It’s been a busy week, preparing for a big customer migration this weekend and scripting for it… I realized that I use some Terminal things that are worth sharing in this small blog 🙂 #PowerShell #Tips #Tricks powershellisfun.com/2026/06/19/p...

Microsoft released Coreutils for Windows at the beginning of this month, command-line tools that are native to Linux, macOS, and WSL. In this blog post, I will show you how they work and if you can use them with PowerShell, too :-) #PowerShell #Coreutils powershellisfun.com/2026/06/11/p...

I attended my third PSConfEU event, this time it was in Wiesbaden (Germany). In this long blog post, I will recap the week, the sessions, the event, the people I met, and everything else surrounding it. #Microsoft #PowerShell #PSConfEU powershellisfun.com/2026/05/31/p...

Just checked in and got my badge for this year's PSConfEU event! Thanks InSpark | Innovate to Accelerate for making this possible, such a great community event! #Microsoft #PowerShell #Community #PSConfEU

Had a talk with a colleague about whether to use IsPresent or PSBoundParameters to validate if a Switch or Parameter was used in a Script or Function. In this blog, I will explain what they do and how you can use both. #PowerShell #Validating powershellisfun.com/2026/05/29/u...

Thanks @ExpertsExchange ❤️ #Swag

Still one of my favorite certifications, extended it for another year :-) #Microsoft #KeepOnLearning

Giving PowerShell scripts to people often results in questions like, “How do I start this?” or “I ran this, but nothing happens…” In this blog post, I will show you how to create an executable of a script and its limitations. #PowerShell #PS2Exe powershellisfun.com/2026/05/22/c...

In scripts, I often use Methods to perform actions or retrieve information. In this small blog post, I will show you how to discover and use them 🙂 #PowerShell #Methods powershellisfun.com/2026/05/15/p...

Sometimes updating isn't the right time... Connect-ExchangeOnline doesn't work anymore after updating my MacBook to 26.5.0... #PowerShell #ExchangeOnlineManagement

The Get-Help Cmdlet is great for showing information about Cmdlets, but there are also the About Topics with conceptual help to better help you understand how PowerShell works. In this small blog post, I will show you how to query and use them. #PowerShell #Help powershellisfun.com/2026/05/08/u...

Updated my update-modules script; it now uses PSResourceGet. Please run it with the -UpgradeToPSResource Parameter first to use the newer installation method ONCE for existing modules not installed using PSResourceGet. #PowerShell #Updates powershellisfun.com/2022/07/11/u...

Three days ago, the latest PowerShell Preview version was released, following the previous Preview version, 7.6 (which is now the new LTS). In this short blog post, I will highlight some changes and how to install v7.7.0-preview.1. #PowerShell #Preview powershellisfun.com/2026/05/01/p...

My first post was in April 2022, 4 years later, I’m at 250 posts 🙂 In this blog post, I want to look back and thank all the people I met since then who helped me, left comments, or contributed to my scripts. powershellisfun.com/2026/04/24/c... #PowerShell #Blog

Verifying DNS records for Exchange Online is something that I do for migrations or security scans. The DomainHealthChecker module is pretty extensive for that! In this small blog post, I will show you how to use it. #PowerShell #DNS #Mail powershellisfun.com/2026/04/17/c...

Attending the Microsoft Security NL meetup at our InSpark office ❤️ meetu.ps/e/PPwZX/11Nj... #Microsoft #Security #Meetup

PowerShell always had an MSI package that you could download and distribute yourself to install and update, starting with Preview 1 of v7.7, which has changed to MSIX. In this short blog post, I will explain what this means. #PowerShell #MSI #MSIX powershellisfun.com/2026/04/10/p...

My friends at OSDCloud are gathering insights and trends on Intune in partnership with Recast—and we want to hear from you. Please consider taking our 5-minute survey: 4skozc1y1jg.typeform.com/to/DGxJuVZ1 #Community #Intune #OSDCloud

🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with @harmveenstra.bsky.social. He shares how PowerShell and automation shaped his journey to MVP, his role in the community, and why automation only works when paired with proper governance. youtu.be/jkzB75EXyl4

If god forbid you ever end up in a situation where you need to delete tens of millions of blobs in Azure Blob storage, like even AzCopy couldn't handle it, try AzBlobDeleteFast! DANGEROUS! My case was a massive veeam repo where we couldn't just delete the container. github.com/justingrote/...

Was asked to do a Podcast with Betabit: Betatalks! Was a fun one, check it out! #PowerShell #Automation #Fun www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkzB... @betabitnl.bsky.social

The Azure AD and MSOnline PowerShell modules are deprecated, and scripts that use their Cmdlets should be updated. In this blog post, I will show you a script to scan for them. #PowerShell #Deprecated #MSOnline #AzureAD powershellisfun.com/2026/04/03/c...

26H1 Build 28000.1719 runs fine in Hyper-V and in Parallels?! I have it running on a MacBook Air M4 (ARM64) and a Lenovo T14 (AMD). (Clean install/no in-place upgrade) #Microsoft #Windows #26H1

My second MVP Summit took place in the week of March 23, 2026. Such a great event with all the MVPs from all around the world. In this blog post, I will show some highlights, pictures, and share information where it’s not NDA #Microsoft #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz powershellisfun.com/2026/03/23/m...

