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PowerShell Weekly for May 15, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 3 days ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • Understanding How Graph Permissions for Groups Work
    Understanding what Graph permissions are required by apps can be challenging. In this article we discuss how the Group.Read.All and GroupMember.Real.All permissions work and why you should choose one permission over the other and respect the principle of least permission when it comes to assigning Graph permissions to your apps and PowerShell scripts.
  • DSC v3.2.0: new Windows resources, version pinning, and Bicep integration
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3.2.0 reached general availability on April 29, 2026. DSC is a tool that lets you describe how a Windows or Linux system should be configured — services running, firewall rules in place, features installed — and then automatically apply or verify that configuration.
  • Using Microsoft Azure MCP with Codex
    Azure MCP gives your Codex agent a direct way to inspect Azure resources, query services, and answer Azure operations questions from your local development workflow. The setup is simple. Microsoft provides the Azure MCP Server, Codex provides MCP client support, and your Azure identity controls what the agent is allowed to see or change.
  • Using Get-Help About_ in PowerShell
    The Get-Help Cmdlet is great for showing information about Cmdlets, but there are also the About Topics with conceptual help to better help you understand how PowerShell works. In this small blog post, I will show you how to query and use them.
  • Manage Active Directory Groups Using PowerShell Script
    Group management in Active Directory can be time-consuming, especially when handling bulk operations. To simplify this, we developed a PowerShell script that helps you perform 15 Active Directory group management tasks for single or multiple groups in bulk. This blog walks through the script and shows how to use it to manage AD groups.
  • How to Update PowerShell on Windows
    PowerShell may take time to respond to your commands or return with errors. At times, PowerShell may also fail to open on your Windows PC. You can easily fix such problems by updating PowerShell.
  • Automatic Pull Requests
    Creating pull requests is part of the development process when working with version control systems like Git. Pull requests allow developers to propose…
  • Splatting the GitHub CLI
    Brevity is the soul of wit, and I'm not always known for it. But let's try to make a quick post about a little daily PowerShell timesaver: splatting the GitHub...
  • Freeform Functions
    We all yearn for freedom. We want to be free from tyranny. We want to be free to live. We want to be free to do things we enjoy. Some of us yearn to be free of...

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • [HOWTO] Delete Azure DevOps users with principalName starting with OIDCONFLICT_UpnReuse_
    In Azure DevOps organizations that are connected to Microsoft Entra, you may spot (duplicated) users with email prefixed with OIDCONFLICT_UpnReuse_{OID_HERE} (i.e. when trying to give them access or when mentioning them): Such users are neither visible in the Azure DevOps Web UI under Organization settings > General > Users nor when querying all users via graph or via the Azure DevOps CLI.
  • PSParseHTML v 2.0.11
    Module that allows to manipulate, parse, format and optimize HTML, JavaScript and CSS
  • Gatekeeper v 0.4.0
    Helps implement feature flags in your PowerShell projects.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

  • paneship
    A high-performance shell prompt written in Rust, supporting Bash, Fish, PowerShell, Nushell, Elvish, Xonsh, Tcsh, Ion, and Cmd. - andev0x/paneship

Community

  • Splatting, Automation, and Chasing the Sun with Jess Pomfret
    Jess Pomfret returns for her third appearance on the PowerShell Podcast and brings the same energy that keeps people coming back. She and Andrew cover a lot of ground, starting with her upcoming "Chase the Sun" charity cycling event where she'll attempt to ride 205 miles coast-to-coast across the UK in a single day, starting at sunrise on the longest day of the year and racing the sun to the finish line. It's a big undertaking, and she's riding to raise money for Momentum in Fitness, a charity her wife works for that brings fitness opportunities to older adults, kids in non-traditional school settings, and children with cancer.

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Events

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PowerShell Weekly for May 8, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 1 week ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Exchange Unattended Install Script [Update]
    Back in 2013, I published an unattended installation script for Exchange Server 2013, together with a walkthrough on this blog. At the time, the goal was simple: make Exchange deployments more predictable, repeatable, and less error‑prone by removing as much
  • Release Pode.Web v1.0.0-preview3 · Badgerati/Pode.Web
    Released Pode.Web v1.0.0-preview3! Added support for nested groups Events can now trigger JavaScript new Datalist element and a lot more - including some additional breaking changes.
  • ExcelFast Release v0.0.1-alpha14
    A high performance PowerShell module for importing, exporting, and manipulating Excel Files

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • From ISE Anxiety to VS Code Every Day with Paula Kingsley
    Paula Kingsley, a senior IT leader, longtime consultant, automation and PowerShell enthusiast, eight-time Microsoft MVP for Exchange Server, and happy generalist, joins Andrew for a wide-ranging conversation about her tech journey and what it actually looks like to grow from deep hands-on work into technology leadership. They kick things off with a topic near and dear to a lot of PowerShell folks: the ISE-to-VS Code migration. Paula was terrified of it, put it off for as long as she could, and now uses VS Code every single day.

