Shared mailboxes might need Microsoft Defender for Office 365 licenses, but how do you identify how many licenses? We use PowerShell to do the job.

As someone who frequently performs administration activities in Microsoft Entra ID, I’ve frequently had the occasion where I’ve needed to provide access to an enterprise application and wanted to iden...

Alt: So, apparently it's _always_ been easy to do byte buffer manipulation in PowerShell and none of us ever noticed. We've always been able to strongly type an array. We've always been able to multiply arrays. Of course this would work. This always has worked. It always will work. And it opens up _so_ many doors. Basically we can read and write binary formats in PowerShell by a very small amount of clever byte math (just the way early C developers intended) So, this is fun, especially when combined with hex notation. Have fun with two of the most insanely simple lines you've ever seen. Make sure to put the type before the variable name, so PowerShell strongly types the variable! Make sure to expand the array in a second statement to keep things speedy. Hope this helps, and don't do anything too crazy!

In this episode, PowerShell Podcast host Andrew Pla chats with Dan Cunningham, Strategic Innovation Leader for PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT), about the history, architecture, and evolution of the open-source framework used for enterprise software deployment. Dan explains how PSADT simplifies installs, improves logging, enhances user experience with UI dialogs, and provides consistency across environments. He also discusses the latest release, v4.1, which removes the need for Microsoft’s ServiceUI, boosting both security and usability for Intune and SCCM deployments.   Key Takeaways: Smarter software deployments – PSADT provides a structured, battle-tested framework for automating installs, repairs, and removals, saving IT teams time while improving consistency and reliability. Security and stability first – The 4.1 release replaces the risky ServiceUI dependency, strengthening system security and making UI deployments safer and easier. Open source with enterprise value – With over a decade of community use, PSADT continues to evolve through collaboration, defensive coding, and lessons learned from real-world enterprise use. Guest Bio:Dan Cunningham is the Co-Founder and Strategic Innovation Leader behind the PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT) at Patch My PC. A long-time open-source contributor and frequent conference speaker, Dan has held leadership roles at several orgs, helping Fortune 500 companies secure and manage complex IT environments. His 15-year tenure at PwC in Ireland and Canada laid the groundwork for PSADT’s creation — where it was first put to the test.   Resource Links: PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT) – https://psappdeploytoolkit.com Dan Cunningham on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sintaxasn/ Dan on BlueSky – https://x.com/sintaxasn Connect with Andrew - https://andrewpla.tech/links PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ PowerShell Wednesdays – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-d16gi3VEc 2026 State of SysAdmin Form - https://conjointly.online/study/627204/sdzoxv8vtq41rshsbtly The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y3zWcb8ulVw

Alt: Hermes Conrad knows they grow up fast, but he couldn't possible calculate all the of the benefits PowerShell has brought over the past 19 years. Think of how much joy PowerShell has brought you, how much time it has saved you, how many things you've done with it, and then multiply it by however many millions of people now know PowerShell as a friend. Happy Birthday PowerShell! (and Happy Birthday Dad!)

Porting and trying some of the ANSI codes in F#. Contribute to gregoryfmartin/EldoriaAnsiTest development by creating an account on GitHub.

Much like you wouldn't go BASE jumping without a parachute, you wouldn't hand a script to someone with validation, right? Right??? In this session, we'll cover some tips an