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January 16, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

How to Remove Old (Unused) PowerShell Modules (woshub.com)
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...

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:Jan 16 2026

PowerShell coding in WSL using VSCode (powershellisfun.com)
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.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 16 2026

Practical Graph: Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets and Graph Throttling (practical365.com)
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.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 16 2026

Some Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Cmdlets Lose Body Parameters (office365itpros.com)
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.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 16 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Announcing DotnetPsCmds – PowerShell CmdLets for .NET (blog.peterritchie.com)
Have you ever wondered why there aren't PowerShell Cmdlets similar to dotnet CLI commands? Well not

there are.

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By: Peter Ritchie submitted:Jan 16 2026

PSToExe (github.com)
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.

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By: Mark Kraus submitted:Jan 16 2026

Release PSAppDeployToolkit 4.1.8 (github.com)
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.

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By: Patch My PC submitted:Jan 16 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

GitHub for Intune Admins Part 1: A Beginner Guide (No Developer Skills Needed) (youtu.be)
This is Part 1 of a new series where I walk through getting started with GitHub for Intune and

Microsoft 365 admins, specifically geared toward non-developers. No coding background required, no assumptions made.

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By: Steve Weiner submitted:Jan 16 2026

Watch Tara Learn PowerShell (From Scratch) (youtube.com)
Tara says that she wants to learn #PowerShell this year, and we are starting that journey live on

PowerShell Wednesday.I'll guide her through her first few steps and help build a solid foundation, and you can help

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By: PDQ submitted:Jan 16 2026

Community

Reliability Through Planning with Matthew Gill (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
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.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 16 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jan 16 2026

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January 9, 2026

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

2025 Overview (powershellisfun.com)
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.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 9 2026

3 Easy PowerShell Scripting Tips for Coding Masochists (skatterbrainz.wordpress.com)
Tip: Read the ‘Important Notes' section, because these are notes that are important.
By: SkatterBrainz submitted:Jan 9 2026

ConsentFix – The Quickfix (msendpointmgr.com)
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.

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By: Michael Mardahl submitted:Jan 9 2026

Installing PowerShell on macOS (powershellisfun.com)
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.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Jan 9 2026

PowerShell: Select-String (Examples) (sid-500.com)
In this blog post, I'll take a closer look at how to search for strings in PowerShell.
By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Jan 9 2026

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

MarkX (github.com)
Markdown, XML, and PowerShell
By: James Brundage submitted:Jan 9 2026

Oh My Posh Visual Configurator (montemagno.com)
A web-based drag-and-drop builder for oh-my-posh that makes creating beautiful terminal prompts

actually fun!

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By: Alvin Ashcraft submitted:Jan 9 2026

PSNetDetour (github.com)
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

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By: Jordan Borean submitted:Jan 9 2026

Release v2.4.0 · SeeminglyScience/ClassExplorer (github.com)
v2.4.0 of PowerShell module ClassExplorer is released! New commands Invoke-Member and

Get-AssemblyLoadContext

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By: SeeminglyScience submitted:Jan 9 2026

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Update 19 (office365itpros.com)
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.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Jan 9 2026

PoshBytes: PowerShell Splatting – The Art of Throwing Parameters With Style (youtube.com)
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.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Jan 9 2026

Community

Building PowerShell Tools You Wish Existed with Jorge Suarez (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
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.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 9 2026

Living in PowerShell with Jeff Hicks (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
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.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 9 2026

PowerShell to Distinguished Engineer with Ryan Spletzer (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
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.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Jan 9 2026

Fun

RandomBirthday.ps1 (github.com)
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.

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By: George submitted:Jan 9 2026

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Jan 9 2026

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December 19, 2025

Announcements!

v7.6.0-preview.6 Release of PowerShell (github.com)
A ton of great improvement and new feature. Come check them out!
By: The PowerShell Team submitted:Dec 19 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

F# and PowerShell (jkone27-3876.medium.com)
Included in Sergey's F# advent calendar 2025, thank you Sergey and thank you F# dev community for

this magic time of the year again

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By: jkone27 submitted:Dec 19 2025

Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Torrent Drops Agent Tesla Through Layered PowerShell Chain (bitdefender.com)
Bitdefender researchers investigate a complex infection chain embedded in a fake movie torrent for

One Battle After Another.