Fun

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for May 1, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 2 weeks ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit Bar session with Josh & Jeff
    This episode of the PowerShell Podcast After Dark captures two candid bar-session conversations from the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit, centered on community, career growth, and the real-world value of putting yourself out there. In the first segment, Josh Dearing talks about attending his first Summit, building PowerShell modules, learning from failure, and using automation to improve systems and processes in higher education.
  • From Event Logs to AI Workflows with Lucas Allman
    Lucas Allman joins the PowerShell Podcast for a conversation that starts with practical beginner wins and builds into bigger questions about AI, learning, community, and career growth in IT. The episode covers hands-on PowerShell use cases like event logs, scheduled tasks, and writing functions directly in the terminal, then shifts into Lucas’s experience as a first-time PowerShell Summit speaker and his evolving perspective on AI as a tool for both productivity and learning. It lands on a strong human note, with Lucas reflecting on impostor syndrome, keeping up with change, and why curiosity and community still matter just as much as technical skill.
  • Celebrating my 250 PowerShell-related posts!
    Congrats to Harm. It took me way more than 4 years to reach that number!
  • Powerlifting and PowerShell: A Discussion with Jake Hildreth - Phillip Wylie
    About The Guest: Jake is a cybersecurity professional with a background in system administration. He has a deep understanding of Active Directory security and is currently the Active Directory Security Assessment Service Lead at Trimarc. Jake is also the head developer of the open-source tool Locksmith, which focuses on Active Directory Certificate Services misconfigurations. Summary:…

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Events

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PowerShell Weekly for April 24, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 3 weeks ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit Bar session with Brian Quinn & Scott
    At the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit, this after-dark bar session blends casual conversation with a real sense of why the event matters. Brian Quinn talks about returning for his second Summit, filling in PowerShell fundamentals, and bringing back practical skills like remoting, advanced functions, modules, testing, and version control to improve how his team handles identity and access management.
  • The PowerShell Summit Hallway Track with Gilbert Sanchez and Joshua Dearing
    This episode captures the energy of PowerShell Summit through two conversations, one with Gilbert Sanchez and one with Joshua Dearing. The discussion moves from open source maintenance and the future of PowerShell in AI workflows to the human side of technical communities, including burnout, neurodiversity, mentorship, and the value of showing up in person. It also highlights how PowerShell can change careers over time, not just by teaching syntax, but by opening doors to better communication, stronger community ties, and bigger technical thinking.
  • PowerShell 5 vs. PowerShell 7
    Interesting discussion on 5 vs 7.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for April 17, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • Lightning Demos from PowerShell Summit
    We're coming to you live from PowerShell Summit with back-to-back Lightning Demos! These are fast, focused, and packed with practical PowerShell goodness — think of it as a highlight reel of some of the coolest things the community is building and automating right now.
  • PowerShell Wisdom from 35 Years in the Trenches with Jeff Hicks
    With PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 opening this Monday, April 13th, this episode brings back one of the most respected names in the PowerShell community: Jeff Hicks.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for April 10, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Manage Microsoft 365 Groups Using a PowerShell Script
    Managing Microsoft 365 groups in bulk can be tedious and time-consuming when relying solely on the native admin centers. To address this, we’ve developed a custom PowerShell script that performs 15+ management actions, including both single and bulk operations. This blog explores how to use the script efficiently to simplify Microsoft 365 group management.
  • Update-UserAttributes
    A PowerShell script to update Entra ID user object attributes either for a single user or from a CSV batch file.
  • PowerShellRun
    Terminal Based Launcher and Fuzzy Finder for PowerShell. - mdgrs-mei/PowerShellRun
  • vscodemarketplace
    A PowerShell module that wraps the Visual Studio Code Marketplace public Gallery API, letting you search, download, install, and uninstall VS Code extensions entirely from the command line. - stevi...
  • oh-my-posh v29.9.3
    The best release yet

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • Intune Stack and the Art of Showing Up with Hailey Phillips Intune Stack and the Art of Showing Up with Hailey Phillips
    Andrew welcomes back Dual MVP and Intune aficionado Hailey Phillips for a wide-ranging conversation covering her project IntuneStack, the value of DevOps principles in endpoint management, and the mindset behind consistent skill-building. The two dig into conference culture, the importance of community, mentorship, and why showing up every day — even for just ten minutes — matters more than waiting for inspiration to strike.
  • Why PowerShell is Fun and Automation Matters - with Harm Veenstra
    In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Harm Veenstra consultant at InSpark and Microsoft MVP. He explains how his passion for PowerShell and automation led to his Microsoft MVP recognition, which he sees as an ongoing commitment to the community. They highlight the open culture in IT, where sharing knowledge helps everyone improve. They also touch on challenges like cloud migration and the need to combine automation with good governance. Harm stresses that tools alone are not enough without proper oversight.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for April 3, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • How to Report Entra ID Group Insights
    Entra ID Group Insights are a new preview feature in the Entra admin center. The lack of documentation is challenging, but it's easy to understand what kind of insights Microsoft wants to deliver. Looking behind the scenes, we find the Graph endpoint for Group insights and can extract the data. That allows us to combine insights with other information to make them more interesting. All done with PowerShell.
  • PowerShell 7.6 release postmortem and investments
    This post shares context on the delayed timing of the PowerShell 7.6 release, our learnings, and the changes the team has already begun making to improve release predictability and transparency.
  • New ClickFix Variant Uses Rundll32 and WebDAV to Evade PowerShell Detection
    A new and more dangerous version of the ClickFix attack technique has been found actively targeting Windows users. Unlike older versions that used PowerShell or mshta to run malicious commands, this new variant takes a different path.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • Poking Around Until Something Breaks (And Then Reporting It to Microsoft) with Morten Mynster
    Andrew welcomes back Morten Mynster for a follow-up conversation that's essentially a highlight reel of one Morten's public journey over the past year. Morten shares updates on three PowerShell modules he's released, including his standout LeastPrivilegedMSGraph module, and walks through a security issue he discovered and responsibly reported to Microsoft. Along the way, Andrew and Morten reflect on how putting your work out publicly can lead to unexpected career wins, how AI is reshaping the way people learn and write code, and why getting hands-on is still the best way to actually understand anything. Morten is also two weeks into a new job as a cybersecurity consultant, which came directly from his open-source work.

