DOWST.DEV

June 17, 2022

Announcements!

Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module 4.x.x is the only version supported now (docs.microsoft.com)
Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module (TPM) versions in the 4.x.x series or later are the only versions

supported now. All earlier versions are fully retired since June 15, 2022 & will stop working (Message center post for reference - MC350371).

(+)
By: Microsoft submitted:Jun 17 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Need a PowerShell snippet for a daylight saving aware timestamp? (twitter.com)
Great for Azure Functions
By: Jan-Henrik Damaschke submitted:Jun 17 2022

Set customized server settings on Azure Windows VMs (wmatthyssen.com)
In this blog post I will show you how you can set customized server settings on Azure Windows VMs

running Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022.

(+)
By: Wim Matthyssen submitted:Jun 17 2022

Toolbox #0016: PS-Applaunch (cloudsparkle.be)
Synopsis: Published application launcher
By: Bart Jacobs submitted:Jun 17 2022

Use PowerShell to determine the Windows version on DVD, ISO, or USB installation media (mikefrobbins.com)
You're preparing to load an operating system. You find installation media for an unknown version of

Windows. It's not labeled. How do you determine the version of Windows on the installation media?

(+)
By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 17 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBR v0.5.1 (github.com)
Check out what's new!
By: As Built Report submitted:Jun 17 2022

Codex (powershellgallery.com)
Experimental module using Codex to generate PowerShell script based off a comment using natural

language processing

(+)
By: Steve Lee submitted:Jun 17 2022

Microsoft Office 2016 to O365 script (reddit.com)
Hello PowerShell users I would like to share my script today. At work I was tasked with uninstalling

O2016 and upgrading to O365 and created an interactive .ps1 script to auto uninstall O2016. Here she is:

(+)
By: u/green-avocado submitted:Jun 17 2022

PowerShell Profiler 4.0.0 just landed in PSGallery (github.com)
No more using of | Format-Table, new function summary, and export to http://speedscope.app

visualizer.

(+)
By: Jakub Jares submitted:Jun 17 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

A look at using Regular Expressions (RegEx) (youtube.com)
In this video I wanted to explore RegEx as it's so powerful and can really change a lot of the

different things we need to do.

(+)
By: John Savill submitted:Jun 17 2022

Just The Two of Us (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
After 5,000 downloads, Andrew and Jordan stop to say thank you for all of the support from the

community. We also cover some of the very nice messages we have received and have a special community highlight for Drew McClellan. Then we cover some file system management information and discover that one of us is a little too attached to default settings. Finally, Jordan gets downright giddy to learn something new about PowerShell providers.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 17 2022

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2022 (youtube.com)
A YouTube playlist of all the presentations from this year's PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2022
By: powershell.org submitted:Jun 17 2022

Fun

PowerShell SnippetRace 20-23/2022 (Vacation Edition) (powershell.co.at)
Put your PowerShell skills to the test
By: Roman Stadlmair submitted:Jun 17 2022

When is ‘+=’ Ok to use? (reddit.com)
Feel free to join the debate 🙂
By: u/madbomb122 submitted:Jun 17 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

June 10, 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure Arc: Azure PowerShell prerequisites configuration script (wmatthyssen.com)
This blog post will show you how you can configure Azure Arc prerequisites via the use of an Azure

PowerShell script.

(+)
By: Wim Matthyssen submitted:Jun 16 2022

Changing the Look of the Prompt (sid-500.com)
PowerShell comes with a standard prompt whose configuration is stored in the prompt function. The

good news is that we are able to change this prompt function to suit our needs. In this blog post, I will show you how you can change this prompt and I will give you some examples.

(+)
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 16 2022

Creating sudo for PowerShell (Part 2) (community.idera.com)
In our effort to create a sudo command for PowerShell - to elevate individual commands - in part 1

we created the sudo function body:

(+)
By: Idera submitted:Jun 16 2022

Inspired to Share (reddit.com)
This is why I love the PowerShell community
By: Jeremie Hayter submitted:Jun 16 2022

Reading IIS logs with PowerShell (evotec.xyz)
Today I was reading Twitter, as I am pretty addicted to technology news when Adam Bacon mentioned

that he's surprised that no one has rebuilt IIS Parser as pure PowerShell. While this is not entirely true, and some modules can do some parsing, I decided to try my luck. While doing it from scratch in PowerShell is possible, I opted to use an external C# library that does all the heavy lifting and is optimized for speed.