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By: Cynthia Brumfield submitted:Dec 19 2025

Gaining Confidence with Az CLI and Az PowerShell: Introducing What if & Export Bicep | Microsoft Community Hub (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Ever hesitated before hitting Enter on a command, wondering what changes it might make? You're not

alone. Whether you're deploying resources or updating...

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By: Steven Bucher submitted:Dec 19 2025

How I Automated the Tracking of the Holiday Metra Train (thelazyadministrator.com)
This post is a bit different from my usual content, as it may only be of interest to people living

in the Chicagoland area. Chicago's regional commuter rail is called the Metra, and during the holidays they have several trains that are decked out in holiday lights and the inside is decorated with lights, ornaments, and other holiday decor.

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By: Brad Wyatt submitted:Dec 19 2025

PowerShell Try/Catch specific Error Types (powershellisfun.com)
I use Try/Catch a lot in my scripts, but I usually catch all errors in a single error message... In

this short blog post, I will show you how to be more specific when displaying errors.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Dec 19 2025

When Az PowerShell Gets Weird: How to Clean Up Duplicate Modules Without Breaking Anything (shankuehn.io)
The companion code for this blog can be found here.One thing you may have noticed is that I have

been in PowerShell a bit more frequently as of late.

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By: Shannon Eldridge Kuehn submitted:Dec 19 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

PowerShell Containers (github.com)
PowerShell Runtime Containers generation is working again, including the latest 7.6 preview 6
By: Justin Grote submitted:Dec 19 2025

PowerShell Preworkout (PSPreworkout) (github.com)
A special mix of tools to help jump start your PowerShell session!
By: Sam Erde submitted:Dec 19 2025

SearchScript: Search PowerShell Scripts (github.com)
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?

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By: James Brundage submitted:Dec 19 2025

Community

Mentorship, Mindset, and Microsoft Ignite with Shannon Eldridge-Kuehn (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
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.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Dec 19 2025

Powerlifting and PowerShell: A Discussion with Jake Hildreth – Phillip Wylie (thehackermaker.com)
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.

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By: Phillip Wylie submitted:Dec 19 2025

Fun

PoshBytes: 12 Logical Days of Christmas (youtube.com)
I just taught PowerShell to sing the 12 Days of Christmas with emojis and had to fight Unicode to do

it. Come see how in the latest PoshBytes.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Dec 19 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Dec 19 2025

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December 12, 2025

Announcements!

Invoke-WebRequest Breaking Change (support.microsoft.com)
Windows PowerShell 5.1 now displays a security confirmation prompt when using the Invoke-WebRequest

command to fetch web pages without special parameters.

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By: Microsoft submitted:Dec 12 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Checking Where Tenant Users Go as Guests (office365itpros.com)
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.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Dec 12 2025

Create Web Links as HTML Files using PowerShell (tommymaynard.com)
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

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By: Tommy Maynard submitted:Dec 12 2025

PowerShell String Manipulation: Swap Lines (sid-500.com)
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.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Dec 12 2025

When Santa brings you a work request: Searching GitHub Repos and Gists for Text Patterns with PowerShell (skatterbrainz.wordpress.com)
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...

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By: SkatterBrainz submitted:Dec 12 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Deploying and configuring uBlock Origin Lite with PowerShell and Microsoft Intune (imab.dk)
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.

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By: Martin Bengtsson submitted:Dec 12 2025

Entra ECMA2Host Tools PowerShell Module (blog.darrenjrobinson.com)
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.

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By: Darren Robinson submitted:Dec 12 2025

PowerShell OSD Frontend Project (garytown.com)
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.

