ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 21-June-2019
Topics include security tools, security fixes, operation validation and module updates and open source UI creation.
Special thanks to Prasoon Karunan V,Mark Roloff and Robin Dadswell.
WINSpect - Powershell based Windows Auditing Tool
by Bala Ganesh on June 20th
An over view of the WINSpect Tool.
PSAvalonia – Open source PowerShell bindings for Avalonia
by Adam Driscoll on June 17th
Avalonia is a WPF-style cross-platform UI library. Today, we are open sourcing a PowerShell module to create UIs using the Avalonia library. The Avalonia bindings that were once part of PowerShell Pro Tools are now open source and up on GitHub and the PowerShell Gallery.
Distributed and Flexible Operations Validation Framework – Introduction
by Ravikanth Chaganti on June 17th
Learn about the various options for operation validations are, and the limitations each come with.
New Release: VMware PowerCLI 11.3.0
by Kyle Ruddy on June 20th
See what updates have been made in PowerCLI 11.3.0 from speed improvements to new cmdlets.
Mitigating BlueKeep with PowerShell
by Mike F Robbins on June 14th
Ways to mitigate the BlueKeep vulnerability using remote PowerShell
Reddit /r/PowerShell - Most Popular Weekly Post
Help out in a discussion about SSL PowerShell Remoting, should it be done, or shouldn’t it?
Youtube: Tyler Leonhardt - Simply REST API testing with Autorest and PowerShell
Simplify testing of REST APIs using PowerShell and AutoRest
Testing REST APIs can be a pain. First you must construct you URI, then you decide what headers you need, maybe it needs a body… Then you’ll throw it in tools like cURL or Postman and hope you’ve formatted it correctly. What if it didn’t have to be that way? What if you could interact with your REST API from the comfort of your terminal without having to build a single URL.
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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.
The first step was to design the rooms. I wanted to make sure that there were a variety of puzzles and challenges that my kids would have to solve. I also wanted to make sure that the rooms were visually appealing and engaging. Once I had the rooms designed, I started building them.
I used a variety of materials to build the rooms, including wood, cardboard, and fabric. I also used a few electronic components, such as a USB extension cable with a switch and a 3-button keyboard. The USB extension cable with a switch was used to create a physical button that my kids could press to solve one of the puzzles. The 3-button keyboard was used to enter the code that my kids had to find to solve another puzzle.
I also used a few websites to create rebus puzzles that my kids had to solve. I printed out the rebus puzzles and placed them around the rooms. Once my kids had solved all of the puzzles, they were able to enter the code on a single screen to escape the room.
In this blog post, we’ll delve into the process of creating an engaging PowerShell escape room for the global PowerShell community. We’ll emphasize the significance of storytelling and provide a detailed breakdown of the PowerShell structure used for the escape room.
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