What You Missed This Week in PowerShell!
Blogs
Keeping PowerShell Modules Up To Date
by Thomas Lee on Saturday July 14th, 2018
Learn a simple technique for checking which of your modules from the PowerShell Gallery have an update.
When TLS 1.2 Breaks Invoke-WebRequest
by Lawrence Hwang on July 15th, 2018
In Windows PowerShell, there’s a limitation with Invoke-WebRequest and sites that only use TLS 1.2. This article covers a workaround for this problem. This issue is not present with Invoke-WebRequest in PowerShell Core.
Start-Job Like a Boss
by Marc Kellerman on July 16th, 2018
Load your user session functions and invoke them as jobs on remote systems using throttling and timeout controls.
Parse HTML and Pass to Cognitive Services Text-to-Speech
by Sean Kearney, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft on July 16th
Use Text-to-Speech in Azure to read a web page outloud in Windows 10.
PowerShell By Mistake
by Don Jones on July 18th, 2018
Don started a new book on Leanpub which helps you learn PowerShell by reviewing “broken code” and discovering the answers.
Forum Topics
PowerShell.org Challenge - Unanswered Post
Configuration Manager New CMProgram
Amir Atary needs guidance with usage on a ConfigMgr cmdlet. Please assist if you can help.
PowerShell.org - Most Popular Post
“Find Commands with Parameter Names”
The response by postanote contains a useful list of commands for newcomers.
Reddit - Most Popular Post
“CaptureIT: A PowerShell Module to generate GIFs of the actively selected window or your entire desktop screen by u/_Unas on July 16th, 2018
Create gifs of an active window or your desktop with one easy command.
Media
Sliding Windows Audiocast - “Automation with Jeffrey Snover”
by Thorsten Butz on July 11th, 2018
Take 45 minutes and listen to this excellent podcast with Jeffrey Snover. Recorded during the PowerShell Conference Europe in April, Jeffrey provides insight to a number of thoughtful questions that cover a wide range of topics, including the history of PowerShell, how certain decisions came to be, some regrets, and the future of PowerShell.
Related Articles
PowerShell Escape Room
PowerShell Escape Room by Michiel Hamers by Michiel Hamers https://about.me/michielhamers/ Why on earth you want to create an Escape Room with PowerShell as backend? I’ve always been a fan of escape rooms, so I decided to create my own for my kids. I wanted to make it something that would be challenging and fun for them, but also educational. I decided to use PowerShell as the backend for the escape room, as I’m a PowerShell developer and I thought it would be a great way to learn more about the language.
Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module: Getting Started Guide
Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module: Getting Started Guide by Jeff Brown Microsoft is retiring the Azure AD Graph API sometime after June 30, 2023 (announcement). This retirement includes the Azure AD PowerShell module. In its place, Microsoft has released the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module. The Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is the next-generation way of managing Microsoft cloud services using PowerShell. If you have used MSOnline or Azure AD PowerShell in the past, you’ll need to read on to learn about this new module.
ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 08-October-2021
Topics include VMWare, Windows 11, Web Reports and more… Special thanks to Robin Dadswell, Prasoon Karunan V, Kiran Patnayakuni and Kevin Laux How to gather your vCenter inventory data with this VMware PowerShell script by Scott Matteson on 7th October Inventory reports are a common request when administering a VMware vCenter environment. Learn how this VMware PowerShell script can make such requests quick and easy Building a Web Report in PowerShell, use the -Force Luke by Chris Noring on 8th October