Announcements!

• v7.7.0-preview.1 Release of PowerShell
  Tons of great changes in store with 7.7. Check it out for yourself.
• Announcing Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3.2.0 - PowerShell Team
  This post announces the General Availability of Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3.2.0, with new Windows resources, Bicep gRPC integration, WhatIf support, expression language improvements...

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
  Starting June 1, your Copilot usage will consume GitHub AI Credits.
• PowerShell for Bash Users: Finding Equivalents to Common Unix Command-Line Tools
  When switching from bash to PowerShell, you often run into inconveniences simply because you don’t know what the equivalents are and how to use them.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

• Did you know there is a Giphy rating in Teams? Custom Maester Tests save the day
  Now let me ask you, how secure is your Microsoft Teams? When was the last time you looked at how it was configured?
• Gist Convert Word Documents to Different Formats
  Gist Convert Word Documents to Different Formats.
• NimbleHighlight
  Syntax Highlight any powershell, in the console.
• Extracting and Auditing Azure DevOps Permissions at Scale with PowerShell
  Azure DevOps organizations accumulate permissions over time. Groups are created, users are added, Entra (Azure AD) groups are nested into project groups, and team structures evolve.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

• PoshBytes: To Delete or To Empty Items? PowerShell Has Opinions
  In PowerShell, clearing something and removing something are not the same thing. In this PoshBytes, I walk through the difference between Clear-ItemProperty and Remove-ItemProperty.

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:…

Fun

• I haven't been rickrollin
  Whatever you say James :)

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.

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.

Announcements!

• PowerShell MSI package deprecation and preview updates
  Beginning with PowerShell 7.7-preview.1 (April 2026), the MSIX package will be the primary installation method for PowerShell on Windows. We will no longer ship the MSI installer package for new PowerShell releases.
• Microsoft PowerShell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
  If you are running versions 7.4 or 7.5 be sure to update to 7.4.14 or 7.5.5 to be protected.

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• Creating a Planner Weekly Notification Email for Incomplete Tasks
  A reader wanted a weekly incomplete task report to send details of Planner tasks to people with outstanding work to do. We used PowerShell to scan for incomplete tasks for people who are members of a group, perform some analysis on the data, and create and send email. Despite some deficiencies in the Planner Graph API, the code is pretty straightforward.
• How to Survive the 2026 Secure Boot Certificate Expiry
  Deploy Windows UEFI CA 2023 before the June 2026 certificate expiry. Inventory devices, update OEM firmware, and trigger enrollment via Intune or PowerShell registry settings.
• Running Copilot Retrieval Searches with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK
  The Copilot Retrieval API is a Microsoft Graph API that apps can use to search Microsoft 365 locations to find information to ground user prompts. Grounding means that the apps use the information found by Copilot to add context to the queries they submit to a generative AI engine for processing. Although I don’t have an immediate purpose for the API, it provides a nice insight into how grounding works.
• Automate SOC 2 Compliance with PowerShell and Azure
  Learn how to use Azure Policy, the EPAC framework, and PowerShell to automate SOC 2 compliance evidence collection, enforce controls across subscriptions, and build a continuous audit trail.
• PowerShell MSI Package Deprecation starting with the new preview updates (v7.7 Preview 1)
  PowerShell always had an MSI package that you could download and distribute yourself to install and update, starting with Preview 1 of v7.7, which has changed to MSIX. In this short blog post, I will explain what this means.
• Find Computers with Pending Reboot Status Using PowerShell
  After installing certain patches or security updates on Windows, a restart may be required for them to take effect. However, if users continually postpone rebooting their computers or if the…

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit - Session Materials
  Even if you couldn't make it to the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026, you can still browse the official repository for speaker session materials.
• PoshWeb/OP: Overpowered module for Open Packages
  Just dropped an Overpowered Module for Open Packages. Make anything a package!

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

• PowerShell for Hackers, Part 1: The Basics – Hackers Arise
  For those of you who want to learn Powershell but weren’t sure how to approach it, we’ve created a series with more articles on the way. Helpful for both red team and blue team You can start with Part 1 covering the basics

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

• 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.

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• 2026: Check Secure Boot Certificates of all Domain-Computers with PowerShell
  The Microsoft Secure Boot certificate expires in 2026. Here is a PowerShell script that retrieves the Secure Boot boot certificate information from all domain computers and checks whether they contain the CA
• Mail-Advanced.ReadWrite permissions required to change sensitive email properties in Exchange Online via Graph API
  Microsoft announced a breaking change to the Microsoft Graph API affecting Exchange Online: from December 31, 2026
• Check PowerShell Scripts for deprecated Azure AD or MSOnline Cmdlets
  You might have read it a few times… The Azure AD and MSOnline PowerShell modules are deprecated, and scripts that use Cmdlets from these modules should be updated to use Microsoft Graph Cmdlets. In this blog post, I will show you a script to scan for them and also which replacement Cmdlets you should use instead.
• PowerShell does 3 things Windows Settings simply can't, no matter how hard you try
  PowerShell unlocks powerful Windows features you can’t access in Settings. Here are the ones actually worth using.
• New Native PowerShell Support for Intune Win32 Apps
  We explore how the traditional PowerShell script installers work with Win32 apps, and what the new native support changes are.

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

• PoshBytes: What The Blank!
  Sometimes a value in PowerShell looks blank… but technically isn’t.

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

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
  April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
• 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.

