Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• Audit Every SMB Share Permission with Get-SmbShareAccess
  Learn how to audit SMB share permissions using the Get-SmbShareAccess PowerShell cmdlet, identifying unnecessary 'Everyone' and 'Full Control' grants, and reviewing NTFS ACLs before making any permission changes.
• Migrate DHCP Without Losing Leases with Export-DhcpServer
  Learn how to migrate a DHCP server by using Export-DhcpServer and Import-DhcpServer, while keeping existing leases intact.
• Exchange Web Services Enters the Final Mile
  Microsoft will retire Exchange Web Services (EWS) on April 1, 2027, as part of its effort to reduce attack surface and move customers to more modern APIs. Administrators should review the EwsAllowedAppIDs allow list and add additional application identifiers if necessary, and re-enable EWS via the Baseline Security Mode settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center or by updating the tenant configuration through Exchange Online PowerShell.
• Report on the Feature Update level of Intune Devices using PowerShell
  This article introduces a PowerShell script that helps users determine the feature update level for Windows clients managed by Microsoft Intune.
• Azure Automation Workflows für IT-Teams zugänglich machen, ohne dass jeder Zugriff aufs Runbook braucht
  Die Nutzung von Azure Automation Workflows kann für IT-Teams erschwert sein, da das Starten eines Skripts Zugriff auf das gesamte Azure-Abonnement voraussetzt. Eine Lösung hierfür ist die Erstellung einer Ebene über Azure Automation, die bestehende Runbooks als einfache Aktionen zugänglich macht, ohne dass der ausführende Mitarbeiter Zugriff auf das Azure-Portal benötigt.
• How to Hide & Show the Taskbar in Windows 11
  This guide shows users how to hide and show the taskbar in Windows 11 using various methods, including Settings, Registry, and PowerShell.
• PowerShell Commands to Clean Up Windows and Speed It Up Without a Cleaner App
  Learn how to use PowerShell commands to clean up Windows, free disk space, repair system files, optimize drives, and fix network issues without relying on a cleaner app.
• Stop Hiding Errors With -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  Learn better error handling techniques in the samelessly self promoted blog post :)

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

• Introducing the WinCLAT PowerShell Module
  The WinCLAT PowerShell module is released, providing a way to manage and evaluate Windows CLAT in IPv6 environments.
• ugit v0.4.7
  ugit an update!
• TheDashboard v 0.0.45
  TheDashboard is a module that allows you to create a dashboard for your HTML reports

Community

• Night of the Living Certificates with Jake Hildreth
  It's the Halloween episode, and Jake Hildreth is back to raise the dead. Fresh off Wild West Hackin' Fest in Deadwood, South Dakota (a town of 1,100 people that welcomes 1,200 hackers, a mechanical bull, and a round of Hacker Feud), Jake walks Andrew through his talk. The talk idea is simple and kind of brilliant: one tool to build a vulnerable AD CS lab, one tool to attack it, and one tool to defend and fix it. He also shares the very real story of ripping the auto-pwn pieces out of ESCalator four days before the talk and finishing his demos 45 minutes before showtime.

Fun

• Get-TrickOrTreat.ps1
  Trick or Treat (Safe Prank Edition) If Treat you are given a PowerShell tip. If Trick, a simulated deletion is run. No Remove-Item or destructive cmdlets are used.

Events

• On-Ramp Scholarship
  A scholarship for younger technology professionals to attend the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit, covering airfare and lodging.
• 20 Years Of PowerShell - One Idea That Changed IT Forever
  2 decades ago, an idea changed the world of IT automation forever. Join us on Saturday, November 14, 2026, as we celebrate PowerShell's 20th birthday with its inventor, Jeffrey Snover, and special guests from the PowerShell community.

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