Day 3 Bits

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Using Obsolete Parameters in PowerShell

How to deprecate a parameter in your PowerShell functions without breaking existing scripts.
By Sam Erde
Posted on February 17, 2025

When you maintain PowerShell code for long enough, you may eventually want to stop using one of your original parameters in a function. It may have been used to provide a switch that is no longer needed or an input that is no longer supported. However, you do not want... [Read More]
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- PowerShell
- Scripting
Creating an IT Systems Management User Group for Charlotte

I am looking for colleagues who share this vision for a new tech community in CLT that focuses on cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, on-premises and cloud infrastructure, PowerShell, and personal growth!
By Sam Erde
Posted on December 30, 2024

As IT professionals, we thrive on learning new things, tackling challenges, and growing our skills. While this is work inherently satisfying, we can only find real meaning in our work when we understand why we do it, when we are able to contribute value to the community, and when we... [Read More]
Tags:
- User Group
- Community
Revisiting Join-Path in PowerShell

Tips for using Join-Path in backwards-compatible and cross-platform PowerShell scripts.
By Sam Erde
Posted on December 9, 2024

Many people have already written about the benefits of using PowerShell’s Join-Path cmdlet. Instead of repeating the details, let’s review some of the less common tricks, and then look at the differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and newer versions of PowerShell. The syntax in Windows PowerShell is pretty basic. You... [Read More]
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How to Get Active Directory Trust Details in PowerShell

In which .NET inspires an answer to a question I had for years.
By Sam Erde
Posted on November 20, 2024

Through most of the past 20 years of working with Active Directory, I have supported and worked in multi-forest environments. This work has involved one forest being split into 3 forests, a cross-forest migration of Exchange Server (I was spared the first one), and multiple forest consolidation projects. At various... [Read More]
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The Benefits of Removing the Az and Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules

Save time and simplify your workspace by removing all unused PowerShell modules.
By Sam Erde
Posted on September 5, 2024

The Microsoft Graph SDK v2.23.0 was released today, and with it, the updated Microsoft Graph PowerShell module. You can use Update-Module or Update-PSResource to update this module, or you can try out my new PSPReworkout module’s Update-AllTheThings function. Update-AllTheThings was built to update all installed PowerShell modules and scripts, PowerShell... [Read More]
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Using Obsolete Parameters in PowerShell

How to deprecate a parameter in your PowerShell functions without breaking existing scripts.

Creating an IT Systems Management User Group for Charlotte

I am looking for colleagues who share this vision for a new tech community in CLT that focuses on cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, on-premises and cloud infrastructure, PowerShell, and personal growth!

Revisiting Join-Path in PowerShell

Tips for using Join-Path in backwards-compatible and cross-platform PowerShell scripts.

How to Get Active Directory Trust Details in PowerShell

In which .NET inspires an answer to a question I had for years.

The Benefits of Removing the Az and Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules

Save time and simplify your workspace by removing all unused PowerShell modules.