Fun

Events

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[Video] PowerShell in 100 Seconds (youtu.be)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by diecknet@discuss.tchncs.de to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Hey folks,
I created this mini introduction video to PowerShell. It doesn't go too deep, it's more meant to give a first overview if you don't really know about PowerShell. And hopefully then spark interest to learn more about it.

The video contains two real audio tracks, both spoken by me. No YouTube Auto-Dub. You can choose German or English in the YouTube player settings :)

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PowerShell Weekly for March 27, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • PowerShell is fun :)PowerShell v7.6 LTS Release and why it matters
    Two days ago, the new LTS version of PowerShell, 7.6, was released. In this short blog post, I will highlight its key features and improvements.
  • Teams Chat and PowerShell – How to add value!
    It’s been a bit for a technical blog post, but I’ve missed it and finally found some time to do one. What we are learning today is how to send messages, photos, urls, and information from APIs to Teams’ chat using PowerShell.
  • Learning ValidateSet in PowerShell: Valid Values Only
    Introduction I know your wondering, why isn’t he writing about AI, and just talking about ValidateSet? If your in the early stages of your PowerShell journey, you may not know about ValidateSet and it is a great feature to know and to make sure your functions have it that you create.
  • SuperMicro IPMI PowerShell module
    My homelab also contains a SuperMicro server that has an IPMI interface. I was tired of using the web interface to interact with that so I searched for an existing PowerShell module that can interact with the IPMI interface. I only found a module which is available on Windows, it is called: “PcsvDevice“.
  • My Bitwarden backup script
    Inspired by a great post in Bitwarden Community Forums and the author's bash script I decided to create my own PowerShell script for backing up the contents of my Bitwarden vault to my existing restic backup.
  • Microscopic Visual Studio Code Tips for Microscopic Needs
    Full disclosure: I’ve been guilty of this bad behavior, so while correcting myself, I’ve tried to point out this itty-bitty, teensy-weensy, teeny-tiny little feature in VS Code. I think it’s more of a feature in the PowerShell extension than VS Code itself, but maybe not. It kind of ties into “code folding”, sort of, kind of, but anyway, I’ll hum a few notes…

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

  • PoshBytes: Is That Really False?
    PowerShell can be wonderfully helpful right up until the string 'false' pretends to be true. This PoshBytes short walks through why if($value) is not the same as if($value -eq $true) and when that difference matters.

Community

  • From School IT Intern to Systems Architect with Chris Thomas
    K-12 IT veteran Chris Thomas joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his 26-year journey in educational technology, from a high school IT internship to becoming an Endpoint Cloud Systems Architect supporting multiple school districts in Michigan. Chris discusses how PowerShell helped him automate identity management, investigate network incidents, and streamline large-scale IT operations across complex school environments.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for March 20, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

  • Announcing PowerShell 7.6 (LTS) GA Release
    We’re excited to announce the General Availability of PowerShell 7.6, the next Long Term Support (LTS) release of PowerShell. PowerShell 7.6 is built on .NET 10 (LTS), continuing the alignment between PowerShell and the modern .NET platform.

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Entra Provision On Demand PowerShell Module
    It’s 2026 and somehow I keep finding myself back in 2016, integrating heritage applications into modern Identity & Access Management solutions. I’m still writing connectors that integrate the Microsoft Entra outbound provisioning service with SaaS and legacy on‑premises apps using ECMA connectors.… keep reading
  • PoshWeb/JSON-LD
    Get JSON Linked Data with PowerShell.
  • AzureDevOpsDscv3 1.0.1
    Module with DSC Resources for deployment and configuration of Azure DevOps Server/Services supporting DSC v3.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

  • PoshBytes: Fixing Word Formatting with PowerShell
    Ever spent time fighting Word formatting that refuses to behave? In this PoshBytes episode I show an example of how PowerShell can automate Word. Because sometimes scripting around the problem is easier than solving it manually.

Community

  • PowerShell Community Call - March 19th, 2026
    If you missed this month's community call, you can still watch the recording.
  • Start Small and Keep Building in PowerShell with Mason Moser
    Security professional Mason Moser joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his journey from discovering PowerShell through Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches to building real-world automation tools in a security environment. Mason talks about how starting slowly, returning to PowerShell after a break, and consistently building small tools helped him gain confidence and deepen his skills.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for March 13, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • AvaloniaUIShell
    Cross-platform Desktop GUI framework for PowerShell powered by Avalonia UI. - mdgrs-mei/AvaloniaUIShell
  • Specter VSCode Extension
    This VS Code extension provides PowerShell Script Analysis using Specter
  • PowerInvoke
    Source generators for PowerShell commands in .NET. - adamdriscoll/PowerInvoke

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for March 6, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

