PoshTaskbarItem: module to make simple UIs on the Windows taskbar
By: u/mdgrs-mei

Some months ago, I shared a noscript here that notifies you of unread Outlook emails by badge notifications on the taskbar. I got some positive comments and decided to make a module for the taskbar handling part so that anyone can quickly make their tools.
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PowerShell, PipeScript, and the Future James Brundage
By: New York PowerShell Meetup

PowerShell is a great language, it can be better. Check out the future of PowerShell?
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Best practice to use function keyword in single purpose noscript?
By: u/jeffwcpa

When creating a single purpose PS1 noscript, what is the benefit of using to the function keyword as opposed to simply naming the PS1 noscript verb-noun without using the function keyword?
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Today's cmdlet: ConvertTo-Json
Converts an object to a JSON-formatted string.

Example's Remarks:
• This example uses the `ConvertTo-Json` cmdlet to convert a System.DateTime object from the `Get-Date` cmdlet to a JSON-formatted string.
• The command uses the `Select-Object` cmdlet to get all (` `) of the properties of the DateTime * object.
• The output shows the JSON string that `ConvertTo-Json` returned.

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Getting GPS coordinates with PowerShell
By: Parveen Prajapati

You can see how can we get the GPS coordinate like latitude and longitude in PowerShell
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When is ‘+=’ Ok to use?
By: u/madbomb122

Feel free to join the debate 🙂
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Set-WallpaperClock 1.3.1
By: Psychosapien

A PS Module that sets your desktop background to show the current time.
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Today's cmdlet: Compress-Archive
Creates a compressed archive, or zipped file, from specified files and directories.

Example's Remarks:
• The command updates `Draft.Zip` with newer versions of existing files in the `C:\Reference` directory and its subdirectories.
• And, new files that were added to `C:\Reference` or its subdirectories are included in the updated `Draft.Zip` archive.

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A conversation that will !slap you with Jaap
By: The PowerShell Podcast

In this episode, Jaap tells us how he got into speaking at conferences. We talk about examples of how his support has helped people on their own speaking journey. We discuss a few of the recent talks he has given, from abstracting code to bettering your home automation.
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Using Graph to assign a group to a PowerShell noscript in Intune
By: Mattias Benninge

While doing some Intune automation the other day I got stuck on trying to assign a noscript to a group. Using the graph API documentation sent me on a wild goose chase so just wanted to write a small writeup if someone else ran into the same problem.
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September **In-person** Meetup
By: PowerShell Southampton

Three speakers are lined up, sandwiches, tea, and coffee will be served, and 3 raffle prizes to be won at the end (see below)!
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Microsoft Graph Explorer Boosted by New Features
By: Tony Redmond

Some recent changes have made the Graph Explorer even more useful. First, PowerShell has joined the set of supported languages for code snippets.
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Today's cmdlet: Wait-Process
Waits for the processes to be stopped before accepting more input.

Example's Remarks:
• The `Get-Process` cmdlet gets the process ID of the Notepad process and stores it in the `$nid` variable.
• `Stop-Process` stops the process with the ID stored in `$nid`.
• `Wait-Process` waits until the Notepad process is stopped.

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PowerShell Prompt: Functionality
By: Jeff Hill

Some handy tips to add extra functionality to your PowerShell session
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Events with PowerShell Automation
By: smallfoxx

If you're looking for a PowerShell noscript to help you plan out or schedule your event, this is not the post you're looking for; maybe another time.
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PowerShell Community Textbook Update: To be released this weekend!
By: u/PowerShellMichael

Gday Everyone,
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Today's cmdlet: Test-Connection
Sends ICMP echo request packets, or pings, to one or more computers.

Example's Remarks:
• `Test-Connection` uses the TargetName parameter to specify Server01.
• The Count parameter specifies three pings are sent to the Server01 computer with a Delay of 2-second intervals.

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Learn How PowerShell CmdletBinding Enhances Functions
By: Samuel Ogunleke

Have you ever wanted to create a PowerShell cmdlet but didn’t know C# or another Microsoft .NET Framework language? Why keep ‘wanting’ when you have PowerShell CmdletBinding at your fingertips?
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PowerShell Podcast in 1 day of Lunch with Claudio Silva
By: The Powershell Podcast

In this podcast, Claudio shares his journey as a DBA and the massive role of PowerShell in that journey. He shares advice for DBAs who are just getting started with PowerShell and automation as well as some of the easiest ways to start taking advantage of dbatools. We learned about different methods for learning and how the book Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches can be a great fit for those trying to get started with dbatools.
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PowerCLI and PowerShell cheat sheet
By: Piotr Tarnawski

Here are commands, every vSphere admin should know: List of available interfaces and physical network cards (vmkernel + vmnic): Adding another interface (vmkernel to vMotion)...
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Schedule and Run PowerShell Scripts for Azure VMs using Azure Automation
By: Thomas Maurer

A while ago I wrote a blog post on how you can run a PowerShell or Bash noscript against multiple Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) using Run Command. In this blog post we are going to have a look on how you can schedule and run PowerShell and Bash noscripts against Azure virtual machines (VMs) using .
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