Announcements!

• v7.6.1 Release of PowerShell
  Come get the latest and greatest now!
• v7.5.6 and v7.4.15 Releases of PowerShell
  Yeah, that's right we got 3 releases in one week!

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• The Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK and the additionalProperties Property
  The additionalProperties property is available for many Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets. In this article, we explain the function of the additionalProperties property and how it functions in holding output for Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets. It’s all because of the lack of strongly typed properties, or so the AutoRest process would have us believe.
• IIS TLS Certificate Deployment with CertKit
  With public TLS certificate lifetimes shrinking to just 47 days by 2029, administrators must find ways to automate certificate enrollment and renewal for workloads that require them. One of the most common is Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). I’ve been using CertKit.io to handle this process for workloads like Always On VPN and DirectAccess, so […]
• Check mail records using the DomainHealthChecker PowerShell Module
  Verifying DNS records for Exchange Online is something that I do for migrations or security scans. I wrote a function for that in the past, but the DomainHealthChecker module is pretty extensive! In this small blog post, I will show you how to use it.
• PowerShell Vulnerability Update (CVE-2026-26143): What You Need to Know
  CVE-2026-26143 was published, on April 14, 2026, impacting modern (Core-based) versions of PowerShell, specifically versions 7.4 and 7.5 prior to recent patches.
• Pause Scripts with 'Press Any Key' in Bash, CMD, PowerShell, and macOS
  Pause shell or batch scripts until a keypress. Covers CMD pause, PowerShell Read-Host and ReadKey, Bash and POSIX read, macOS, and TTY guards for CI and cron.
• Reflections on AI after the 2026 PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit
  A new hand-crafted artisanal blog post. You can tell it's the real deal because of all the typos...

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

• psmux — Native Terminal Multiplexer for Windows
  Built in Rust. Zero WSL. Full tmux compatibility. The native tmux for Windows.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit - Session Materials
  Even if you weren't able to attend the summit, there is still a ton of great resources here.
• Writing Better PowerShell Scripts using PSCustomObjects with Tara
  Your PowerShell scripts are fine. They could just be so much better. In this stream, Tara dives into PSCustomObjects — what they are, why they matter, and how using them will level up the scripts you're already writing.

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

• PowerShell Conference Europe 2026
  1-4 June 2026 in Wiesbaden, Germany

Check out psweekly.dowst.dev for all past editions as well as a searchable archive.