(+)
By: Przemyslaw Klys submitted:Jun 16 2022

Using PowerShell Your Way (jdhitsolutions.com)
I've often told people that I spend my day in a PowerShell prompt. I run almost my entire day with

PowerShell. I've shared many of the tools I use daily on Github. Today, I want to share another way I have PowerShell work the way I need it, with minimal effort. This specific task centers on files and folders.

(+)
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Using the conditional ternary operator for simplified if/else syntax in PowerShell 7 (mikefrobbins.com)
The conditional ternary operator is a feature added to PowerShell in version 7. You can use it as a

simplified version of if/else.

(+)
By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 16 2022

What should I be able to do with Powershell in order to feel comfortable labeling myself as proficient? (reddit.com)
Another great topic and discussion from Reddit.
By: r/PowerShell submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

psframework (github.com)
A module that provides tools for other modules and scripts
By: Friedrich Weinmann submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Optimizing Visual Studio Code for Powershell Development by Justin Grote – YouTube (youtube.com)
I've used VSCode as my primary Powershell environment for over 3 years and have tried a lot of

extensions and settings, and now is your turn to learn from my experience! Here are some examples of items we will cover:

(+)
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell tool that uses the OpenAI Codex turning natural language into executable scripts – YouTube (youtube.com)
Aims to grow the understanding of using OpenAI in PoweShell by providing an example of an

implementation and references

(+)
By: Doug Finke submitted:Jun 16 2022

Template Podcast Title with Gilbert Sanchez (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we cover the value of templating and how Stucco can be used to improve our module

development, both inside an organization and for personal projects.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

June 3, 2022

Announcements!

PowerShellGet 3.0 Preview 14 (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!

...>more
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 15 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Disable Bitlocker (powershell.city)
Disabling bitlocker with PowerShell is as easy as you might not believe.
By: Xajuan Smith submitted:Jun 15 2022

Formatting PowerShell 7 code like Kusto Query Language (mikefrobbins.com)
An obscure feature that was added to PowerShell in version 7 is the ability to specify the pipe

character on the next line similar to the syntax for Kusto Query Language (KQL).

...>more
By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 15 2022

How to Install PowerShell on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (linuxcapable.com)
Microsoft PowerShell is a versatile and industry-leading scripting language that can be used for

automation. It is also often paired with other technologies like CI/CD platforms, making it possible to build solutions without much effort quickly! No matter what kind of input you are looking at, whether it's text or object data, PowerShell will return .NET objects when executed; this means there is no need whatsoever to parse out information from output messages since all values are already inside them.

...>more
By: Joshua James submitted:Jun 15 2022

Modifying the New-Guid Cmdlet (tommymaynard.com)
I'm deep in the weeds right now writing new content about my experience with Azure and Azure

PowerShell. So, what a better time to have an idea, write a quick function, and then create its own post and publish it. Or, maybe not.

...>more
By: Tommy Maynard submitted:Jun 15 2022

PowerShell Productivity tip: Working with History (blog.ehmiiz.tech)
One thing I've always done while hacking along in the terminal is working with my command-line

history. There's quite a few ways to do so currently, so I thought i'd share some of my favorite ones.

...>more
By: Emil Larsson submitted:Jun 15 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AudioDeviceCmdlets (github.com)
AudioDeviceCmdlets is a suite of PowerShell Cmdlets to control audio devices on Windows
By: frgnca submitted:Jun 15 2022

ExplainLinuxFS (powershellgallery.com)
Get info of the linux standard directories at the command-line, and go there
By: Emil Larsson submitted:Jun 15 2022

PSNotes 0.2.0.1 (github.com)
Now with splatting support
By: Me (shameless self-promotion, I know) submitted:Jun 15 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Building PowerShell module on Azure DevOps pipeline – step by step guide – YouTube (youtube.com)
The World talks constantly about DevOps, CI/CI pipelines, automation - which great, but where to

actually start? Especially when you've been writing PowerShell which is often used as automation language, but not actually as programming language?

(+)
By: Kamil Pro submitted:Jun 15 2022

Debugging PowerShell Scripts in Visual Studio Code – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, I show how to use the PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code to debug PowerShell

scripts. We'll look at how to run scripts, set breakpoints and view variables during debugging. We'll also go through the various ways to step through scripts and evaluate variables and expressions with the watch window. Next, we'll learn about advanced breakpoints and how to configure launch.json to configure how to launch scripts.