  • Windows Terminal v1.25.622.0 Release
    It sports a new search experience inside the Settings page, the ability to edit actions, command palette entries and key bindings with a rich editor--rather than just their key bindings--support for Kitty's keyboard protocol and two completely new community translations!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • Enable batch file secure mode in Windows 11 with LockBatchFilesWhenInUse: Lock running batch scripts
    Windows 11 Insider Preview builds introduce a new secure processing mode for batch files and CMD scripts. IT administrators can enable it via a registry value named LockBatchFilesWhenInUse, which prevents batch files from being altered while they execute. The feature also improves performance when Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) code integrity policies are active. It is currently available in the Dev Channel build 26300.7939, and the Beta Channel build 26220.7934.
  • Measuring KPIs like Response Times for Shared Mailboxes
    Shared mailboxes are not CRM systems. However, many Microsoft 365 tenants use shared mailboxes to handle customer queries and then want to measure KPIs such as agent responsiveness to customer queries or the number of queries handled per agent in a month. As explored in this article, it’s possible to use the Microsoft Graph to extract some KPI-like data from shared mailboxes.
  • Monitoring Secure Boot certificate installation status with Intune and PowerShell
    Microsoft Secure Boot certificates issued by the 2011 Certificate Authorities (CAs) are expiring starting June 2026. Every Windows device with Secure Boot enabled must be updated to trust the 2023 certificates before expiration to retain security update support. Microsoft provides a monitoring-only approach using Intune Remediations that runs a PowerShell detection script on enrolled devices and reports Secure Boot and certificate status back to the Intune admin center — without making any changes to devices. This article explains the prerequisites, deployment steps, data collected, and how to read the results.
  • Discovering PowerShell provider dynamic parameters
    PowerShell ships with providers that expose things like file systems, the registry, certificates, environment variables, etc. To see which are available in your PowerShell session, you can use Get-PSProvider: Not surprisingly, these behave differently based on the type of data or objects they are working with.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • DLLPickle
    A PowerShell module that helps you get un-stuck from dependency version conflicts that can occur when connecting to multiple Microsoft services in the same session.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • PowerShell is fun :) Hits 1,000,000 views!
    Congrats to Harm on crossing 1 million views mark! If you haven't already be sure to check out his amazing site, filled with a ton of great content.
  • PowerShell Tools for PKI and Secure Boot with Richard Hicks
    Long-time Microsoft MVP and consultant Richard Hicks joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about ADCS security, PKI misconfigurations, and why PowerShell is a consultant’s ultimate force multiplier. Richard shares real-world stories from auditing enterprise certificate environments, explains how simple template mistakes can lead to full domain compromise, and walks through tools like Locksmith that help administrators quickly identify dangerous configurations.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for February 27, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • The PowerShell Wiggum Loop
    One of the best things about PowerShell is that you can interactively explore anything. Long before the Wiggum Loop was a thing, PowerShell let you explore
  • Using Strict Mode in PowerShell
    PowerShell is incredibly flexible; it's a forgiving scripting language. But this could turn into scripts not written according to best practices or that rely on things that work automatically, and sometimes fail without really understanding why. In this blog post, I will show you how Strict mode works and how it can help you :)
  • 4 PowerShell commands that fix common Windows problems fast
    These four simple PowerShell scripts fix common Windows headaches and save time with quick, copy-and-paste commands.
  • Fighting the PUP Wave: A Practical PowerShell Cleanup Workflow for MSPs
    When unwanted apps keep sneaking onto client endpoints and allowlisting is not in the budget, a repeatable uninstall script plus RMM automation can still move the needle.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Sixel v0.7.0
    Display images in the terminal using various protocols
  • ISpy v0.3.0
    PowerShell module for decompiling .NET assemblies using ILSpy decompiler. Provides comprehensive cmdlets for assembly analysis, type discovery, method examination, and source code decompilation with advanced filtering and export capabilities.
  • TextMate v0.1.0
    A PowerShell module for syntax highlighting using TextMate grammars. Using PwshSpectreConsole for rendering.
  • pwsh-host-rs
    Rust PowerShell Hosting Library.
  • GitHub - Skatterbrainz/psWarpTerminal: PowerShell wrapper for the Warp Terminal (Oz) CLI
    PowerShell wrapper for the Warp Terminal (Oz) CLI. Contribute to Skatterbrainz/psWarpTerminal development by creating an account on GitHub.

Community

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PowerShell Weekly for February 20, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • PSNotes v 1.0.0.0
    PSNotes is a PowerShell module that provides a structured, versioned snippet and script library for reusable automation patterns. Create notes with aliases, tags, and metadata to quickly execute, copy, or preview commands. Organize notes into local or remote catalogs, search by name, tag, details, or snippet content, and turn frequently used automation into first-class commands.
  • Template for the Win32 PowerShell script installer in Microsoft Intune
    Introduction Microsoft Intune now supports using a PowerShell script as the installer for Win32 apps. Instead of specifying a command line, you upload a script. This gives admins more flexibility when deploying applications. I’ve created a template (install and uninstall) that can serve as inspiration
  • dbatools v 2.7.25
    The community module that enables SQL Server Pros to automate database development and server administration
  • PSClaudeCode
    Ever wondered how AI agents like Claude Code work their magic? Dive into this PowerShell implementation and build your own intelligent assistant from scratch!