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By: Gary Blok submitted:Dec 12 2025

Servers101 (github.com)
Simple Servers in PowerShell.
By: James Brundage submitted:Dec 12 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Building Custom MCP Tools in PowerShell Universal (youtu.be)
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.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Dec 12 2025

Invoke-WebRequest Just Started Asking Questions (youtu.be)
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.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Dec 12 2025

Community

Cryptography, Cracking Codes, and Breaking CBC with Dr. Al Carlson (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
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.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Dec 12 2025

The Cmdlet Decision: When to Be Weird (jsnover.com)
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...

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By: Jeffrey Snover submitted:Dec 12 2025

Fun

Saving Christmas with PowerShell: Building a Reusable Matching Algorithm (youtu.be)
What starts as a simple Secret Santa script quickly turns into a full-blown constraint-based

matching engine.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Dec 12 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Dec 12 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Submissions must be posted by this Sunday, 14 Dec 2025
By: PSConfEU submitted:Dec 12 2025

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 find me on your preferred social media.

December 5, 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

App-Only Authentication for SharePoint Online PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
The latest versions of the SharePoint Online PowerShell module support app-only authentication

(certificate-based authentication) for the Connect-SPOService cmdlet. In other words, applications can now connect to SharePoint Online to run administrative cmdlets by presenting a registered Entra ID app and an X.509 certificate instead of the credentials for a human SharePoint administrator. It's a good change, even if I still prefer using the Graph APIs for SharePoint automation.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Dec 5 2025

Using the POSH-SYSLOG PowerShell module for logging (powershellisfun.com)
In my home network, I run a Graylog Syslog instance in Docker for logging network and Linux events.

But you can also log events from PowerShell scripts to Syslog for easy filtering or correlation. In this blog post, I will show you how that works.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Dec 5 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

GitHubBlueSky.ps1 (gist.github.com)
Get a GitHub user's BlueSky
By: James Brundage submitted:Dec 5 2025

PSIntro (github.com)
A welcome screen for PowerShell and a set of brief tutorials designed for absolute beginners. The

module also includes a few commands to help absolute PowerShell beginners manage their environment.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Dec 5 2025

PSRainbow 1.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
Provides a library of 24-bit colors that can be used in PowerShell scripts.
By: Gregory F Martin (Not Gary) submitted:Dec 5 2025

rs-devtools (github.com)
Various tools I made to automate very niche gamedev & media manipulation tasks
By: Kaizer Sensei submitted:Dec 5 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Numeric Precision in PowerShell (youtube.com)
In this PoshBytes short you will see how PowerShell can silently lose precision when big integer

math is promoted to double and how using the right numeric types and decimal literals helps keep your results exact.

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By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Dec 5 2025

PowerShell 7 Fundamentals (pluralsight.com)
More and more we turn to automation in IT to help improve efficiency for our day to day operations.

PowerShell has always been at the forefront of automation tools. The courses in this path start with the absolute basics of PowerShell so that you can learn how to automate away your problems from the ground up. You'll begin with installation before moving on to exploration of the PowerShell language and using your acquired skills to perform tasks from your day to day operations. Finally, you'll get a taste of writing actual PowerShell scripts to round out your automation skills and toolset.

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By: Jeff Hicks submitted:Dec 5 2025

Community

Free Security Wins for Sysadmins with Spencer Alessi (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Newly minted Microsoft MVP, pentester, and returning guest Spencer Alessi joins The PowerShell

Podcast to talk about growth, giving back, and building security through PowerShell. Spencer shares lessons from his journey from sysadmin to pen tester, including the importance of learning from mistakes, documenting wins, and advocating for yourself in your career. He also introduces his latest open-source project, AppLocker Inspector, and discusses tools like Locksmith, Pink Castle, and Purple Knight that help IT pros secure their environments and build confidence in automation and defense.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Dec 5 2025

Fun

Advent of Code 2025 (adventofcode.com)
Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill levels that

can be solved in any programming language you like. People use them as interview prep, company training, university coursework, practice problems, a speed contest, or to challenge each other.