...>more
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 15 2022

PowerShell & Global DevOps Summit. The Bar Sessions. (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
This episode features several conversations we captured while at the Global Summit. Ryan Richter

talked to us about his experiences attending the OnRamp. Steven Judd talked about helping to run the remote summit, dad jokes, and music. Lastly, we talk with Harjit and Mick from the PowerShell news podcast, where we talk about how our podcasts came about and things we have learned and improved on since we started.

...>more
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 15 2022

Fun

Have any of you made any cool powershell headers for your console when it opens? (reddit.com)
Whether it is just your name in ASCII letters or displaying the date, a little quote etc? Looking

for some additional ways to spice up the powershell console.

...>more
By: u/jakobyscream submitted:Jun 15 2022

PSHangMan (powershellgallery.com)
The famous game Hang Man, right in your PowerShell host! With tech-companies theme.
By: Emil Larsson submitted:Jun 15 2022

You know you’ve been spending too much time in Powershell.. (reddit.com)
We've all been there 🙂
By: u/ir34dy0ur3m4i1 submitted:Jun 15 2022

Upcoming Events

#PSTweetChat (twitter.com)
Join the PowerShell conversation tomorrow from 1-2PM Eastern (UTC-4). Use #PSTweetChat to follow

along.

...>more
By: Everyone submitted:Jun 15 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

May 27, 2022

Announcements!

Introducing the PowerShell custom runtime for AWS Lambda (aws.amazon.com)
The new PowerShell custom runtime for AWS Lambda makes it even easier to run Lambda functions

written in PowerShell to process events. Using this runtime, you can run native PowerShell code in Lambda without having to compile code, which simplifies deployment and testing. You can also now view PowerShell code in the AWS Management Console, and have more control over function output and logging.

(+)
By: Amazon Web Services submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Release v7.3.0-preview.4 (github.com)
Come get the latest PowerShell Preview release now!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Format the output of a string in multiple columns with PowerShell (mikefrobbins.com)
In my previous blog article, I used the PowerShell Format-Wide cmdlet to format the output of a

string in multiple columns. While Format-Wide isn't a command that I've used extensively, the behavior wasn't what I expected.

(+)
By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 16 2022

How the Graph X-Ray Tool Helps PowerShell Developers (office365itpros.com)
When Microsoft decided to build the administrative tools for Exchange Server 2007 around PowerShell,

they realized that it would take time for administrators to become accustomed to PowerShell. Sensibly, Microsoft included a cmdlet logging facility in the Exchange Management Console (EMC) to allow administrators to see the PowerShell code used to execute different actions, such as creating a new mailbox.

(+)
By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jun 16 2022

It Begins – Azure with PowerShell I (tommymaynard.com)
So, I am beginning my journey into Azure, alongside PowerShell. Or just maybe, I have that

backwards: My journey into PowerShell, alongside Azure.

(+)
By: Tommy Maynard submitted:Jun 16 2022

Open Up Wide (jdhitsolutions.com)
I recently read a terrific post from Mike F. Robbins about using Format-Wide to display strings.

Format-Wide is one of those cmdlets that I don't think gets much use. This is a shame because it certainly fulfills a need. But as Mike points out, if you have a list of strings, Format-Wide requires a little extra work, which Mike demonstrates. I decided to take his idea and run with it. Wouldn't it be easier to have a function?

(+)
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

CVE-Tracker (kitploit.com)
With The Help Of This Automated Script, You Will Never Lose Track Of Recently Released CVEs
By: ZION3R submitted:Jun 16 2022

Powershell Application Insights Telemetry (gist.github.com)
Report the results and performance of any scriptblock to Azure Application Insights
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

PS_toolkit (github.com)
PowerShell script to automate/facilitate some basic desktop support functions.
By: ns319 submitted:Jun 16 2022

PSBicep (github.com)
Multiple new feature and fixes in this release.
By: Stefan Ivemo submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Creating PowerShell Notebooks with .NET Interactive Notebooks in Visual Studio Code – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, we'll look at how to install and use .NET Interactive Notebooks in Visual Studio code

with PowerShell.