Community

  • Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara
    In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla is joined by Tara, a longtime IT professional who has officially started her PowerShell learning journey. Tara shares her honest experience transitioning from a GUI-first mindset to learning PowerShell fundamentals, including objects, verb-noun commands, variables, pipelines, and error messages. The conversation captures the real emotions of learning something new later in a career—confusion, frustration, breakthroughs, and growing confidence.
  • PowerShell Community Call - February 19th, 2026
    The PowerShell Community Call is held on the 3rd Thursday of every month for 30 minutes at 9:30 AM US Pacific Time. Topics include PowerShell 7, Windows OpenSSH, PSEditorServices/VSCode-PowerShell, PSScriptAnalyzer, PowerShell Gallery, Azure PowerShell/CLI, DSCv3 and any other projects owned by the PowerShell Team.

Events

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PSNotes v1.0.0 Released (A Snippet Library for PowerShell) (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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I just released PSNotes v1.0.0.

PSNotes is a PowerShell module that lets you build your own snippet library with:

  • Aliases for quick recall
  • Catalog-based organization
  • Direct execution or clipboard copy
  • Executing script via paths or as saved snippets
  • Support for remote catalogs allowing you to have your snippets everywhere
  • Quick browser to see all your notes at a glance
  • Works from Windows Terminal, VSCode, pwsh, or any PowerShell host (even ISE if you're still using that)

The goal is simple: make it easier to reuse the commands you run constantly and remember the ones you don’t. Or if you are like me and get sick of typing out [System.Collections.Generic.List[PSObject]] forty times a day.

Full documentation and samples: https://github.com/mdowst/PSNotes

Release notes: https://github.com/mdowst/PSNotes/releases/tag/v1.0.0

PowerShell Gallery Listing: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSNotes/1.0.0.0

I hope you find it useful. And as always, I'm open to any suggestions or feedback.

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PowerShell Weekly for February 13, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 3 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Deactivating an Entra ID Application
    This article explores how to deactivate applications (aka disable apps) in Entra ID. Everything is done through PowerShell and the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK because the feature isn’t currently available in the Entra admin center. We’ve even included a fully functional example script to show you how the process works. Feel free to fix or enhance our code in GitHub!
  • Verify Windows UEFI CA 2023 Certificate with PowerShell
    Microsoft announced that the original Secure Boot certificates introduced during the Windows 8 development cycle begin expiring in June and October 2026. For full details about the impact, timelines, and update process, see the official Microsoft articles listed in the references section of this article.
  • PSWorkItem
    A PowerShell 7 module for managing work and personal tasks or to-do items. This module uses a SQLite database to store task and category information. The module is not a full-featured project manag...

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • PowerShell Is Fun mkay with Harm Veenstra
    Microsoft MVP Harm Veenstra, creator of PowerShellIsFun.com, joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about productivity, consistency, and why PowerShell really is fun. Harm shares how blogging regularly helped accelerate his learning, improve his workflow, and deepen his connection to the community. He also discusses his recent transition to macOS, how he uses PowerShell across Mac, Linux, and Windows, and why modern PowerShell is far more cross-platform than many people realize.
  • Status on PowerShell 7.6? · PowerShell PowerShell · Discussion #26754
    Is there anything the PowerShell team can communicate around the delay on PowerShell 7.6? It is approaching 2 months since the last preview and 3 months since .NET 10 was officially released. It se...
  • Monad to Millions - Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community
    Join us on Thu, Mar 12, 2026 for a special live-stream celebration honoring Jeffrey Snover, the creator of PowerShell, and the incredible community that turned a bold idea (Monad) into a global movement.

Events

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Pipeline & object manipulation cheatsheet (slicker.me)
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PowerShell Weekly for February 6, 2026 (programming.dev)
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • Owning Your Career and Your Time with Don Jones
    Recently retired PowerShell icon Don Jones joins The PowerShell Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on career ownership, community leadership, and building a life that aligns with what you actually value. Don reflects on the difference between your job and your career, why investing in yourself pays off, and how asking better questions can change the way you influence decisions at work. The episode also dives into Don’s journey as a fiction author, his role in shaping the PowerShell community and Summit culture, and why real success comes from clarity, kindness, and helping others win.
  • PowerShell Community Call - January 15th, 2026
    Recoiding of the January PowerShell Community Call

Fun

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for January 30, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 3 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • Stop Configuration Drift in Microsoft 365 Using the new Configuration Management API’s – A Deep Dive
    Microsoft has released into public preview a new set of APIs that enable administrators to monitor and alert on configuration changes across one or more tenants, spanning multiple Microsoft 365 workloads, including:
  • How to Control Access to Entra Multi-Tenant Apps
    Entra multi-tenant applications can be used by any tenant - unless you restrict sign-in audiences to permit only specific tenants to use the application. In this article, we explain the preview feature and use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to restrict sign-in audiences by defining a list of permitted tenant identifiers in the properties of multi-tenant applications.
  • EntraFIDOFinder: New Web UI and Over 70 New Authenticators
    You read that right, over 70 new authenticators are now approved for Entra Attestation and have been add to the web ui and the PowerShell module! I knew they had to be holding back after these last few updates. Also I’ve updated the web UI and curious of your thoughts.
  • Intune Win32 PowerShell Installer Type
    This month, Microsoft re-released PowerShell as a command-line option for Intune Win32 packages, making it easy to update the installation script without recreating the IntuneWin package. In this blog post, I will show you how it works.
  • Quick Tip - Enable vTPM on Hyper-V VMs
    Here is a quick PowerShell script to enable vTPM on one or more VMs in Hyper-V. Here is a quick PowerShell script to enable vTPM on one or more VMs in Hyper-V.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

  • PoshBytes: Measure-Command For Optimizing Your Code
    Measure-Command is the fastest way to find out how long a command actually takes, so you can stop guessing and start optimizing with receipts. We will time a few real scripts, compare approaches, and learn how to avoid misleading results.
  • Understanding PowerShell Output
    Tara returns for her second PowerShell lesson. She's already learned the 3 core commands: Get-Help, Get-Command, and Get-Member.