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By: Eric Wastl submitted:Dec 5 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Dec 5 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Call closed 14 Dec 2025 - This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026
By: PSConfEU submitted:Dec 5 2025

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 find me on your preferred social media.

November 28, 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Fired techie admits sabotaging ex-employer, causing $862K in damage (go.theregister.com)
PowerShell script locked thousands of workers out of their accounts
By: Hacker & Security News submitted:Nov 28 2025

Gaining Confidence with Az CLI and Az PowerShell: Introducing What if & Export Bicep | Microsoft Community Hub (buff.ly)
Ever hesitated before hitting Enter on a command, wondering what changes it might make? You're not

alone. Whether you're deploying resources or updating...

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By: MS IT Tech News submitted:Nov 28 2025

How to Install Exchange Online PowerShell Module (fdaytalk.com)
The Exchange Online PowerShell module is essential for managing Microsoft 365 mailboxes, compliance

tasks, role assignments, transport rules, migrations, and automated scripts.

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By: fdaytalk.com submitted:Nov 28 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

IntuneHydrationKit v 0.1.1 (powershellgallery.com)
Hydrates Microsoft Intune tenants with best-practice baseline configurations including policies,

compliance packs, enrollment profiles, dynamic groups, security baselines, and conditional access starter packs.

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By: Jorgeasaurus submitted:Nov 28 2025

PsAstViewer v 1.0.6 (powershellgallery.com)
A graphical viewer and explorer for PowerShell Abstract Syntax Trees (AST)
By: Maxim Zaytsev submitted:Nov 28 2025

PSYahooFinance-AI v 1.0.1 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell module for getting financial data from Yahoo Finance. A port of the Python agno

YFinanceTools toolkit.

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By: Doug Finke submitted:Nov 28 2025

SpotifyUtils v 1.2.1 (powershellgallery.com)
A PowerShell module for managing your Spotify tracks and playlists via Spotify's API.
By: Nicholas Morris submitted:Nov 28 2025

Update to PSCloudPc (nielskok.tech)
Stefan Dingemanse and I made an update to our PowerShell module called PSCloudPc. This PowerShell

module enables you to manage Windows 365 via PowerShell with easy to use command lets. The MSGraph powershell module requires you to construct JSON body's. We made this in to easy to use "one-liners" Check out our Project website.

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By: Niels Kok submitted:Nov 28 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Pair Programming a PowerShell Platformer Live (youtube.com)
I am going to be live-coding some improvements to a game written in PowerShell. I will start by

getting familiar with the codebase, then I will move into looking at the open issues on the project, choose one, and then hopefully close the issue with a successful PR! Oh, did I mention that the game dev will be watching and criticising my every move? Yeah, Greg Martin is joining me.

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By: PDQ submitted:Nov 28 2025

PoshBytes: Mastering Here-Strings in PowerShell (youtube.com)
Learn PowerShell here-strings the fast way with practical examples.
By: Matthew Dowst [OC] submitted:Nov 28 2025

Community

Falling, Learning, and Laughing with PowerShell Friends (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Recorded live from SpiceWorld 2025 in Austin, Texas, this special PowerShell Podcast bar session

brings together community members Jeffery Hayes, Stephen Engler, Sean Wheeler, and Steven Judd for a fun and insightful celebration of PowerShell and community. Host Andrew Pla reflects on reaching the 200-episode milestone while sharing stories about growth, learning, and the value of connection. From early PowerShell journeys to the power of conferences, mentorship, and even a few bar-side life lessons, this lively session captures the heart of the PowerShell community.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 28 2025

Fun

GitHub – StartAutomating/PowerArcade: A Retro Arcade Game Console in PowerShell (github.com)
A Retro Arcade Game Console in PowerShell.
By: James Brundage submitted:Nov 28 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Nov 28 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Call closed 14 Dec 2025 - This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026
By: PSConfEU submitted:Nov 28 2025

Do you have a suggestion for PowerShell Weekly?
Do you know something that should be included?
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November 21, 2025

Announcements!

