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Well that was short lived. Turns out no changes are needed in PowerShell 7 to get this working. Add `-CompilerOptions '-debug:embedded'` to the Add-Type call and ensure you have these options set in the VSCode launch config "attachDotnetDebugger": true, "createTemporaryIntegratedConsole": true

Ever wanted to debug C# code compiled through Add-Type in PowerShell? The function Add-DebuggableType at gist.github.com/jborean93/bc... can be used in PowerShell 7 to do just that. Going to try and send a PR through so that the builtin Add-Type can do the same thing.

🎯 Want smarter #PowerShell scripts? At #PSConfEU 2025, @trackd.x64.se showed how to: 🔹 Validate inputs 🔹 Transform values 🔹 Add autocompletion Perfect parameters = cleaner code + better UX. 🎟️ Grab your ticket for #PSConfEU2026 → psconf.eu #DevOps #Automation

This was a fantastic #pwsh session. @shaunlawrie.com is a boss. #psconfeu #PowerShell

Why choose native over web? Because performance matters! 💻⚡ @devolutions.net is committing $3M to @avaloniaui.net to secure the future of cross-platform native desktop UI in Remote Desktop Manager 🚀 👇 blog.devolutions.net/2025/07/devo...

If you write #PowerShell and want to learn how to make beautiful, modern UIs for your scripts, join me tomorrow at the Research Triangle PSUG where we'll do just that leveraging the new WinUIShell module! You can find all the information on Meetup below. I hope you are able to join us!

New #PowerShell @vscode.dev Extension 2025.2.0 released! Mostly the usual boring bugfix/infra stuff, but I added one change that lets you run Temporary Consoles under a different PS than your PowerShell extension. Great for 5.1 Testing! Check out the PR in the release notes for details.

Anyone interested in yet another attempt at trying to enhance splatting in #PowerShell. I've tried to collate all the options proposed over the years with their pros/cons. Hoping to get any community feedback before trying to champion a proper RFC github.com/jborean93/Po....

I slapped together a new #PowerShell module, PesterExplorer, that creates a TUI to look at your Pester run results. It leverages PwshSpectreConsole to create the TUI. Everyone knows I love #Pester. Feedback and suggestions welcome! github.com/HeyItsGil...

Fantastic post, nice use of animations as well to help illustrate what is going on here.

@jdhitsolutions.com & @trackd.x64.se there's a bunch of ya'll in this one. `Update-Module PwshSpectreConsole` github.com/ShaunLawrie/...

Did you know it is possible to use Kerberos keytabs on Windows SSPI. I've released a version of sspilib for #python that exposes this in a friendly way through the SEC_WINNT_AUTH_IDENTITY_EX2 struct cred = sspi.KeytabCredential("[email protected]", "kerb.keytab") github.com/jborean93/ss...

I will be attending @psconf.eu in Malmö, Sweden in June! I look forward to meeting @jborean.bsky.social. @adamdriscoll.bsky.social and countless others from the #PowerShell community in person! 😁

Excited to be there again, looking forward to seeing everyone in person. I highly recommend this conference for people working with PowerShell, it's full of great topics.

Just pushed a new version of my #Ansible debugging tool ansibug to pypi and the VSCode marketplace. This new update fixes support for restarting a launched debug session but also adds support for breakpoints for task failures, unreachable hosts, or skipped tasks github.com/jborean93/an...

I might be a bit biased as I’ve contributed code here but this is a very well rounded library with some pretty great features. Tom is also ver vigilant in looking at PRs and implementing new features and bugfixes as well! Highly recommend people look at this if you have a need for SSH on .NET.

I've rewritten DesktopManager in C#, and added Set-DesktopMonitor cmdlet. github.com/EvotecIT/Des... - Get-DesktopMonitor - Set-DesktopMonitor - Get-DesktopWallpaper - Set-DesktopWallpaper I've also published it as a nuget to allow working with C# #dotnet #powershell #desktop #wallpaper

For anyone interested in making Azure Trusted Signing a good fit for #PowerShell signatures please have a look and add +1 or comments if you think of anything else to github.com/PowerShell/P... so the team can see how important this would be to have.

Pushed a new version of my #PowerShell module OpenAuthenticode github.com/jborean93/Po.... It adds support for signing using Azure's Trusted Signing service. I've found it has been pretty easy to setup as an individual to use but a pity pwsh's trust model won't work nicely with it.