Community

  • Stop Trying So Hard and Start Automating Smarter with Jake Hildreth
    Principal Security Consultant and community favorite Jake Hildreth returns to The PowerShell Podcast to talk about building smarter automation, leveling up through community, and creating tools that solve real problems. Andrew shares his “stop trying so hard” theme for the year, how working smarter applies directly to scripting and security, and why getting involved with others is one of the fastest ways to grow in your career.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for January 23, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 3 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • Microsoft Entra PowerShell v1.2.0 brings Agent Identity Blueprint management and new automation features
    Microsoft released version 1.2.0 of the Microsoft Entra PowerShell module, introducing production-ready support for Agent Identity Blueprints, enhanced application configuration parameters, and modernized invitation APIs. This update consolidates Agent Identity functionality into the main module and delivers new cmdlets for automated identity management across Microsoft Entra ID environments.
  • Get latest Windows release
    Maybe you heard of this already but I found this hidden gem (at least for me) where you can easily get the latest Windows release in PowerShell. The module is written by Jose Schenardie. You can find it here in the PowerShell gallery. So, what does it actually do?
  • Test SSL/TLS Protocols using PowerShell
    Testing enabled SSL and TLS protocols on servers is something I have to do for hardening and security purposes. Of course, you can do that using PowerShell with the Test-TlsProtocols Module from TechnologyAnimal :) In this blog post, I will show you how.
  • Getting Started with SSH in Windows PowerShell
    PowerShell and automation articles for click-free IT pros from another systems engineer.
  • Intune PowerShell script installer feature
    Today we are going to have a look at the new PowerShell script installer feature that is available since January 2026 in Microsoft Intune. It’s now possible to upload a PowerShell script as the installer.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • January 19, 2026 Updates to EntraFIDOFinder
    It’s been a bit since an update on the PowerShell module EntraFIDOFinder as there haven’t been any new keys and only a few keys have have changed functionality.
  • Synchronizing Security and Microsoft 365 Group Memberships
    An article from 2018 uses the AzureAD and Exchange PowerShell modules to synchronize membership between a security and a Microsoft 365 group. The idea is to enable collaboration for the members of the security group. This version does the work with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The code is better and it will work as an Azure Automation runbook, which is always nice.
  • PowerShellWeb/Reptile
    Read Evaluate Print Terminal Input Loop Editor - A Scaley Simple PowerShell Data REPL.
  • PSClaudeCode v 1.0.3
    A PowerShell module for building Claude Code using Anthropic, with reference implementations for tool-based interactions.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • From SharePoint to Security with David Sass
    Newly minted Microsoft MVP David Sass joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about PowerShell notebooks, terminal tooling, and making automation approachable for teams that are hesitant to touch the console. David shares how he uses Jupyter/PowerShell notebooks as a practical “click-to-run” interface for colleagues, helping them safely run approved automation while keeping the logic documented, repeatable, and under source control.
  • Chocolatey Fest 2026 @ PowerShell Summit : Call for Speakers
    Chocolatey Fest is a community-driven conference focused on Windows automation (WinOps), DevOps practices, and the broader ecosystem around Chocolatey and Windows package management.

Fun

  • A complete history of MDT (abridged)
    Way back in 2008, I published a blog post (now captured by the Wayback Machine) that gave a concise history of BDD, now known as MDT. Eighteen years later, I can now complete that story and expand on some of the items in more detail. (I will refrain from getting too carried away, hence the abridged part of the title, because you probably don't care to read a small novel.)

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for January 16, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • PowerShell coding in WSL using VSCode
    This is something I do on my Windows company device, using WSL instances to develop PowerShell scripts. In this blog post, I will show you how it works and how to set it up.
  • Some Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets Lose Body Parameters
    A change made for some Directory Graph APIs has flowed through to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK and affected how the associated cmdlets work, including the beta cmdlet to restore a deleted user account and while replacing the user principal name. Fortunately, the workaround is easy, but it is upsetting when something that worked suddenly doesn’t, even if it is a beta cmdlet.
  • How to Remove Old (Unused) PowerShell Modules
    This article explains how to safely remove a PowerShell module installed on a Windows computer. This may be necessary in order to uninstall old or unused modules, resolve PowerShell slow…
  • Practical Graph: Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets and Graph Throttling
    The Microsoft Graph service uses throttling to restrain applications that might want to use more resources than they should. Graph throttling applies to Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets, but you might never notice this because of the way that the retry handler works to smoothen delays imposed by the Graph service.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • PSToExe
    An example project of how to create a single EXE file for distribution of a PowerShell script without needing to install PowerShell 7.5.4 on target machines.
  • Announcing DotnetPsCmds - PowerShell CmdLets for .NET
    Have you ever wondered why there aren't PowerShell Cmdlets similar to dotnet CLI commands? Well not there are.
  • Release PSAppDeployToolkit 4.1.8
    This release strengthens Windows Installer (.msi) and Patch (.msp) deployment reliability, improves process and handle safety, enhances dialog behavior, and hardens serialization and exception reporting. It also modernizes dependencies and standardizes UTF-8 handling.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Community