Happy Birthday to PowerShell (bsky.app)
It released 19 years ago today, and the shell has never been the same!
By: James Brundage submitted:Nov 21 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Best Practices for PowerShell Dot Sourcing, Part 2 (redmondmag.com)
Let's dive into some practical advice on naming conventions, variable management and code

organization to keep dot sourced scripts efficient, consistent and secure.

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By: Brien Posey submitted:Nov 21 2025

Making PowerShell More Comfortable: Configuring PSReadLine (jsdev.space)
A practical guide to installing, updating, and configuring PSReadLine to make PowerShell faster,

smarter, and more comfortable for everyday use.

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By: JSDev Space submitted:Nov 21 2025

Renaming Domain Controllers-Without Breaking It (jorgequestforknowledge.wordpress.com)
Yes, you can rename an Active Directory domain controller. (Usual disclaimers apply: just because

you can, doesn't mean you should.) If you do, be sure to follow Jorge's advice and use PowerShell to do it!

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By: Jorge de Almeida Pinto submitted:Nov 21 2025

Using the EntraExporter PowerShell module (powershellisfun.com)
In the past, I used LDIFDE or CSVDE to export Active Directory information. For Entra ID, there's

EntraExporter from Merill Fernando 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Nov 21 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

CommandWatch v 1.0.0 (powershellgallery.com)
A watch-like command runner for PowerShell.
By: Michael Levesque submitted:Nov 21 2025

Removing Inactive Entra ID User Accounts with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
The Entra ID Governance solution includes a workflow to detect and remove inactive user accounts.

Sounds good, but the same can be done with PowerShell if you want to avoid the cost of Entra ID Governance licenses or want to create a bespoke workflow that's better suited to the business needs of the organization. Azure Automation would be a good way to process this workflow.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Nov 21 2025

Toolbox v 1.0.2 (powershellgallery.com)
A robust PowerShell module for parallel remote task orchestration with runspaces, throttling,

timeout controls, structured output, error aggregation, retry logic, and pluggable task framework.

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By: Zachary Shupp submitted:Nov 21 2025

Uninstall Microsoft Graph & Entra PowerShell fast! (uninstall-graph.merill.net)
Free PowerShell module to completely uninstall Microsoft Graph PowerShell & Entra PowerShell

modules. Fixes dependency conflicts and authentication issues.

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By: Merill Fernando submitted:Nov 21 2025

Community

The PSADT Framework Explained and What’s New in Version 4.1 with Dan Cunningham (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, PowerShell Podcast host Andrew Pla chats with Dan Cunningham, Strategic Innovation

Leader for PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT), about the history, architecture, and evolution of the open-source framework used for enterprise software deployment. Dan explains how PSADT simplifies installs, improves logging, enhances user experience with UI dialogs, and provides consistency across environments. He also discusses the latest release, v4.1, which removes the need for Microsoft's ServiceUI, boosting both security and usability for Intune and SCCM deployments.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 21 2025

Why is “Handles” in PowerShell plural? (bsky.app)
Here the answer from the man himself Jeffery Snover.
By: Andrew Pla submitted:Nov 21 2025

Fun

ThoughtForTheDay v 2.0.2 (powershellgallery.com)
Provides a bit of daily wisdom
By: Lars Panzerbjørn submitted:Nov 21 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Nov 21 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Call closed 14 Dec 2025 - This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026
By: PSConfEU submitted:Nov 21 2025

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November 14, 2025

Announcements!

dbatools v 2.7.7 (github.com)
Check out what's all new and updated in the latest version of dbatools
By: the dbatools team submitted:Nov 14 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

A beginners guide to Microsoft Graph API rate limiting in Intune (msendpointmgr.com)
Ever seen your PowerShell script crash with a mysterious HTTP 429 Too Many Requests from Microsoft

Graph? That's rate limiting - the API's polite way of telling you to slow down. In this post, we dig into Graph's global and Intune-specific limits, how to read the Retry-After header when it appears (and what to do when it doesn't), and how to build exponential backoff into your scripts so your automations stay smooth, resilient, and throttle-friendly

