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July 15, 2022

Announcements!

Update on Status on PowerShell Community Textbook (reddit.com)
I'm writing an update post to advise on the status of the PowerShell Community Textbook:
By: u/PowerShellMichael submitted:Jul 15 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Cheat Sheet – Console Experience (devblogs.microsoft.com)
PowerShell can take some getting used to. Especially if you come at it from a different Shell and

don't see any way to get your good old experience back. However, hidden behind that plain white on blue shell, there is actually a wide range of customization options that help make your life less painful. See below for the most commonly appreciated options.

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By: Friedrich Weinmann submitted:Jul 15 2022

How do you guys document your work? (reddit.com)
Another great discussion thread on r/PowerShell
By: u/bigbossbeku submitted:Jul 15 2022

How to Quickly Display Files With PowerShell Cat (adamtheautomator.com)
Are you thinking of displaying the contents of files either for automation or troubleshooting

purposes? How about editing and managing files based on the contents of another file? Don't worry; PowerShell cat is an excellent tool in your arsenal.

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By: Edem Afenyo submitted:Jul 15 2022

Use the Debug Parameter for Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets to Expose Graph API Requests (office365itpros.com)
Debug Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets to Gain Insights into What They Do
By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 15 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzurePipelinesPS (powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell module that makes interfacing with Azure Pipelines a little easier
By: Michael Dejulia submitted:Jul 15 2022

PSTemperature (github.com)
A simple PowerShell binary module used for conversion between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin

temperatures. Rankine temperature scale support is provided via PowerShell 7 Experimental Features. This module can be used as an example of a PowerShell binary/C# module and for PowerShell 7 Experimental Features.

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By: Dave Carroll submitted:Jul 15 2022

ReadPDF (powershellgallery.com)
Allows you to read an entire pdf
By: Adam Bacon submitted:Jul 15 2022

Updating your PowerShell modules to the latest version plus cleaning up older versions (powershellisfun.com)
You installed a PowerShell module on your machine and used it for a long time and suddenly.. It

doesn't connect anymore, shows warnings that some commands are deprecated and now what?! In this blogpost I will show you a way to update all your modules to the latest version and also remove unused older versions.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 15 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

A conversation that will !slap you with Jaap (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, Jaap tells us how he got into speaking at conferences. We talk about examples of

how his support has helped people on their own speaking journey. We discuss a few of the recent talks he has given, from abstracting code to bettering your home automation.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jul 15 2022

Episode 044 – PowerShell Tips & Tricks (powershellnews.podbean.com)
In this episode, we talk about tips and tricks.
By: The PowerShell News Podcast submitted:Jul 15 2022

Intro to Azure DevOps for sysadmins (youtube.com)
Azure DevOps is a set of services offered by Microsoft to create and maintain automation in the

Azure cloud.

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By: Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group submitted:Jul 15 2022

PowerShell 2022: State of the Art / Hack / Infection (youtube.com)
Why has PowerShell become so popular for ransomware, hacking tools, cloud computing, and security

automation? Isn't PowerShell just another command shell? No! Attend this talk by SANS Faculty Fellow Jason Fossen to see what PowerShell really is, how it's being used (and abused) today, and future trends.

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By: Jason Fossen submitted:Jul 15 2022

Fun

BioNameGenerator (powershellgallery.com)
A name generator for projects, versions and other stuff written in powershell
By: Davi Marcon submitted:Jul 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.

July 8, 2022

Announcements!

Congrats to all those who made MVP this year! (twitter.com)
It is always well earned
By: Microsoft submitted:Jul 8 2022

PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code June 2022 Update (devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are excited to announce that an update to the PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code is now

available on the extension marketplace.

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By: Sydney Smith submitted:Jul 8 2022

Windows Terminal Preview 1.15 Release (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Welcome back to another Windows Terminal release!
By: Kayla Cinnamon submitted:Jul 8 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automating with PowerShell: Setting Sharepoint Sharing Settings (cyberdrain.com)
For a long time SharePoint Admin Settings wasn't something available inside the Graph API. We always

had to jump through many hoops and had an issue with running changes headless because the PowerShell modules didn't support it. Recently I've been in contact with the SharePoint team and we now have a functional API for most of the important admin settings.