  • Reliability Through Planning with Matthew Gill
    Matthew Gill joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about what it means to be a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and how SRE thinking changes the way you approach automation, reliability, and problem solving. Matthew and host Andrew Pla break down core concepts like SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs, and why reliability through planning matters more than rushing straight to the keyboard.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for January 9, 2026 (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • PowerShell: Select-String (Examples)
    In this blog post, I’ll take a closer look at how to search for strings in PowerShell.
  • ConsentFix – The Quickfix
    Just when you thought OAuth was safe, along comes ConsentFix to remind us that attackers are always  two steps ahead. If you’ve been following security news lately, you’ve probably heard about this clever attack that abuses legitimate Microsoft authentication flows to steal authorization codes. The good news? There’s a dead-simple PowerShell fix that’ sorts this out.
  • Installing PowerShell on macOS
    What's the first thing that you install on your new MacBook M4? Yes, Microsoft Edge, and then PowerShell afterwards ;-) In this final blog post of 2025, I will outline the available installation options.
  • 2025 Overview
    It's 2026, so it's time to reflect on 2025 :). In this blog post, I will highlight the great PowerShell moments that happened this year.
  • 3 Easy PowerShell Scripting Tips for Coding Masochists
    Tip: Read the ‘Important Notes’ section, because these are notes that are important.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Oh My Posh Visual Configurator
    A web-based drag-and-drop builder for oh-my-posh that makes creating beautiful terminal prompts actually fun!
  • Release v2.4.0 · SeeminglyScience/ClassExplorer
    v2.4.0 of PowerShell module ClassExplorer is released! New commands Invoke-Member and Get-AssemblyLoadContext
  • PSNetDetour
    A PowerShell module which you can use to hook any (caveats of course) .NET method and have it run your ScriptBlock instead. Great for experimentation, debugging, testing
  • MarkX
    Markdown, XML, and PowerShell

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

  • Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Update 19
    Update #19 of the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook is now available. Subscribers can download the updated PDF and EPUB files from Gumroad.com. A paperback version is also available, but we can’t update the print characters. In any case, a new SharePoint create Site API is in beta, and a new version of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK is available. Both have their moments, as we discuss here.
  • PoshBytes: PowerShell Splatting - The Art of Throwing Parameters With Style
    In this PoshBytes episode, you will learn PowerShell splatting to make long commands readable and reusable. We will also demo PSNotes cmdlets that generate splats for you and convert existing commands into splatted form.

Community

  • PowerShell to Distinguished Engineer with Ryan Spletzer
    Distinguished Software Engineer Ryan Spletzer joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about building a long-term career in tech through curiosity, continuous learning, and strong community connections. Ryan shares how PowerShell helped shape his path from early work in SharePoint, automation, and identity management to leading AI initiatives at Autodesk, where his team built an internal ChatGPT-style solution using Azure OpenAI before enterprise ChatGPT options existed.
  • Living in PowerShell with Jeff Hicks
    PowerShell legend Jeff Hicks joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about what it really means to live in PowerShell every day. From running his entire workflow in the console to building highly polished terminal tools, Jeff shares how PowerShell can be used far beyond infrastructure management—to organize your day, automate personal tasks, and multiply productivity.
  • Building PowerShell Tools You Wish Existed with Jorge Suarez
    Jorge Suarez joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his journey into PowerShell, automation, and community contribution. From attending his first MMS conference to building creative and practical PowerShell projects, Jorge talks about how PowerShell became the primary driver of his career growth. The conversation covers his popular Intune Hydration Kit, creative TUI projects inspired by shows like Severance, and how curiosity and experimentation led him to build tools he wished existed earlier in his career.

Fun

  • RandomBirthday.ps1
    I role play on occasion, and I find it useful to have a birthday. From that I can look up the zodiac signs, which allows me to apply some stereotypical traits to the character. I find this to be a useful starting point in fleshing out a character's personality.

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for December 19, 2025 (Last one for 2025) (programming.dev)
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The final PowerShell Weekly of 2025 is here.

If you’re new: PowerShell Weekly is hand-curated every single week of the year. No bots, no auto-aggregation. I read, select, and organize the content so it’s actually worth your time.

Which is what I take two weeks off at the end of the year to recharge and get ready to do 50 editions again next year.

If you’ve been reading, sharing, or contributing this year, thank you. It genuinely makes the effort worthwhile.

Go check out this last issue of 2025, enjoy the holidays, and I’ll see you back here the first week of 2026.