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By: Ben Whitmore submitted:Nov 14 2025

Download/Upload to Azure Storage Accounts with SAS-link and PowerShell (alexholmeset.blog)
Super short blogpost today, just two commands on how you use SAS link to download and upload files

with PowerShell/RestAPI. Same can be done with Python using a link like this. Yes, I know my SAS ID is in the code, but its not valid anymore

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By: Alexander Holmeset submitted:Nov 14 2025

How to Run PowerShell Scripts: A Complete Guide (petri.com)
This guide covers how to run PowerShell scripts: everything from basic script execution to remote

operations, parameter passing, and troubleshooting. PowerShell is useful for automating administrative tasks, but before you can run PowerShell scripts, you need to understand the mechanisms that control script execution.

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By: Mike Kanakos submitted:Nov 14 2025

Notify Requesters When GitLab Issues Move Through the Development Pipeline (thelazyadministrator.com)
I use GitLab's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) feature to track who requested each item. From

there, I wanted a way for requesters to be automatically notified as their item moved through the development pipeline, from Backlog to In Progress, Testing/Review, and finally Done.

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By: Brad Wyatt submitted:Nov 14 2025

Notifying users on Windows when an iOS update is required – Microsoft Intune, Automation Account and Toast Notification Script combined (imab.dk)
Introduction Your users carry iPhones but spend most of their workday on Windows devices. When Apple

releases an iOS update, Intune can flag non-compliance - but the built-in notifications on iOS are often overlooked and don't have the same visibility or urgency as alerts on a user's primary work device. The solution: cross-platform automation.

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By: Martin Bengtsson submitted:Nov 14 2025

Practical Graph: How to Check Unexpected Sign-Ins Against Utility Accounts (practical365.com)
Utility accounts exist in every Microsoft 365 tenant. These accounts are not intended for normal

user activity and include accounts used for Exchange room and shared mailboxes and the break-glass or emergency accounts intended to allow administrators to sign-in if their usual accounts are blocked. This article shows how to use PowerShell and the Microsoft Graph to check sign-in events to ensure that the accounts aren't being accessed.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Nov 14 2025

Using the DnsClient-PS PowerShell Module for cross-platform DNS querying (powershellisfun.com)
Because it's always DNS, and because you want to query DNS on non-Windows systems, too, using

PowerShell... You can use the DnsClient-PS module. In this brief blog post, I will demonstrate how it works.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Nov 14 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Check Your vCenter & ESXi Versions in Seconds (PowerCLI One-Liner Guide) (angrysysops.com)
If you need a quick, reliable way to see which vCenter build you're on and what versions your ESXi

hosts are running, this post is...

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By: Piotr Tarnawski submitted:Nov 14 2025

PSWriteHTML v 1.39.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PSWriteHTML is PowerShell Module to generate beautiful HTML reports, pages, emails without any

knowledge of HTML, CSS or JavaScript. To get started basics PowerShell knowledge is required.

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By: Przemyslaw Klys submitted:Nov 14 2025

Script To Download the Current Version of PowerShell (bynkiidotcom.wordpress.com)
One of the annoying things about well, any software is checking to see if you have the currrent

version. This is a thing with PowerShell, and because the PowerShell team in its finite wisdom has de...

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By: Bynkii submitted:Nov 14 2025

Community

200 Episodes of Community with Frank Lesniak (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this milestone 200th episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Frank Lesniak returns to chat with Andrew

Pla about automation, community, and what it means to "bet on yourself." Frank shares his experiences leading cybersecurity and enterprise architecture projects, using PowerShell for AWS security automation, and developing tools to simplify complex data exports. He also discusses the upcoming PowerShell Summit, his work with DuPage Animal Friends, and the value of giving back through mentorship, community involvement, and open source.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 14 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Nov 14 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Call closed 14 Dec 2025 - This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026
By: PSConfEU submitted:Nov 14 2025

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November 7, 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Building Event-Driven Automations in Microsoft 365 Using Graph Subscriptions (thelazyadministrator.com)
This post demonstrates how to use Microsoft Graph Subscriptions to create event-driven automation in

Microsoft 365. Graph Subscriptions allow applications to receive real-time notifications when specific changes occur within Microsoft 365 resources such as users, groups, or mailboxes, without the need for constant polling.