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By: Kelvin Tegelaar submitted:Jul 8 2022

Install Windows Terminal without the Store (on Windows Server) (4sysops.com)
Microsoft has made its new terminal for multiple shells and command line programs available as a

Store app. However, if you want to install the package with PowerShell because, for example, there is no Store app on Windows Server or Windows 10 LTSC, you'll get an error message due to a missing library.

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By: Wolfgang Sommergut submitted:Jul 8 2022

Performing a Conditional Access Assessment with PowerShell (practical365.com)
Conditional Access is a powerful tool granting an easy way to bolster the security of an Office 365

tenant. The flexibility of Conditional Access means it can fit most organizational and security requirements easily. However, as with most things in technology, with flexibility there often comes complexity.

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By: Sean McAvinue submitted:Jul 8 2022

PowerShell: Decrypt a Secure String (sid-500.com)
In this blog post I will carry out how to decrypt a secure string. A secure string is a string that

is saved in a non-readable format to temporarily store passwords and strings. Let's start.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jul 8 2022

The Value of Objects (jdhitsolutions.com)
I expect I will write several articles about PowerShell and its relationship with objects. I know

that this is the biggest hurdle for PowerShell beginners to overcome. But once they grasp that PowerShell is about working with objects in the pipeline, they recognize the value and begin finding it easier to write PowerShell code and use it interactively at a console prompt.

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By: Jeffery Hicks submitted:Jul 8 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

BinaryPasswordGenerator (powershellgallery.com)
A binary password generator rewritten from of the popular PasswordGenerator nuget package.
By: Emil Larsson submitted:Jul 8 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Streamlining Learning with Josh Duffney (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we talk about how unique your career path can be, how common it is to end up doing

things you never imagined, and how PowerShell plays a role in getting you there. Josh talks about streamlining his day-to-day life to maximize his ability to learn new things. We talk about leaving your work on a high note and how leaving linkage can help you get to a cleaner start when you return to a project.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jul 8 2022

Fun

Get a Message Of The Day in your PowerShell session (powershellisfun.com)
Sometimes you just need a nice inspirational quote to get some motivation ?? In this blogpost I will

show you how to get one each time you start a new PowerShell session.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 8 2022

In honor of Independence Day I made an alien invasion game in PowerShell (two versions in fact!) (reddit.com)
In short, I made a Space Invaders-esque game in PowerShell.
By: u/Ecrofirt submitted:Jul 8 2022

Looking Busy – Powershell (reddit.com)
(Use caution before running anything in here) Does anyone have some Powershell commands that look

super impressive? I'm talking Hollywood movie, code flying everywhere kind of stuff. Ideally on a loop.

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By: u/Bartoosk submitted:Jul 8 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.

July 1, 2022

Announcements!

Jeffrey Snover is leaving Microsoft (twitter.com)
I'm sure like many of you, I own a big part of my career to this man. He certainly will be missed, and I wish him the best of luck!
By: Jeffrey Snover submitted:Jul 1 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Enable AppLocker on Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
In the past, AppLocker was available only for Windows Enterprise and Education subscribers. In this

post, I will show you a way to use AppLocker on Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro.

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By: Welf Alberts submitted:Jul 1 2022

Hosting PowerShell in a Python script (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Yes Virginia, languages other than PowerShell do exist.
By: Jim Truher submitted:Jul 1 2022

How to make your PowerShell scripts look better (powershellisfun.com)
When I started writing my first PowerShell scripts. They didn't look that good, it was PowerShell

2.0 of course and I was just a beginner. I'm getting better at it and the newer versions of PowerShell (And Visual Studio Code) have a few nice formatting tricks. This blogpost will show you a few ways to make your scripts look better and more importantly. A lot more readable!

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 1 2022

Install PowerShell on ArcoLinux (mikefrobbins.com)
ArcoLinux is a rolling release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. Like other Arch-based Linux

distributions, ArcoLinux uses pacman for its package manager.

