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PowerShell 7.3.7 released

PowerShell 7.3.7 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Today i’ve noticed, that there is a new PowerShell 7 Version available. You can Download it from here: v7.3.7 Release of PowerShell Release notes: Bump .NET SDK version to 7.0.401 I’ve downloaded the *.msi File and here are the Screenshots from the Installation As always i enabled “Enable PowerShell Remoting” And here is the Result. I am running PowerShell 7.3.7 Regards Andres Bohren PowerShell Logo
MicrosoftTeams PowerShell Module 5.6.0 released as GA

MicrosoftTeams PowerShell Module 5.6.0 released as GA

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few Days ago, Microsoft has released the MicrosoftTeams PowerShell Module 5.6.0 to the PowerShell Gallery. PowerShell Gallery MicrosoftTeams 5.6.0 Read more details in the Release Notes Check installed Module and what’s available in the PowerShell Gallery Get-InstalledModule MicrosoftTeams Find-Module MicrosoftTeams Uninstall the old Module and install the newest Module Uninstall-Module MicrosoftTeams Install-Module MicrosoftTeams Get-InstalledModule MicrosoftTeams Some basic testing Connect-MicrosoftTeams Get-Team Get-CsOnlineUser -Identity a.bohren@icewolf.ch | fl *Ent*,*host*,*voice*, *line* New or updated Commandlets Updates Set|Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment to support NetworkSiteId of un-assigned numbers.
Troubleshoot Azure AD Connect Password Sync

Troubleshoot Azure AD Connect Password Sync

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Have you ever wondered, how you can check Azure AD Connect Password Sync? Of course you find it in the Directory Sync status of the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. In AAD Connect Here is a more detailed way in AAD Connect. Open the “Syncronization Service Manager” “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Azure AD Sync\UIShell\miisclient.exe” Got to “Connectors” and select the Active Directory Domain Services > Select “Search Connector Space” Search for the Distinguished Name of the User > Select the User in the Result Pane > Click on “Properties”
Microsoft Loop now supports code component

Microsoft Loop now supports code component

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I recently saw, that the Loop Web now supports “code” Components. Just type “/” and select “</> Code”. There are a variety of Programming Languages supported for Syntax Highlighting I just used an old PowerShell Script The “code” Component is also supported by the Loop App from the Microsoft Store You can copy the Link from the Loop app, and paste it into Teams. Nor Teams, Outlook or Word Online natively supports the “code” component
ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.3.0 released as GA

ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.3.0 released as GA

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few days ago, Microsoft has released a new Preview Version of the ExchangeOnlineManagement PowerShell Module. PowerShell Gallery ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.3.0 Release notes for v3.3.0: Support to skip loading cmdlet help files with Connect-ExchangeOnline. Global variable EXO_LastExecutionStatus can now be used to check the status of the last cmdlet that was executed. Bug fixes in Connect-ExchangeOnline and Connect-IPPSSession. Support of user controls enablement by policy for features that are onboarded to Viva feature access management.
Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules 2.5.0 released

Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules 2.5.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few Hours ago, Microsoft has released the Version 2.5.0 of Microsoft.Graph and Microsoft.Graph.Beta Modules. PowerShell Gallery Microsoft.Graph 2.5.0 PowerShell Gallery Microsoft.Graph.Beta 2.5.0 Read more in the Release Notes Refreshes the SDK with the latest APIs Adds support for windowsQualityUpdateProfile API Adds support for partner information API Updates examples Show installed Versions and what’s available in PowerShell Gallery Get-InstalledModule Microsoft.Graph Get-InstalledModule Microsoft.Graph.Beta Find-Module Microsoft.Graph Find-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta Uninstalling the old Modules
Azure AD Connect cloud sync

Azure AD Connect cloud sync

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I am using Azure AD Connect since it was named DirSync. As i am setting up my new Exchange Hybrid Lab - i had the opportunity to try “Azure AD cloud sync”. MS Learn What is Azure AD Connect cloud sync? In the Link abvoe you can find a Table of Features that Azure AD cloud sync is not capable of. Connect to LDAP directories Support for device objects Support for Pass-Through Authentication Filter on objects’ attribute values Allow advanced customization for attribute flows Support for device writeback > Customers should use Cloud Kerberos trust for this moving forward Support for group writeback Support for merging user attributes from multiple domains Azure AD Domain Services support Unlimited number of objects per AD domain Large groups with up to 250,000 members Exchange hybrid writeback Long time, one of the biggest issue was that Azure AD cloud sync did not support the “Exchange hybrid writeback”.
Azure PowerShell Module Az 10.3.0 released

Azure PowerShell Module Az 10.3.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few Hours ago, a new Version of the AZ (Azure) PowerShell Module has been released to PowerShell Gallery. PowerShell Gallery Az 10.3.0 This time, the Release Notes are not very useful Release Notes Show Installed AZ Module and what’s available in the PowerShell Gallery Get-InstalledModule AZ Find-Module AZ I’ve created a Script to uninstall all AZ.* Modules and install the newest ones. It can be run directly from your PowerShell.
Windows Server Insider Preview Build 25941 reveals new AD Forest and Domain functional Levels

Windows Server Insider Preview Build 25941 reveals new AD Forest and Domain functional Levels

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I saw some News about a new Windows Server Insider Preview. It seems that this is a very early Preview of Windows Server 2025. I’ve seen Screenshot of new Active Directory Forest and Domain functional Levels. Time to test it myself. Refrences: Blog: Announcing Windows Server Preview Build 25941 Download Windows Insider Preview Downloads I’ve downloaded the *.iso File and uploaded it on my ESXi Server and created a new VM.
M365 Admin Center shows outdated directory sync tool

M365 Admin Center shows outdated directory sync tool

Andres Bohren
Hi All, A few Weeks ago, i was surprised with an Warning in Microsoft 365 Admin Center. The Directory sync Status showed that i was using an old Version of AAD Connect. Warning Message: We detected you’re using an outdated directory sync tool, We recommend you go to the Microsoft Download Center to get the latest version of Azure AD Connect. When i checked in Entra Admin Center, i could clearly see that it was showing the newest AAD Connect Version.