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By: Brad Wyatt submitted:Nov 7 2025

Managing your WSL instances in PowerShell using the WSL Module (powershellisfun.com)
I use WSL instances on my machine in VSCode to test and develop scripts, as well as to easily test

Linux-based applications on my Windows machine. In this blog post, I will show how the Module works and make managing WSL easier.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Nov 7 2025

PowerShell Tab Title in Windows Terminal (damirscorner.com)
I often have several tabs open in my Windows Terminal. And I like how I can easily identify the

right one by its title if it's a tab for WSL or an SSH connection. Fortunately, PowerShell can also auto-update the tab title, it's just not configured to do so by default.

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By: Damir Arh submitted:Nov 7 2025

Understanding the trap Statement in PowerShell (sid-500.com)
In PowerShell, error handling is a crucial aspect of writing robust and reliable scripts. One of the

powerful features to manage errors gracefully is the trap statement.

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Nov 7 2025

Zero-Touch Microsoft Connected Cache with Intune (msendpointmgr.com)
What is Microsoft Connected Cache (or MCC)? Microsoft Connected Cache, or DOINC (Delivery

Optimization In-Network Cache) was first released with Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1903 and was created with the intent of replacing distribution points for cloud native devices (aka Entra joined aka AADJ).

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By: Jose Schenardie submitted:Nov 7 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

AzNetworkLatency v 0.0.4 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell module to determine the network latency between two Azure regions.
By: AutoSysOps (Leo Visser) submitted:Nov 7 2025

PSPlaywright v 0.1.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PSPlaywright is a PowerShell module for browser automation using Microsoft Playwright. It enables

scripting and automation of web browsers from PowerShell.

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By: Adam Driscoll submitted:Nov 7 2025

Reporting the Use of Emojis in Teams Reactions (office365itpros.com)
This article explains how to use PowerShell to extract audit data to analyze the use of emojis as

Teams reactions to chat and channel messages. This is not an exercise that leads to any great business value, but it's a good way to show the sometimes surprising data that can be extracted from audit records.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Nov 7 2025

Toast Notification Script v3 is here! (imab.dk)
Introduction I've completely REWRITTEN my popular Toast Notification Script from the ground up - now

exclusively for Microsoft Intune!

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By: Martin Bengtsson submitted:Nov 7 2025

Version 1.5 of the Microsoft 365 User Password and Authentication Report (office365itpros.com)
The Microsoft 365 User Passwords and Authentication report now includes the last used date for

authentication methods (when available).

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Nov 7 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

PoshBytes: Encrypting secrets with Protect-CmsMessage (without summoning eldritch IT beings) [OC] (youtube.com)
Stop sharing secrets in plain text.Use Protect-CmsMessage like a pro to encrypt, decrypt, done.
By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Nov 7 2025

Community

BurntToast v1.0 and 10 Years of PowerShell Notifications with Josh King (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Andrew's longtime friend, mentor, and PowerShell legend Josh King joins The PowerShell Podcast to

celebrate the tenth anniversary and version 1.0 release of his popular open-source module BurntToast, which powers customizable Windows toast notifications. Josh shares the story behind the project's evolution, the challenges of maintaining an open-source module with millions of downloads, and the balance between community expectations and personal well-being.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Nov 7 2025

Upcoming Events

Cliff diving with PowerShell (And other bad ideas) (by Stephen Valdinger) (meetup.com)
Much like you wouldn't go BASE jumping without a parachute, you wouldn't hand a script to someone

with validation, right? Right??? In this session, we'll cover some tips and tricks for making your PowerShell code more user-friendly and helpful when things go wrong.

