By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Apr 7 2023

Time Running Out for Azure AD and MSOL PowerShell Modules (office365itpros.com)
Knowledge that Microsoft had plans for Azure AD PowerShell deprecation has been around for a couple

of years. Now the time has come when things happen. Cmdlets that set licenses for Azure AD accounts are now retired and will stop working on or before June 30, 2023. If you haven't already upgraded scripts, it's time to do so.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Apr 7 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Confirmed: Windows defender has started slowing down PowerShell method calls in the last week (reddit.com)
I had posted about this earlier, and finally got confirmation from someone else running my repro

code that this isn't just me: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/19431#issuecomment-1494644550

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By: u/skiippy submitted:Apr 7 2023

Getting Started with PowerShell Invoke-SQLCmd Command (adamtheautomator.com)
The PowerShell Invoke-SQLCmd cmdlet offers a powerful way of interacting with SQL databases. Learn

how to use this command in this ATA Learning tutorial!

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By: Victor Silva submitted:Apr 7 2023

How to install Windows Terminal on Windows Server 2022 (sid-500.com)
Only Microsoft knows why Windows Terminal is only available on client OS. But there is a way out. We

can install Windows Terminal also on Windows Server via PowerShell.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Apr 7 2023

PowerShell Measure-Object: A Complete Guide with Examples (adamtheautomator.com)
Learn how to use PowerShell Measure-Object through examples and calculate measures such as sum,

count, and even standard deviations!

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By: Nicholas Xuan Nguyen submitted:Apr 7 2023

PowerShell-Technique: Randomizing (devdojo.com)
PowerShell-Technique: Randomizing
By: Christian Ritter submitted:Apr 7 2023

Using Run-in-Sandbox for testing scripts and Intune packages (powershellisfun.com)
Testing things is always essential, and Windows has a nice built-in Feature for that which is called

Windows Sandbox. You can look at this as a throwaway Windows VM, you start and use it, and afterward, there's no trace of it anymore, making it ideal for testing! In this blog post, I will show you how to test PowerShell scripts and Intune packages in Windows Sandbox.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Apr 7 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PowerShellAI ChatGPT Conversation Mode (dfinke.github.io)
Learn how to work with ChatGPT and GPT-4 using PowerShellAI
By: Doug Finke submitted:Apr 7 2023

PowerShellGet 3.0 Preview 20 (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:Apr 7 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Soft Skills – Part 2 – Collaboration (thedavecarroll.com)
On the Road to DevOps, Don't Forget the Soft Skills
By: Dave Carroll submitted:Apr 7 2023

The Just Us League With Andrew and Jordan (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Jordan Hammond and Andrew Pla discussed the importance of

collaboration and how helping others can lead to more wins. They also talked about customizing their PowerShell prompts, finding projects to contribute to, and their shiny new logo (ooh, ahh).

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 7 2023

Community

Intro to PowerShell (youtube.com)
A great series that anyone can learn something new from.
By: Roger Zimmerman submitted:Apr 7 2023

Fun

Building your own Terminal Status Bar in PowerShell (dev.to)
This is what we are going to make in this post. It's running on the Windows Terminal and PowerShell.
By: mdgrs submitted:Apr 7 2023

Upcoming Events

MMS 2023 at MOA (mmsmoa.com)
April 30 - May 5, 2023 at the Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota
By: MMS submitted:Jan 13 2023

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit (powershellsummit.org)
April 24-27, 2023 Bellevue, WA
By: The DevOps Collective submitted:Jan 13 2023

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