(+)
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

Drinking From The Firehose Of Knowledge With Justin Grote (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we got to become familiar with a couple of Justin's favorite things: deep dives

into subjects and axioms.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Get-EventSession (github.com)
Script to assist in downloading Microsoft Ignite, Inspire or Build contents or return session

information.

(+)
By: Michel de Rooij submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

May 20, 2022

Announcements!

Automation + DevOps Summit 2022: Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
The Call for Presentations for the Automation + DevOps Summit 2022 is now OPEN!
By: The Automation Summit submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell 7.3 Experimental Features (github.com)
Use Get-ExperimentalFeature to get a list of the currently enabled features. You might need to

explicitly enable them to use them:

(+)
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Release v7.2.4 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come get the latest PowerShell release now!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

3 different options to Sort (gist.github.com)
I ended up writing some notes on a few different ways to sort. I'm pretty sure others might find

this useful, so I created a gist. I have an example for sorting a) with an IComparer, b) with LINQ and c) with [array]

(+)
By: Panos Grigoriadis submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to create a command-line predictor (docs.microsoft.com)
PSReadLine 2.1.0 introduced the concept of a smart command-line predictor by implementing the

Predictive IntelliSense feature. PSReadLine 2.2.2 expanded on that feature by adding a plugin model that allows you create your own command-line predictors.

(+)
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to use Managed Identity to connect to Azure, Exchange, Graph, Intune,… in Azure Automation Runbook (doitpsway.com)
Managed Identity is definitely a better option for authentication in Azure Automation Runbooks than

RunAs account because it doesn't require certificate/secret renewal. Therefore it is maintenance-free.

(+)
By: Ondrej Sebela submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzureADStuff 1.0.10 (powershellgallery.com)
Various Azure AD related functions.
By: Andrew Ztrhgf submitted:Jun 16 2022

CleanUserProfileFolders.ps1 (github.com)
Clean up user profiles on a machine or terminal server
By: My Random Thoughts submitted:Jun 16 2022

IntuneStuff 1.0.2 (powershellgallery.com)
Various Intune related functions
By: Andrew Ztrhgf submitted:Jun 16 2022

SCCMStuff 1.0.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Various SCCM related functions
By: Andrew Ztrhgf submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Call REST APIs with Invoke-RestMethod in PowerShell – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, we look at the basics of REST APIs. Next, we dive deep into Invoke-RestMethod. We'll

look at various methods, status codes, headers, query string parameters, cookies, sessions, authentication, sending files, processing JSON, XML and text and finally we look at retries, redirects and timeouts.

(+)
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to Restore a Deleted Power Automate Flow via PowerShell, Power Automate and Power Apps – YouTube (youtube.com)
If you've ever deleted a flow and required assistance from Microsoft to restore it, you're in luck.

Non solution aware flows can now be restored via PowerShell but in this video I demonstrate how you can turn a PowerShell script into an Azure RunBook, which in turn can be called from Power Automate and Power Apps.

(+)
By: Damien Bird submitted:Jun 16 2022

Talking Crescendo and Documentation with Stevie Coaster (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we talk about Crescendo, a development accelerator that can help rapidly build

PowerShell cmdlets around existing command-line tools. We also discuss coding on twitch, writing with the customer in mind, and proper documentation practices.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

I, uh, may have gotten a little carried away with my (twitter.com)
#Powershell #Azure #PIM role activation status monitor...
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

May 13, 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Comparing Invoke-RestMethod to the PowerShell SDK (modernendpoint.com)
Welcome back! A lot has happened since my last post. This post is a companion to one of my sessions

at MMSMOA. It is also the latest post in my series on automating endpoint management tasks with Microsoft Graph and the MEMCM AdminService.

(+)
By: Sean Bulger submitted:Jun 16 2022

Find Who Sent Email from Shared Mailbox in Office 365 using PowerShell (o365reports.com)
Shared mailbox delegates can send emails from the shared mailbox based on permissions like 'Send As'

and 'Send On Behalf.'

(+)
By: O365Reports.com submitted:Jun 16 2022

Get Per-User MFA Status using PowerShell (thesysadminchannel.com)
There are a ton of scripts out there that show you if the user has MFA enabled by checking their

authentication methods, something very similar to this Get MFA Methods using Graph API script I wrote a while back. However, I haven't really seen a script to show me what their per-user MFA status is.