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By: Pacific PowerShell User Group submitted:Nov 7 2025

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Nov 7 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Call closed 14 Dec 2025 - This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026
By: PSConfEU submitted:Nov 7 2025

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October 31, 2025

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Automating ‘Have I Been Pwned’ Breach Checks for Entra ID Groups using PowerShell (imab.dk)
Introduction In today's digital landscape, data breaches are unfortunately common. As

security-conscious professionals, we need to be proactive about monitoring whether our users' credentials have been compromised. That's why I built an automated PowerShell tool that checks Entra ID (Azure AD) group members against the Have I Been Pwned database.

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By: Martin Bengtsson submitted:Oct 31 2025

Creating/downloading videos from Azure OpenAI Sora 2 by PowerShell/API (alexholmeset.blog)
Short blogpost today with an updated PowerShell script to generate Sora 2 videos with the Azure AI

Foundry API.

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By: Alexander Holmeset submitted:Oct 31 2025

Microsoft Graph: a Practical Guide – Part 2 (allwayshype.com)
From one-off to repeatable functions
By: Hailey Phillips submitted:Oct 31 2025

Migrating from PowerShell 6 to 7.5: Breaking Changes/New Features (adamtheautomator.com)
Migrate from PowerShell Core 6 to 7.5: breaking changes, features, and testing tips.
By: Adam Bertram submitted:Oct 31 2025

Practical PowerShell: How to Analyze Junk Email and Intercept Traffic from Spammy Domains (practical365.com)
Despite the best efforts of anti-spam solutions, some unwanted messages usually get through to user

inboxes. This article explains how to analyze messages that end up in Junk Email and use the results to create a transport rule to block future traffic from the spammy domains.

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Oct 31 2025

Using Get-Random in PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
You can roll the dice, select a random name with your eyes closed, etc., or you can use Get-Random

🙂 In this blog post, I will show you what the Cmdlet does and how you can use it.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Oct 31 2025

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Logic.Monitor v 7.7.0 (powershellgallery.com)
PowerShell module to query the Logic Monitor API.
By: Steven Villardi submitted:Oct 31 2025

POSH-ADO-NugetArtefact v 0.5.0 (powershellgallery.com)
a few cmdlets to manage your ADO Artifact Nuget Packages and feed from PowerShell
By: LCU submitted:Oct 31 2025

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

The Joy Of Loop Labels (mrpowershell.com)
Loop labels are a powerful and underused part of many programming languages.
By: James Brundage submitted:Oct 31 2025

Community

Always Hype About Automation with Hailey Phillips (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Microsoft MVP Hailey Phillips joins The PowerShell Podcast to share her journey from systems

engineer to automation innovator. She talks about IntuneStack, her new PowerShell-driven CI/CD project for Intune environments, and how it bridges the gap between systems engineering and DevOps. Hailey also reflects on her path to becoming an MVP, her experiences at MMS, and the importance of mentorship, collaboration, and authenticity in the tech community.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Oct 31 2025

Building Toast Notifications in PowerShell with BurntToast v1 (youtube.com)
Josh King will show us how to build custom toast notifications for your users, explore the latest

features in BurntToast v1, and see practical examples you can use in your scripts today. Whether you want to alert users about updates, display automation results, or just have some fun with PowerShell pop-ups, then this session has you covered.

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By: PDQ submitted:Oct 31 2025

Fun

ColorScripts-Enhanced v 2025.10.31.16 (powershellgallery.com)
Professional ANSI Art Terminal Experience
By: Nick2bad4u submitted:Oct 31 2025

Get-TrickOrTreat (gist.github.com)
Do you dare to run it!
By: Matthew Dowst submitted:Oct 31 2025

Upcoming Events

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 (powershellsummit.org)
April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
By: PowerShell.org submitted:Oct 31 2025

PSConfEU 2026 Call for Speakers (sessionize.com)
Call closed 14 Dec 2025 - This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026
By: PSConfEU submitted:Oct 31 2025

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