Announcements!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • PowerShell Preworkout (PSPreworkout)
    A special mix of tools to help jump start your PowerShell session!
  • SearchScript: Search PowerShell Scripts
    Every once in a while, we've got to search our scripts, often to make a particular update. Sadly, we're often falling back on Select-String to do this. This isn't ideal, because this means we lose the context around our scripts. So why not make a quick tool to search PowerShell ScriptBlocks using the Abstract Syntax Tree?
  • PowerShell Containers
    PowerShell Runtime Containers generation is working again, including the latest 7.6 preview 6

Community

  • Mentorship, Mindset, and Microsoft Ignite with Shannon Eldridge-Kuehn
    In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Shannon Eldridge-Kuehn returns to discuss her journey since becoming a Microsoft MVP, her experiences at Microsoft Ignite, and her evolving views on technology, communication, and personal growth. Shannon shares stories from Ignite, including Mark Russinovich’s fascinating demo on optical computing, and offers insight into how AI is reshaping IT work, both in efficiency and responsibility.The conversation expands beyond tech, touching on mentorship, emotional intelligence, and the importance of grace, empathy, and connection in professional and personal life. Shannon and host Andrew Pla explore how better communication, mental health awareness, and authentic collaboration can transform careers and communities alike.
  • Powerlifting and PowerShell: A Discussion with Jake Hildreth - Phillip Wylie
    About The Guest: Jake is a cybersecurity professional with a background in system administration. He has a deep understanding of Active Directory security and is currently the Active Directory Security Assessment Service Lead at Trimarc. Jake is also the head developer of the open-source tool Locksmith, which focuses on Active Directory Certificate Services misconfigurations.

Fun

Events

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PowerShell Weekly for December 12, 2025 (programming.dev)
submitted 5 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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Announcements!

  • Invoke-WebRequest Breaking Change
    Windows PowerShell 5.1 now displays a security confirmation prompt when using the Invoke-WebRequest command to fetch web pages without special parameters.

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

  • Create Web Links as HTML Files using PowerShell
    You know, I’m not even sure of my visitor count these days, but last I looked this site still receives a few hundred pages views per week. Something like that, at least. I wrote something at work today that brought me over here, as it may help others. I guess I still do care enough
  • PowerShell String Manipulation: Swap Lines
    In this article I will show you how you can swap lines. I will use an example and show you what is important. Let’s dive in.
  • Checking Where Tenant Users Go as Guests
    After all the fuss about Teams users inviting people to chat via email, tenant administrators realize that knowing where users are active as guest accounts is not as easy as it might seem. Part of the problem is that data about user activity is mostly controlled by host rather than home tenants. However, it’s possible to extract some information from audit sign-in logs to figure out where tenant users go as guests.
  • When Santa brings you a work request: Searching GitHub Repos and Gists for Text Patterns with PowerShell
    This is my feeble attempt at blogging again. Now that blogging is out of fashion and we trust AI to tell us what to think, drink and eat, it’s probably as good a time to do it as ever. So, th…

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

  • Entra ECMA2Host Tools PowerShell Module
    If you’ve ever worked with the ECMA2Host for Entra Outbound Provisioning you’ll be immediately presented with a lack of visibility of the connectors. Especially if you’ve previously used Microsoft / Forefront Identity Manager.
  • PowerShell OSD Frontend Project
    Hey Folks, so I recently had the need for a front end, so I looked at the regular community ones, but they didn’t fit my needs.
  • Deploying and configuring uBlock Origin Lite with PowerShell and Microsoft Intune
    Introduction Ad blocking is often dismissed as a convenience feature for users tired of intrusive banners and pop-ups. But in 2025 – almost 2026 – it’s time to reframe the conversation: ad blocking is a fundamental security control every organization should implement.
  • Servers101
    Simple Servers in PowerShell.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

  • Invoke-WebRequest Just Started Asking Questions
    This video explains the new security prompt added to Invoke-WebRequest in Windows PowerShell 5.1 and shows how to prevent it from affecting any of your automations.
  • Building Custom MCP Tools in PowerShell Universal
    In this video, we look at how to build custom MCP tools using PowerShell Universal. It leverages the experimental MCP plugin to expose PowerShell scripts as tools. As an example, we quickly build a system monitoring dashboard.

Community

  • Cryptography, Cracking Codes, and Breaking CBC with Dr. Al Carlson
    In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, host Andrew Pla welcomes Dr. Al Carlson, a cryptographer, mathematician, and engineer whose career spans more than four decades in military intelligence, embedded systems, and advanced encryption research. Dr. Carlson explains how set theory and mathematical patterns underpin all cryptography, breaking down complex systems like AES into understandable concepts. He discusses his groundbreaking work on isomorphic cipher reduction, polymorphic encryption, and how simplicity, not complexity, is often the key to true security.
  • The Cmdlet Decision: When to Be Weird
    I’ve spent a lot of time, and acquired a lot of scar tissue, in this industry, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that most people are terrified of looking different. People hug the cente…

Fun

Events

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PowerShell Script to Detect Code Impacted by the Invoke-WebRequest Breaking Change (programming.dev)
submitted 5 months ago by pwshguy@programming.dev to c/powershell@programming.dev
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The recent breaking change to Invoke-WebRequest in Windows PowerShell 5.1 has the potential to affect a lot of automation, especially in older environments. To make it easier to assess the impact, I published a script called Search-CmdletParameterUsage.ps1.

This tool recursively scans your scripts and modules for any cmdlet + parameter usage. While I built it to identify places where Invoke-WebRequest is not using -UseBasicParsing, it works generically for any cmdlet you're concerned about.

If you maintain large codebases or inherited automation, this can save a ton of manual review.

Script: https://gist.github.com/mdowst/9d00ff37ea79dcbfb98e6de580cbedbe

KB on the breaking change: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/powershell-5-1-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content-7cb95559-655e-43fd-a8bd-ceef2406b705

Happy scripting! And good luck hunting down those IWR calls.

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