(+)
By: Paul Contreras submitted:Jun 16 2022

How to pipe binary stream in Powershell? (reddit.com)
I did some research and found that Powershell doesn't have the ability to pipe binary stream, (you

can pipe just string AFAIK)

(+)
By: u/Moises-Tohias submitted:Jun 16 2022

Monitoring Logon Attempts in Active Directory with PowerShell (sid-500.com)
Domain-Controllers monitor successful logon attempts by default. All events of all login attempts

are logged in the Event Viewer. In this article I will cover how to monitor all logon events with PowerShell. Let's dive in.

(+)
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 16 2022

Remove or block Chrome extensions with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
A comment on the previous post about deploying Chrome extensions posed the question of whether

PowerShell could be used to remove Chrome extensions.

(+)
By: Robert Pearman submitted:Jun 16 2022

Use the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) to list parameters and variables in PowerShell functions (mikefrobbins.com)
One thing I've missed during the past couple of years with virtual-only conferences is the hallway

track. While at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2022, there was a discussion about using PascalCase for parameter names and camelCase for user-defined variables in your PowerShell functions.

(+)
By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

JAz.PIM 0.0.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) module
By: Justin Grote submitted:Jun 16 2022

Office 365 Offboarding Script (reddit.com)
reclaim license, convert mailbox to shared, set OOO
By: u/np05573 submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Intune + PowerShell + MS Graph – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this session we will have a look at how we as IT-admins can utilize MS Graph in our daily work.

MS Graph is key when it comes to automation of our tasks and activities, work smarter not harder!

(+)
By: Modern Endpoint Management (Official Group) submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Performance: .NET Collections – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, I go over how to use specialized .NET collections in PowerShell to improve

performance.

(+)
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

The Value of Mentorship with Jeff Hicks (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
We caught up with Jeff Hicks at the PowerShell and Global DevOps summit. He talks about how he

always wanted to be a teacher and how PowerShell has helped him achieve that. We also discuss the holy trinity of PowerShell Cmdlet: Get-Help, Get-Command, and Get-Member, which will help you find the command you need, learn how to use it, and give you everything you would want to know about the objects it returns.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Tiny PowerShell Projects (MEAP) (manning.com)
PowerShell can automate almost any IT task. This book guides you through 17 practical PowerShell

projects that will build your skills and save you hours-or even days-of work.

(+)
By: Bill Burns submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

An Iron Scripter Warm-Up Solution (jdhitsolutions.com)
We just wrapped up the 2022 edition of the PowerShell+DevOps Global Summit. It was terrific to be

with passionate PowerShell professionals again. The culmination of the event is the Iron Scripter Challenge.

(+)
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

DutchWordGame (github.com)
Simple Word Game for Studying Dutch
By: Simon submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

May 6, 2022

Announcements!

Major update to the PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code (devblogs.microsoft.com)
This update represents a complete overhaul of the core PowerShell engine of PowerShell Editor

Services, intending to create a more reliable and stable user experience.

(+)
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Give me your most strongly-held opinions about PowerShell coding style (twitter.com)
Join the discussion now on Twitter
By: Mathias R. Jessen submitted:Jun 16 2022

Learn How PowerShell CmdletBinding Enhances Functions (adamtheautomator.com)
Have you ever wanted to create a PowerShell cmdlet but didn't know C# or another Microsoft .NET

Framework language? Why keep 'wanting' when you have PowerShell CmdletBinding at your fingertips?

(+)
By: Samuel Ogunleke submitted:Jun 16 2022

Literally a decade later I discover a better way with enum… (reddit.com)
Yes, enums can be very useful
By: u/Jacmac_ submitted:Jun 16 2022

PowerShell Hunting with Microsoft Sentinel (misconfig.io)
An attacker is like a lover. He teases until he finds the right moment to act on your network. This

behavior is the same for the PowerShell attack. The following post focuses on PowerShell obfuscation and how to monitor with Microsoft Sentinel.

(+)
By: Elli Shlomo submitted:Jun 16 2022

What have you done with PowerShell this month? (reddit.com)
Always an interesting read
By: r/PowerShell submitted:Jun 16 2022

Why is “$($i )” different from “$(($i ))” (reddit.com)
For those who like to know how things work.
By: u/alphanimal submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PSBusinessTime (github.com)
A PowerShell module with functions to help calculate working hours, and for generally working with

or calculating business hours / date times.

