##PowerShell
Happy Birthday to #PowerShell !

It released 19 years ago today, and the shell has never been the same!

Share your shell stories and celebrate!

Release modules and scripts as presents!

Put em on #GitHub or #Tangled, share em on #BlueSky.

#MVPBuzz

Also, Happy Birthday to my Dad!
a cartoon of a man with horns on his head says they grow up so fast
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!)
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November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Why is "Handles" in #PowerShell plural?

@jsnover.com once typed HandleCount wrong in a live demo... and the typo was very NSFW. 😬

The fix? Rename it to Handles. 😂
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November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In 148 days the premier #PowerShell event in North America kicks off in the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit.

This is a can’t-miss opportunity for you to learn from industry experts, network w/ friends old and new, and form lasting conn. You *will* level up your career by going. So go!
Home | PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit
PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit is the gathering of PowerShell and DevOps professionals and enthusiasts. Join us for North America's only PowerShell Conference.
www.powershellsummit.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Might be hard to top this for a #LinkOfTheDay.

Hat tip to @f15y.com !

iquilezles.org/articles/dis...

Shows how to draw various shapes in #PixelShaders

Might be useful to anyone learning #GameDev or #Graphics.

Will be useful to future iterations of #Turtle #PowerShell #TurtleGraphics 🐢
Inigo Quilez :: computer graphics, mathematics, shaders, fractals, demoscene and more
Tutorials and articles of Inigo Quilez on computer graphics, fractals, demoscene, shaders and more.
iquilezles.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'm going to try #CliffDiving with #PowerShell tonight.

www.meetup.com/pacific-powe...

Anyone else want to jump off the cliff?

@steviecoaster.dev may have parachutes.

Jump starts at 6 pm pacific time.
Cliff diving with PowerShell (And other bad ideas) (by Stephen Valdinger), Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
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
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November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm not sure which is weirder:

That #PowerShell has a release birthday one day before #XBox...

Or that #XBox is older than #PowerShell

Your thoughts?
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🗣️ Want to speak at #PSConfEU 2026?
Join tonight’s Speaker Support Session (8–10pm CET) to refine your ideas and get insider tips from the team.
✅ Check your inbox for the Gather link
💡 Still time to register: forms.office.com/e/CySqF1XSER
#PowerShell #TechCommunity
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#EntraID now supports soft-deleted security groups, so here's a brief history to explain why only certain group types can be restored and a #PowerShell script to list and restore soft-deleted #Microsoft365 and security groups.
office365itpros.com/2025/11/11/s...
Soft-Deleted Security Groups Now Supported by Entra ID
Entra ID has long supported soft-deleted Microsoft 365 Groups. Now support is available for soft-deleted security groups in the Entra admin center & PowerShell.
office365itpros.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Named Locations are convenient to use, but obtaining a clear overview from within the Conditional Access panes can be challenging. In this blog post, I will show how you can create a nice overview and report of them 🙂

#PowerShell #NamedLocations #Security

powershellisfun.com/2025/11/14/r...
PowerShell is fun :)Report on Named Locations using PowerShell
Named Locations are convenient to use, but obtaining a clear overview from within the Conditional Access panes can be challenging. In this blog post, I will show how you can create a nice overview …
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November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here is an easy way to see what's new in the #PowerShell Gallery. Use the reports in my PSGalleryReport GitHub repo to keep up with the latest projects.
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
He’s back. 👔

The man who started it all — @jsnover.com, Inventor of #PowerShell, will open #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden with the keynote you don’t want to miss.

🎟️ Tickets now available → psconf.eu
#Automation #IT #Germany #Europe
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
♻️ Want to make your #PowerShell jobs #sustainable?
At #PSConfEU 2025, Leo Visser showed how to:
🌍 Schedule automations during green energy peaks
📉 Use CO₂ forecast APIs (Electricity Maps, ENTSO-E)
🔋 Cache smartly to avoid waste
⚙️ Move jobs or VMs to greener regions
#GreenIT #Climate
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I don't see it going anywhere.

The timeline on languages is _long_.

Basic "dying" took somewhere between the 1980s and now.

PowerShell came out in 2006.

I'd say we have at least 40 years.

Also realizing with some horror:

#PowerShell will outlive me

Our languages will outlive us

😱
a painting of a man screaming with the words sherlockspeare tumblr underneath it
Alt: Languages last a long time. Basic was only just now deprecated, after four decades as part of the operating system. C is still going strong. It's creator, Dennis Ritchie, died in 2011. PowerShell came out in 2006, and turns 19 this week. ( they grow up so fast ) Our languages will outlive us. They outshine us. It's beautiful and it's crazy, and it humbles the mind and ego.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
#powershell module "linuxtools" 1.1.7 has been posted to the PS Gallery. Carefully massaged Wagu-style with Mozart playing, and incense burning next to the gong collection in the mountain temple. Gentle RATM music playing. www.powershellgallery.com/packages/lin...
linuxtools 1.1.7
An experimental PowerShell module for Linux nerds. A bit Debian/Cinnamon focused, but no reason to limit this. Because: why not?
www.powershellgallery.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
💡 Vous devez 𝗱𝗲́𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮̀ 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 ?

Découvrez comment supprimer automatiquement une mise à jour 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗣𝗢, grâce à un 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁.

📘 www.it-connect.fr/comment-desi...

#Windows #GPO #Adminsys #Tuto #Update #PowerShell #Elearning
Comment désinstaller une mise à jour Windows par GPO ?
Dans ce tutoriel, nous allons voir comment désinstaller une mise à jour Windows par GPO à l'aide d'un script et d'une simple commande (WUSA, DISM, etc.).
www.it-connect.fr
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Did you know #PowerShell has a load of built-in PEBKAC repellent? Learn all about it on Wednesday at the Pacific PowerShell user group where I teach you all you will hopefully need to know to add parameter validation to your code.

🔗 Link:
Cliff diving with PowerShell (And other bad ideas) (by Stephen Valdinger), Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
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
www.meetup.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#HotTake 🌶️ :

#PowerShell is what happens when #Linux lovers build an object oriented shell around #Windows technologies.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
BurntToast turns #PowerShell into lovely toast notifications

Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!

Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
☁️ Where should your #PowerShell scripts run in the cloud?
At #PSConfEU 2025, @jpomfret.co.uk showed how #Azure #Automation simplifies:
✔ Scheduling tasks
✔ Managing scripts
✔ Hybrid setups for on-prem access
🎟️ Early bird 2026 tickets → psconf.eu
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
October flew by, but wanted to see what #PowerShell you did in October that you can share? Doesn’t matter how big or small, as it could give someone else an idea or even help them out!
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I just spent my morning talking #PowerShell, #PowerShellUniversal, and #Turtle with @adamrdriscoll.com !

Adam is one of the brightest minds in PowerShell, and talking #WebDev shop with them is always the highlight of the day!

Can't wait to see what comes from #PowerShellUniversal next!
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
💯 good call out on the misreporting and difference.

#GameDev is finally starting to automate.

It saves the time so you can focus on the stuff that actually matters.

'Automation' -ne 'AI'

Smart studios have been automating with #PowerShell since I talked about this @ GameFest 2010.
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Any #PowerShell people want to revive The Scripting Games?

If so, want to help?

The domain is coming up for renewal and I'm debating letting it go or building a new version ( maybe with some #AtProto as the backend ).
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM