Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• Token Protection Extends to Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK Sessions
  \ The conditional access policy condition for token protection now extends to Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK interactive sessions. Any account within the scope of a CA policy that requires token protection can use Web Account Manager (WAM) to sign in and check that everything is secure and ready to go. It’s a protection that might be of interest to administrators and developers that access sensitive data in Graph SDK sessions.
• PowerShell 101: Creating a Module Manifest
  \ Maybe you've put together some great functions but struggle to make them cohesive, intuitive, or shareable. Without a way to define your module's identity and functionality, managing or scaling as your scripts evolve into robust tools can be a headache. Not unless you have a module manifest in place.
• Reboot with PowerShell: Use Restart-Computer to restart locally, remotely, and automate reboots for multiple Windows computers
  \ Rebooting a Windows PC via PowerShell is a routine administrative task. This guide will teach you how to use the PowerShell cmdlet Restart-Computer to reboot a local Windows PC, restart a remote computer, and automate the reboot process for multiple systems.
• 10 Powerful PowerShell Select-String Examples
  \ As a PowerShell administrator, I mostly worked with the PowerShell Select-String cmdlet. So, I thought to show you 10 real examples of Select-String in PowerShell.
• Practical Graph: Finding Owners for Ownerless Apps from Audit Data
  \ When administrators create new Entra ID apps, the apps don't have an owner unless an owner is explicitly assigned. The net result is that a tenant can end up with many ownerless apps. In this article, we explain how to find ownerless apps, and how to use audit data to find suitable owners for those apps. All done with PowerShell, of course.

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

• EntraFIDOFinder Update
  \ June( v0.0.18) update is here and we skipped May as I could tell they were still making some changes so I didn’t push them to the PowerShell gallery. This month they removed 50+ keys as they were unapproved models, but there are still over 150 keys that are Entra Attestation capable!

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

• Optimizing Visual Studio Code for PowerShell, 2025 Edition
  \ In this session, Justin Grote presents an in-depth overview of optimizing Visual Studio Code (VS Code) specifically for PowerShell development. He begins by establishing the importance of VS Code as the recommended editor for PowerShell, having evolved from a basic text editor to a powerful tool that supports a variety of programming languages and capabilities. The lecture aims to provide a structured approach for setting up VS Code for PowerShell users, whether they are new to the environment or seasoned developers looking to refine their setup.
• Lightning Demos from PSConfEU
  \ See the Lightning Demos from PSConfEU 2025

Community

• A Conversation from the Heart of PSConfEU
  \ In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, host Andrew Pla reports live from PowerShell Conference Europe 2025 in Malmö, Sweden. With energy high and community engagement stronger than ever, Andrew chats with key figures shaping the PowerShell ecosystem.
• The Dos and Don'ts of PowerShell with Steven Judd and Gilbert Sanchez
  \ In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we’re joined by Steven Judd and Gilbert Sanchez, two active contributors and speakers in the PowerShell community. We talk about the Dos and Don'ts of PowerShell. We cover topics like documentation, testing, community, how you should view yourself in your growth, and even get some top tips on logging from those who have done PowerShell at the highest levels. 
• PowerShell Community Call
  \ June 2025 Community Call recording

Events

• NYC Agentic Foundation – First Meetup
  \ I’ll be attending. They're demoing Claude, Roo, and early agentic workflows. If you're into orchestration, multi-agent coordination, or spec-driven dev (AIDD, anyone?), it's worth a look.

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