(+)
By: Adam Cook submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Contributing to PowerShell Made Easy with Sean Wheeler (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
We caught up with Sean Wheeler at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit to discuss all things

documentation. We discuss why open source is an open discussion and how documentation moving to open source makes for a lot of opportunities to help contribute to the PowerShell community. We discuss the value of the PowerShell blog, and how contributing to the blog can help you practice and improve your writing skills, get your blogs published, and provides an opportunity to plug your own site at the same time.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Getting Started with oh-my-posh in PowerShell and Windows Terminal – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, I show how to install oh-my-posh, setup a Nerd Font, and apply a theme in PowerShell

and Windows terminal.

(+)
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

Update: PowerShell Community Textbook (reddit.com)
Update time for the PowerShell Community Textbook!
By: PowerShellMichael submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

Case Study: How many colors are too many colors for Windows Terminal? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
A group of users were trying to implement a simple, terminal-based video game and found the

performance under Windows Terminal to be entirely unsuitable for such a task.

(+)
By: Leonard Hecker submitted:Jun 16 2022

Upcoming Events

#PSTweetChat from 1-2 PM Eastern Today (twitter.com)
Open chat on Twitter about all things PowerShell
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Mark your calendar – the next AMA session with @HeikoBrenn and @nulle1ns will take place today! (twitter.com)
Let us know your questions about PowerShell, ScriptRunner, Automation, Cooking, or Music, and fill

out the form in advance

(+)
By: ScriptRunner submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

April 29, 2022

Announcements!

Announcing General Availability of Az.Tools.Predictor (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
On November 10, 2020, we announced the first preview of Az.Tools.Predictor, a PowerShell module

suggesting the Azure cmdlet to use with parameters and suggested values. Today, we are announcing the general availability of Az.Tools.Predictor.

(+)
By: Azure PowerShell submitted:Jun 16 2022

Get-WhatsNew (github.com)
Get-WhatsNew is a cmdlet that provides information about changes and new features for a version of

PowerShell, delivered to the local terminal experience.

(+)
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Release v7.2.3 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come check out the latest PowerShell release!
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

3 Best Methods To Import SCCM PowerShell Module Cmdlets (anoopcnair.com)
Let's learn 3 Best Methods to Import SCCM PowerShell Module Cmdlets. The SCCM PS module is a

collection of CMDLets available to perform SCCM administration tasks.

(+)
By: Dhanraj Barman submitted:Jun 16 2022

Adding Registry Hive HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC) to your PowerShell Drives (sid-500.com)
Did you know that you can add additional registry hives to your PowerShell drives? No? Then I will

show you now how to do that and how to access HKCC with PowerShell. Let's get started.

(+)
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 16 2022

What is the most “Rube Goldberg’d” PowerShell script you’ve cobbled together and what did it do? (reddit.com)
u/AsyncProper with another awesome question this week ??
By: u/AsyncProper submitted:Jun 16 2022

What is your “must have” module? (github.com)
Join the discussion and be sure add yours to the list.
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

What new acquired PowerShell concept/understanding significantly improved the quality/performance of your scripts that inspired you to go back and integrate it into some of your old scripts? (reddit.com)
Another great topic and discussion from Reddit.
By: u/AsyncProper submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Choco Runner (github.com)
Rapid fast multi package installer for chocolatey packages. Uses different threads for mach speed
By: Neocky submitted:Jun 16 2022

ClassExplorer: Discover the API you need with ease (github.com)
ClassExplorer is a PowerShell module that enables quickly searching the AppDomain for classes and

members.

(+)
By: Patrick Meinecke submitted:Jun 16 2022

Create log file with date elements in path (pastebin.com)
$logFile passed as a parameter such as

"%systemdrive%%year%%monthname%blah-%hour%.%minute%-y%.%month%.%year%.log"

(+)
By: Guy Leech submitted:Jun 16 2022

GetMFAStatusReport.ps1 (github.com)
Export Office 365 users' MFA status using Microsoft Graph PowerShell
By: O365Reports.com submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Securing PowerShell with Fred Weinmann (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
I hope you are ready to learn because Fred hits the ground running with information and never lets

up. We cover a lot of ground on security and PowerShell

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

Fun

Iron Scripter 2022 Main Event (ironscripter.us)
Are you ready for the chairman's latest challenge?
By: Iron Scripter submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

April 22, 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Azure Bastion: Azure PowerShell deployment script (wmatthyssen.com)
This blog post will show you how you can deploy Azure Bastion and all associated resources via the

use of an Azure PowerShell script.

