Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Update 29
  The latest update to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK fixes a major issue but introduces new problems. The authors of the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook have updated it to reflect the current situation and include new information.
• Tracking File-Level Archiving Activity in SharePoint Online with PowerShell
  This article demonstrates how to use the Microsoft Graph API to track file-level archiving activity in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. The script fetches all Microsoft 365 Groups, finds document libraries, and iterates through files to check their archive status.
• Maintaining Stable Azure Automation Runtime Environments
  To maintain stable Azure Automation runtime environments, it's recommended to use separate production and test environments for PowerShell module updates. This ensures that runbooks execute reliably without being affected by potential problems in updated modules.
• Replacing Old Batch Files with PowerShell: A Migration Guide
  A guide for migrating legacy batch files to PowerShell, covering what maps to what, when to leave batch alone, and common pitfalls like exit codes and quoting.
• Powershell Update Goes Sideways
  The latest PowerShell update in Windows Terminal caused issues such as an 'Installation abandoned' error message and switching to the command prompt instead of PowerShell. The author experiences these problems while using WinGet.
• Determining Script types with Decision Models
  An article discussing using decision models to determine the type of PowerShell scripts used, without relying on script content.
• Getting OneDrive size and real size on disk using PowerShell
  This article provides a script to retrieve both the full size and actual space used by files in OneDrive on disk, utilizing PowerShell and .NET classes.
• Azure Runbook: Entra ID App Secret Expiry Notifications
  If you have ever received a call on a Monday morning saying “the integration stopped working” and after an hour of troubleshooting you found out that the client secret of an Entra ID app registration expired over the weekend, then this post is for you. Or maybe it was the SAML certificate of an Enterprise...

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

• Using the PowerShell PSCompression module to create or extract ZIP, tar, RAR, gzip, bzip2, etc
  The PSCompression module in PowerShell allows for compressing files beyond just ZIP, including tar, RAR, gzip, and bzip2.
• PSWSMan 3.0.0
  Cross platform module that implements the WSMan connection plugin for remoting.
• Nitrogen 1.1.0
  Stuff a little AI into diagnosing your local machine with AI assistance

Community

• The PowerShell Summer of Fun With James Brundage The PowerShell Summer of Fun With James Brundage
  Andrew sits down with longtime PowerShell legend James Brundage to recap what he calls his "summer of fun," a stretch of side projects that prove PowerShell can go way further than most of us ever thought to push it. James kicks things off with Wave, a module for creating and manipulating real .wav files in the object pipeline. Once you see audio as a sine wave and some math, you can generate notes, play music, and even draw animated SVG waves straight from PowerShell.
• PSConfEU MiniCon 2026
  The author recapitulates the annual PSConfEU MiniCon, an online version of the event, which they attended and participated in using Gather's interaction style.
• PowerShell Community Call - October 15th, 2026
  For more information on the PowerShell Community Call, check out https://aka.ms/PSCommunityCall

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