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By: Mike F Robbins submitted:Jul 1 2022

Microsoft Graph Explorer Boosted by New Features (office365itpros.com)
Some recent changes have made the Graph Explorer even more useful. First, PowerShell has joined the

set of supported languages for code snippets.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jul 1 2022

PowerShell Best Practices for Expert Level (reddit.com)
A great Reddit thread, worth reading through
By: u/bwljohannes submitted:Jul 1 2022

Reading Configuration Manager Status Messages With PowerShell (devblogs.microsoft.com)
I can read Configuration Manager status messages using the Monitoring tab. Can I do it using

PowerShell?

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By: Francisco Nabas submitted:Jul 1 2022

Restart Exchange Services with PowerShell (thesysadminchannel.com)
If you're hosting Microsoft Exchange server on-premises, you've probably realized that it is pretty

critical to ensure those services are up and running. In the event that some services are not running, it's always good to know how to restart Exchange services with Powershell.

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By: Paul Contreras submitted:Jul 1 2022

What other languages do you use, and when do you pick them over PowerShell? (reddit.com)
Another great Reddit read
By: u/UntrustedProcess submitted:Jul 1 2022

What’s New with Select-String in PowerShell7? (commandline.ninja)
Select-String is one of those commands that either you use it often or not much at all. There

doesn't seem to be a middle of the road for Select-String. I don't get called upon to use it that often, but when I do, it usually saves my bacon at work. The most typical use case for me is for searching flat log files for patterns of text or for all entries of a particular phrase across a bunch of files.

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By: Mike Kanakos submitted:Jul 1 2022

Write great AWS Lambda PowerShell functions (yobyot.com)
In this post, I share some tips I use when I write AWS Lambda PowerShell functions. You can find

lots of help writing .Net end user functions for Lambda. By end user, I mean things that are part of an application system, like kicking off Glue jobs, working with Redshift and so on.

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By: Alex Neihaus submitted:Jul 1 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Confluence CVE Vulnerability Checker (powershell.city)
So here is something I noticed to be helpful to all Confluence admins that want to check and not

worry about the deep distracted deep reading needed in a slew of other CVE and parse relevant details to only their versions.

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By: Xajuan Smith submitted:Jul 1 2022

Curl2PS (github.com)
This module is a utility module to help convert curl commands to Invoke-RestMethod syntax.
By: Anthony Howell submitted:Jul 1 2022

Duplication of last command into terminal (github.com)
Glad to know I'm not the only one that was annoyed by this.
By: VSCode submitted:Jul 1 2022

PSReadLine 2.2.6 enables Predictive Intellisense by default (devblogs.microsoft.com)
PSReadLine first introduced Predictive IntelliSense using History based suggestions as a customer

enabled feature in November 2020. Since its introduction, two new predictors have become available:

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By: Jason Helmick submitted:Jul 1 2022

Start Windows Sandbox with parameters (powershellisfun.com)
Personally I use Windows Sandbox a lot for testing Endpoint Manager packages or software, sometimes

you want to start it with certain options (Connect a folder on your harddrive or start without a network connection) and you have to create a custom configuration file (.wsb) with those options. This blogpost shows you how to start Windows Sandbox using PowerShell with parameters without the need of creating multiple configuration files.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jul 1 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Repositories with Adil Leghari: Do not take orally (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we learned all about repositories and how to use them in a PowerShell context. We

briefly discussed the challenges of working from Home. We learned how Adil got started in the PowerShell community including getting involved in the PowerShell Slack/Discord, attending PowerShell Summit, and even stepping up and helping put on an event: BridgeConf. Adil convinces Jordan to submit to speak at Summit 2023, and Jordan agrees. The crowd goes wild! We tried to capture the code that we ran on this episode in a transcript file, which can be found below.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jul 1 2022

TheShow: C1: Why PowerShell Crescendo (youtube.com)
In this series, Jason will explain the purpose of Crescendo and how to build and automate cmdlets

from traditional platform-specific console tools.