(+)
By: Wim Matthyssen submitted:Jun 16 2022

Chrome: Manage extensions with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
In this article, you will learn how you can manage extensions in Google's web browser Chrome in your

organization. With the help of a PowerShell script, you can install Chrome managed extensions in your network either through Intune or any RMM software that supports scripts.

(+)
By: Robert Pearman submitted:Jun 16 2022

Create and read SCVMM custom properties with PowerShell and the VMM Console (4sysops.com)
In this guide, I will show you how to add, remove, and read Microsoft's System Center Virtual

Machine Manager (SCVMM) custom properties with PowerShell and the Virtual Machine Manager Console.

(+)
By: Alexander Pazik submitted:Jun 16 2022

Let’s Learn the Get-FileHash Command (tommymaynard.com)
Someone, somewhere, sent me down a path. At the end of it, while it is not where I needed to be, I

learned - or relearned rather - about the Get-FileHash cmdlet.

(+)
By: Tommy Maynard submitted:Jun 16 2022

Power Up your PowerShell experience with these four add-ons (commandline.ninja)
The developers behind PowerShell released a handful of tools and new functionality to improve how

you work with PowerShell. I write about four additions you should consider for your everyday PowerShell usage over at the TechTarget website.

(+)
By: Mike Kanakos submitted:Jun 16 2022

Question for PowerShell twitter: (twitter.com)
what are some cool and fun PS Gallery modules?
By: Thomas Lee submitted:Jun 16 2022

SSH access to servers running anywhere using Azure Arc (thomasmaurer.ch)
With Azure Arc, you can remotely manage your Linux and Windows Servers using the Azure control plane

and management services, such as Azure Policy, Update Management, Security Center, Azure Monitor, and many more.

(+)
By: Thomas Maurer submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzureDevOps.Services.OpenApi (github.com)
Client Module for the Azure DevOps api.
By: Friedrich Weinmann submitted:Jun 16 2022

PSGalleryReport – Top 25 PSGallery Contributors (github.com)
This is a report of contributions to the PowerShell Gallery from the top 25 module authors. This

list excludes major vendors such as Microsoft, Amazon, and VMware. The exclusions are completely subjective. The intent is to use this report to highlight individual contributors to the PowerShell Gallery

(+)
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

PSOpenAD (github.com)
A cross-platform Active Directory management module.
By: Jordan Borean submitted:Jun 16 2022

RestConnect (github.com)
Module used for managing REST api connections and executing requests. It is designed as a component

together with AutoRest-generated code.

(+)
By: Friedrich Weinmann submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Coding a Neural Network in PowerShell – YouTube (youtube.com)
A great walkthrough on creating neural network module in PowerShell.
By: Caroline Chiari submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

April 15, 2022

Announcements!

PSGalleryReport (github.com)
PowerShell Gallery reports on recently published modules
By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How can someone (in, say, a tech support position) practice Powershell in their spare time? (reddit.com)
Another great topic and discussion from Reddit.
By: u/razzrazz- submitted:Jun 16 2022

Use the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) to inspect PowerShell command syntax in scripts (mikefrobbins.com)
I recently needed to determine the PowerShell commands and parameters used in multiple scripts. What

better way to accomplish this task than to use the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST)?

(+)
By: Mike F. Robbins submitted:Jun 16 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

lAZy (formerly known as Lazy Azure Administrator) (github.com)
lAZy is a simple GUI application designed to handle most of your Azure and Intune Help Desk needs.
By: iBowler1995 submitted:Jun 16 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

DBATools with Jess Pomfret (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Jess Pomfret joins us to discuss how PowerShell was the perfect tool to help her automate DBA tasks.

She gives some great insight into joining the community for the first time and talks about how helpful Chrissy LeMaire was in submitting her first submission to the dbatools module. Last, we cover the importance of writing code to test your code with Pester.

(+)
By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

What’s new in PowerShell Universal 3 – SQL Server Support – YouTube (youtube.com)
In this video, I show how to configure PowerShell Universal 3 SQL Server s
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 16 2022

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly? Do you know something that should be included? Let me know in the comments below, or on
twitter.

newer

older

PowerShell Weekly – Your weekly round up of all things PowerShell

Categories

Archive