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PSMSALNet 0.1.0 has been released

PSMSALNet 0.1.0 has been released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few Hours ago, i have seen that a new PSMSALNet PowerShell Module has been released. It is used to get EntraID Tokens and is basically a wrapper for MSAL and the Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll. PowerShell Gallery PSMSALNet 0.1.0 What’s new from the ChangelogChangelog [0.1.0] - 2024-05-15 Added Added ConvertFrom-Jwt function Added ConvertFrom-Jwt tests [0.0.9] - 2024-05-10 Added Bump in MSAL version (4.60.3) + all external dependencies Add Get-EntraToken more managed identity exemples into the functions Bump to net8.
Convert HTML to Markdown with PowerShell

Convert HTML to Markdown with PowerShell

Andres Bohren
Hi All, About a year ago i have changed my Blog from Subtext to Hugo. Blog changed to Hugo and Azure Static Web App Since then i write my Blog Articles in Markdown and i am pretty happy with that. I’ve exported all the old Blog Articles from Subtext with the Relevant information to HTML. That HTML Code contains a lot of unnessecary formating. While Hugo can use HTML as Input, it sometimes makes the rendering of old Sites not very good
Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules 2.19.0 released

Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules 2.19.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, A few Hors ago, Microsoft has released the Version 2.19.0 of Microsoft.Graph and Microsoft.Graph.Beta Modules. PowerShell Gallery Microsoft.Graph 2.19.0 PowerShell Gallery Microsoft.Graph.Beta 2.19.0 Release Notes [v2] Weekly OpenApiDocs Refresh [v2] Examples Update Adds list of cmdlet changes as part of breaking change communication Backward Compatibility to address issues in 2.17.0 and 2.18.0 Fixes Invoke-MgGraphRequest issue I am using the new PSResourceGet here instead of the PowerShellGet commands. I’ve changed the Scope from “AllUsers” to “CurrentUser” in this Article - with that you don’t need to Run PowerShell as Administrator anymore.
Update Microsoft.Graph Modules on Azure Automation with Managed Identity V2

Update Microsoft.Graph Modules on Azure Automation with Managed Identity V2

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Over a Year ago, i wrote an Article on how to Update the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules on Azure Automate with ManagedIdentity Update Microsoft.Graph Modules on Azure Automation with Managed Identity Why do you write an Article again? There has been some improvements. With the AZ 11.2.0 released in January 2024 there was an update with the Az.Automation Module Az.Automation 1.10.0 Updated Module operation cmdlets to support Powershell 7.2 I did publish an Article about that here
Windows Server VNext (2025) Build 26212

Windows Server VNext (2025) Build 26212

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I have installed the Windows Server 2025 Preview (aka vNext). Yesterday i noticed that there is a new Version available. Blog Article that point’s out the News in tis Version Announcing Windows Server Preview Build 26212 Overview from Microsoft, what’s new with Windows Server 2025 What’s new in Windows Server 2025 (preview) Other Blog Articles i wrote about Windows Server 2025 Winget on Windows Server 2025 Preview Windows Server VNext (2025) Build 26040 Windows Server Insider Preview Build 25941 reveals new AD Forest and Domain functional Levels Upgrade I have Windows Server 2025 26085.
Activate PIM Role with Azure Mobile App

Activate PIM Role with Azure Mobile App

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Recently i saw an Info, that Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Roles can now be activated with the Azure mobile app on iOS and Android. Time to test it out. Source: What’s new in Microsoft Entra ID? Azure Mobile App There is now a new “Privileged Identity Management” Feature. I t was way down, so i moved it up with the two bars in the Settings of the Startmenu.
ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.5.0 - Preview2

ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.5.0 - Preview2

Andres Bohren
Hi All, A few days ago, Microsoft has released the ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.5.0-Preview2 PowerShell Module. PowerShell Gallery ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.5.0-Preview2 News: Since 3.4.1-Preview1 there are two new Dependencies Some new or updated Commands around Viva Commands Wondering why PowerShellGet is required with Version 1.0.0.1 and not the current Version 2.2.5 I am using the new PSResourceGet here instead of the PowerShellGet commands. Show installed Versions and what’s available in PowerShell Gallery Get-InstalledPSResource ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser Find-PSResource ExchangeOnlineManagement -Prerelease Install Preview Version
Manage M365 DNS Records with PowerShell

Manage M365 DNS Records with PowerShell

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I guess all M365 Admins know how to Manage the M365 Domains in Admin Portal Did you know that you can also manage them via Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules? You need to connect with the Scope “Domain.Read.All” or “Domain.ReadWrite.All” MS Learn domain resource type Connect-MgGraph -Scopes Domain.Read.All Admin consent List Domains in M365 Tenant Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Identity.DirectoryManagement Get-MgDomain List Service Configuration DNS Records for a specific Domain Get-MgDomainServiceConfigurationRecord -DomainId icewolf.ch List details of the MX Record
New Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.40 for Azure ARC

New Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.40 for Azure ARC

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Today, i’ve stumbled about an Update of the Azure Connected Machine Agent - that is used for Azure Arc What’s new with Azure Connected Machine agent The first release of the 1.40 agent may impact SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc when configured with least privileges on Windows servers. The 1.40 agent was re-released to address this problem. To check if your server is affected, run azcmagent show and locate the agent version number.
Microsoft Remote Desktop for AVD and Windows 365 1.2.5405

Microsoft Remote Desktop for AVD and Windows 365 1.2.5405

Andres Bohren
Hi All, When you start the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client, it checks for Updates and you can see a green arrow, that indicates an Update Release Notes: What’s new in the Remote Desktop client for Windows Fixed an issue that made the multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompt appear twice when users tried to connect to a resource Fixed an issue that caused an extra string to appear next to a user’s tenant URL.