That's me on the MVP wall 😊 #Microsoft #MVPBuzz #MVPSummit

Picked up the badge 😊 #Microsoft #MVPBuzz #MVPSummit

Picked up the badge 😊 #Microsoft #MVPBuzz #MVPSummit

Two days ago, the new LTS version of PowerShell, 7.6, was released. In this short blog post, I will highlight its key features and improvements. #PowerShell #LTS powershellisfun.com/2026/03/20/p...

I was a guest on a podcast before, but never one with Jeffrey Snover! In this short blog post, I will tell you about the podcast hosted by Heiko Brenn (Thanks again!). #PowerShell #JeffreySnover powershellisfun.com/2026/03/12/m...

If you don’t already know, there is a ‘Learning PowerShell’ section on Microsoft Learn. It’s truly a great start (or continuation) of your PowerShell journey. In this blog post, I will highlight the different chapters. #PowerShell #Learn powershellisfun.com/2026/03/06/l...

Today, my site crossed the 1 million views mark :) I’m just looking at this huge number and thinking… How?! To celebrate, I will highlight some things from the journey in this small blog post. #PowerShell #Milestone powershellisfun.com/2026/02/27/o...

Updated my small license report script so that it also works on macOS (Changed temp location to generic [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath() method) #PowerShell #Report #Licenses powershellisfun.com/2022/05/16/m...

PowerShell is flexible. But that could turn into scripts that rely on things that work automatically, and fail without explanation. In this small blog post, I will show you how Strict mode works and how it can help you #PowerShell #StrictMode powershellisfun.com/2026/02/20/u...

Switching between folders on your system requires a lot of typing. Zlocation helps you navigate frequently accessed folders. In this small blog post, I will show you how it works. #PowerShell #Zlocation powershellisfun.com/2026/02/13/u...

It was something I ran into this week, Format-Custom. Usually, I display things in a list or table, but this is different… And very useful! In this blog post, I will show you how it works. powershellisfun.com/2026/02/06/a... #PowerShell #FormatCustom

Yes, I’m a nerd, and nerds like to use NerdFonts :)  In this small blog post, I will show you how you can use the NerdFonts PowerShell module from Ryan L McIntyre. #PowerShell #NerdFonts powershellisfun.com/2026/01/30/i...

Updated my script to include Windows Server 2025 (Preview) as a deployment option. powershellisfun.com/2022/06/01/c... #PowerShell #HyperV

I’m really looking forward to our next in-person @DuPSUG on Feb 4. Dinner, a strong security talk by Jev on keeping secrets away from AI assistants, and a community show-and-tell where invite to demo what you’re proud of! Join us here: www.meetup.com/dutch-powers... #PowerShell

This month, Microsoft re-released PowerShell as a command-line option for Intune Win32 packages, making it easy to update the installation script without recreating the IntuneWin package. In this blog post, I will show you how it works #PowerShell #Intune #Win32 powershellisfun.com/2026/01/23/i...

Testing enabled SSL and TLS protocols on servers is something I have to do for hardening and security purposes. You can do that using PowerShell with the Test-TlsProtocols Module from TechnologyAnimal.  #PowerShell #Security #Networking powershellisfun.com/2026/01/16/t...

Updated the script to make it compatible with Linux, macOS and Windows :) (Switched to the DnsClient-PS module) #PowerShell #DNS #Mail #Exchange powershellisfun.com/2022/06/19/r...

This is something I do on my Windows company device, using WSL instances to develop PowerShell scripts. In this blog post, I will show you how it works and how to set it up. #PowerShell #VSCode #WSL #linux powershellisfun.com/2026/01/09/p...

It’s 2026, so it’s time to reflect on 2025 :). In this blog post, I will highlight the great PowerShell moments that happened this year. #PowerShell #Overview #2025 powershellisfun.com/2026/01/02/2...

The session from Jeff Wouters from the December Virtual DuPSUG (Dutch PowerShell User Group) Meetup is also live on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GBy... #PowerShell #DuPSUG #Dotnet #DataTypes

My session from the December Virtual DuPSUG (Dutch PowerShell User Group) Meetup is live on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCPn... #PowerShell #DuPSUG #Editors #VSCode #Remote

What’s the first thing that you install on your new MacBook M4? Yes, Microsoft Edge, and then PowerShell afterwards  In this final blog post of 2025, I will outline the available installation options. powershellisfun.com/2025/12/24/i... #PowerShell #macOS

Passed SC-300! #Microsoft #KeepOnLearning

updated all my scripts in my GitHub Repository together with the corresponding blog posts to avoid issues (PS5.1/KB5074596) (Added -UseBasicParsing when using Invoke-WebRequest) #PowerShell #Security powershellisfun.com

This week, I got confirmation from PDQ that they will sponsor me and my website! Exciting news, and honored! In this blog post, I will tell you all about it. powershellisfun.com/2025/12/19/s... #PowerShell #PDQ #Sponsorship

I use Try/Catch a lot in my scripts, but I usually catch all errors in a single error message… In this short blog post, I will show you how to be more specific when displaying errors. powershellisfun.com/2025/12/12/p... #PowerShell #TryCatch #ErrorTypes