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

• PSExchangeClock
  Just me playing about with some Gui's that countdown and fire an action, when I find the article I got code from will give credit.
• TIL: there's a nuget package for PowerShell that you can install as a dotnet tool
  Thanks to Marc-Andre Moreau for pointing this out! Be sure to give him a follow on BlueSky @awakecoding.com
• psmux: Tmux on Windows Powershell
  The real tmux for Windows. Not a port, not a wrapper, not a workaround.
• PSFirebird
  PowerShell toolkit for Firebird databases. Contribute to fdcastel/PSFirebird development by creating an account on GitHub.
• GitHub v 0.42.2
  A PowerShell module to interact with GitHub, both interactively and via automation.
• AiLogging v 2.0.18
  Helper module for PowerShell developers that allows easy logging of script activity to Azure Application Insights

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

• Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) Book out now!
  Practical PowerShell Exchange Server Subscription Edition is an 800+ page book on learning to script and use PowerShell to manage your Exchange SE servers.
• PowerShell in 100 Seconds
  Send this to everyone you know who asks, What is PowerShell?

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

• Play Doom entirely from DNS records using PowerShell
  Disclaimer: I have not tested this and there is a lot of code behind it. As with anything you download be sure to review before running.

Events

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
  April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA

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

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

• CMHealthCheck: ConfigMgr Health Check Reporting PowerShell functions
  For anyone using the "cmhealthcheck" powershell module, I posted a heavy update (v1.1.0) but not to PS Gallery yet. I'd like to ask for help testing and providing feedback first. If you're interested, download it from the GitHub repo
• Deck: Terminal-based presentations from Markdown files using PowerShell
  I'd love to have more people install the Deck PowerShell module and then join the Discussions in the project repo to help shape the future of this module.
• PSBlitz v6.0.0: GUI Mode, HTML Overhaul, and Google Cloud SQL Support
  The latest release of PSBlitz (6.0.0) is finally out and it brings GUI Mode, Dark Mode, Google Cloud SQL Support, and updated resources.

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

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
  April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA

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

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

• Update Windows Secure Boot DB certificates with Group Policy and PowerShell
  Microsoft's original Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Windows devices that still rely on these certificates will no longer receive security updates for boot components, leaving them out of compliance. To address this, Microsoft is rolling out new 2023 certificates for the UEFI Secure Boot Signature Database (DB). Administrators can deploy these certificates to domain-joined machines using Group Policy, PowerShell, or the Windows Configuration System (WinCS). This article covers the technical background, the registry-based deployment mechanism, and Microsoft's sample automation framework for enterprise rollouts.
• Azure runbook and “Assembly with same name is already loaded”.
  I was working on one runbook when all of a sudden was getting below error: Assembly with same name is already loaded
• Scanning .NET Target Frameworks with PowerShell
  Here a useful script to scan a folder to find out what .NET Target Frameworks is used across lot of projects with PowerShell
• WinGet Configuration: Set up your dev machine in one command
  I’ve set up a lot of dev machines in my life. Traditionally, this takes a lot of time to get everything just right, but now there’s a faster way with WinGet Configuration files. Let me show you how to.
• Windows quietly shipped a real sudo command, and it changes everything about how I use the terminal
  If you are a Windows user, you know the pain of trying to run a command in PowerShell only to realize you cannot do it because Windows wants the app to run as an administrator.
• Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 1
  Semantic versioning gives PowerShell script changes clear meaning so you can evolve scripts quickly without letting updates devolve into chaos.

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

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
  April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA

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

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• Monitor your PowerShell modules in Azure
  Learn how you can add monitoring to your PowerShell modules with Azure Application Insights
• Deploy Enterprise PowerShell Modules Using Azure Artifacts
  Build a private PowerShell repository using Azure Artifacts with automated CI/CD publishing, semantic versioning, code signing, and JEA integration for secure enterprise module distribution.
• A Slopoly start to AI-enhanced ransomware attacks
  During a ransomware engagement, X-Force discovered a PowerShell script deployed on an infected server. The script appears to be the client component of a novel C2 framework we named “Slopoly.”
• Windows Terminal Preview 1.25 Release
  Windows Terminal 1.25 is released to the Preview Channel, with Settings Search, Action Editing, New Languages, and more.
• Intune PowerShell Script Delay? Here Is What Really Causes It
  Why does an Intune PowerShell script not run immediately? This post explains the 8 hour IME timer and session change triggers.

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

• Learning PowerShell on Microsoft Learn
  If you don't already know, there is a 'Learning PowerShell' section on Microsoft Learn. It's truly a great start (or continuation) of your PowerShell journey. In this blog post, I will highlight the different chapters.
• Automating Windows 11 Hyper-V Deployments with PowerShell
  Building and maintaining a virtual lab can be time consuming, especially when each virtual machine needs manual configuration after first boot.

Community

• Zero Trust and PowerShell in K12 with Jim Tyler Zero
  Returning guest and Microsoft MVP Jim Tyler joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk Zero Trust security, K–12 IT leadership, open-source tooling, and building technology that serves real-world needs. Jim shares how he uses PowerShell to proactively harden school environments, including his Ghost module for endpoint lockdown and his Chrome extension You Shall Not Pass for classroom device management.
• PowerShell Community Award Nominations
  Have you submitted your nominations for the PowerShell Community awards? Make your voice heard.
• Monad to Millions - Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community
  If you missed the Live Steam, you can still watch the recording.

Events

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
  April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA

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

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

• New to PSReadline? Start here.
  PSReadLine is shaping your PowerShell experience whether you realize it or not.

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

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026
  April 13-17, 2026 in Bellevue, WA
• Monad to Millions - Celebrating Jeffrey Snover & the PowerShell Community
  Join us, 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.

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

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
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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.