New Sixel Module release, now with GIF support 😆 github.com/trackd/Sixel Actually two releases, prerelease where im testing out Audio support with gifs. Not entirely sure that's staying, but fun to test out. As Windows Terminal v1.22 is now stable, Sixel should work for all Windows 11 😀

My RDP IO Lab presentation on "Decrypting and Inspecting RDP traffic in Wireshark" was just *cancelled* - apparently Microsoft decided they would only do internal presentations, with no guest speakers 😠 What's the point of even trying when you get treated like this?

I've opened a #PowerShell RFC to set environment variables for sub processes similar to the 'FOO=bar command' functionality on sh based shells github.com/PowerShell/P.... If you are interested in this, it would be great to get some feedback around the proposed syntax or potential alternatives.

First #PowerShell @vscode.dev stable extension release of the new year! This includes several bugfixes, the revamp of extension logging, settings are now grouped into categories, and much more! github.com/PowerShell/v...

If you #pwsh or #PowerShell You should follow bsky.app/profile/seem...

#pwsh tip of the day! It doesn't happen often, but sometimes ya just need a weird variable name. Maybe you want something to look like a cmd line executable's args. You can use ${} to define "weirdly shaped" variables. ${-Name} becomes --Name when called. Bit useful, I guess. Happy Scripting!

Does anything know what the fileHashList and authenticodeHashList represents in Azure Trusted Signing sign operation? How would I have multiple files with 1 digest or even the authenticode signature before signing github.com/Azure/azure-...

PSResourceGet utility has been implemented in PowerShellRun v0.12.0📦 github.com/mdgrs-mei/Po... You can install, update and uninstall PowerShell modules using PSResourceGet through TUI. You'll notice that you have some stale modules that have multiple versions installed. Let's clean them up!

I have a security vulnerability to report to Microsoft. I’m wondering if there are any recommendations or things to do first from someone who has gone through the process.

Ever wanted to know what data #PowerShell or other programs send to AMSI. I wrote a C# COM server implementation that logs this data as a JSON string. Had some fun learning more about COM and .NET AOT with this little project github.com/jborean93/Am...

Had some fun working with a challenge posed by @awakecoding.com . A POC that can run multiple #PowerShell named pipe instances with custom pipe names. Usually you have to start a new process but this can be done in proc. Non-public APIs so not production code gist.github.com/jborean93/43...

Can anyone explain this behaviour before I dig into the SIP code. #PowerShell's authenticode signature hashes the contents based on the UTF8 encoding unless the script is more than 33 characters AND a non-ASCII character is present after the 32nd character in which it uses "ANSI"

I'm hoping to add an automatic CancellationToken property to #PowerShell functions. If anyone is interested in this I would love any thoughts on the RFC github.com/PowerShell/P... and possible implementation of this RFC github.com/PowerShell/P...

Released a new version of the Sixel powershell module with experimental support for InlineImage protocol (xterm2) and Kitty Graphics (it should autoselect for you) github.com/trackd/sixel pretty fun. Sixel requires Windows Terminal Preview, InlineImage works in vscode. ;-)

This is the session by @palmemanuel.bsky.social and @posh.guru that encouraged me to write my first binary(hybrid) #PowerShell module a year ago. Recommended, It broadens the possibility. youtu.be/6jQqf-LTRGI?...

#pwsh tip of the day! Need to auth to an API in Windows PowerShell but struggle to remember how to make encoded creds? (This is fixed in Pwsh, btw). That's why I wrote New-EncodedCredential! Gist: gist.github.com/steviecoaste.... Use -AsHeader to return an header hashtable! Happy scripting!

Want users to have access to a function, but not _all_ of the functionality it provides? Use DontShow! [Parameter(DontShow)] added to a parameter will hide it from Intellisense and TabCompletion! Happy scripting!

Good news the Appx cmdlets work on #PowerShell 7 natively in Server 2025 now. Bad news the Appx cmdlets now fail to load through WinRM PSRemoting on Server 2025 due to extra deps not in the GAC. Here is a "hack" to get it working again gist.github.com/jborean93/f6....

In celebration of #Ansible 2.18 I've updated my debugger library ansibug to support the latest changes made in the engine and get it all working with all the supported releases github.com/jborean93/an....

Anyone know if the docs for CreateProcessWithToken are just wrong for the hToken access rights needed learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window.... They say just query, duplicate, and assign primary but I've found without adjust session id, and adjust default it fails with access denied.

Have been investigating some Ansible become problem and pushed a new version of my #PowerShell module ProcessEx github.com/jborean93/Pr.... Adds support for inline process calling and child policy restrictions.

Does anyone know of a way to get a clean SYSTEM access token that isn't just a duplicate of an existing processes token? I was doing the latter but some SYSTEM tokens don't have all the privileges present so looking at a clear way to get a brand new one.