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By: Jason Helmick submitted:Jul 1 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 24, 2022

Announcements!

v7.2.5 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
Come get the latest and greatest
By: PowerShell Team submitted:Jun 24 2022

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Adding printer drivers with Endpoint Manager and PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
Printers and their drivers, not always the most fun part of IT. Since PrintNightMare it has become

more difficult for users to add printers to their workstation, this blogpost describes how you can add printers using Endpoint Manager and PowerShell in a easy way.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 24 2022

NSA shares tips on securing Windows devices with PowerShell (bleepingcomputer.com)
The National Security Agency (NSA) and cybersecurity partner agencies issued an advisory today

recommending system administrators to use PowerShell to prevent and detect malicious activity on Windows machines.

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By: Ionut Ilascu submitted:Jun 24 2022

Retrieve Email DNS records using PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
I have been doing a lot of Exchange on-prem to Exchange Online migrations the last few years,

because of that I use mxtoolbox.com a lot for querying of MX, SPF, DMARC and DKIM records. Wouldn't it be convenient to get a simple overview of those records in a PowerShell function? This blogpost will show you how

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jun 24 2022

Step by step: Start using GIT for PowerShell scripts (4bes.nl)
So you have been working with PowerShell. You hear a lot of people around you talking about GIT and

you want to get into the game. But there are so many possibilities, you have no clue where to start. Your not a Dev, you just write small scripts every now and then. Read further, as this is a step by step guide about how to start using GIT, focused on PowerShell.

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By: Barbara 4bes submitted:Jun 24 2022

Troubleshooting PowerShell Scripts with Set-PSBreakPoint (sid-500.com)
The Set-PSBreakPoint cmdlet sets a breakpoint in a script. When you are troubleshooting a script it

could be helpful to know what's going on in a particualar step or workflow. In this blog bost I will give you an overview and the basics you can build on to troubleshoot and investigate your script. Let's jump in.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jun 24 2022

Using Powershell to Investigate Azure Ad User Risks (scriptingchris.tech)
In this post, I will explain how you can use the PowerShell SDK for Microsoft Graph to investigate

Risky Users in your Azure Active Directory. I will also show you how to use PowerShell to connect directly to the Microsoft Graph and query the data from there. Being able to query for riskDetections, risky users, and sign-ins, allows you to automate alerts or actions whenever a user gets flagged in your risk policy.

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By: Christian Hojsager submitted:Jun 24 2022

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PSHTML (github.com)
PSHTML is a cross platform Powershell module to generate HTML markup language within a DSL on

Windows and Linux.

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By: Stephane Van Gulick submitted:Jun 24 2022

PSparklines (github.com)
Sparklines for PowerShell!
By: endowdly submitted:Jun 24 2022

SysInternals (github.com)
PowerShell Crescendo module for SysInternals tools.
By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Jun 24 2022

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Intune Graph API Query Tips and Graph X-Ray to get PowerShell Scripts from MEM Admin Center (youtube.com)
Microsoft Graph exposes REST APIs and client libraries to access data on Microsoft cloud services

such as Microsoft Endpoint Manager. As Microsoft sums it up, it's the gateway to data and intelligence in Microsoft 365.

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By: Namaste Techies submitted:Jun 24 2022

Maneuvering Your Way to Microsoft Graph API with Jocel Sabellano (youtube.com)
Jocel Sabellano gives a deep dive into getting started with the Microsoft graph API via PowerShell.

He discusses how it works and how to interact with it to access the myriad of services in the Microsoft 365 Cloud.

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By: Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group submitted:Jun 24 2022

Securing and Setting up Microsoft Sentinel with Sabrina Kay (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
This episode taught us about Microsoft Sentinel, a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)

and SOAR (Security, Orchestration, Automation, and Response) product. Security is a constantly changing landscape, and Sabrina gives some tips on a successful test/deployment of Microsoft Sentinel to that you can get robots (AI) to help you think!

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 24 2022

Fun

PowerShell being 15 years old… Just made me realise how old I am.. (twitter.com)
Me too, Thomas, me too
By: Thomas Maurer submitted:Jun 24 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 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).

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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.

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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?

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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

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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

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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.

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By: The PowerShell Podcast submitted:Jun 16 2022

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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!

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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By: Michel de Rooij submitted:Jun 16 2022

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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:

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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]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.'

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Jun 16 2022

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

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