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Month: November 2024

The PowerShellSaturday Karlsruhe event (30-11-2024) #PSSaturdayKA

The PSSaturday event in Karlsruhe took place on November 30th, 2024; in this blog post, I will share some highlights of the event, including my session :).

Harm Veenstra Fun, PowerShell 4 Comments November 30, 2024December 5, 2024 4 Minutes

Using the PowerShell WinGet module

In March 2023, I wrote a blog post about the Preview version of the WinGet module. Since then, it has undergone many updates, and in this (long) blog post, I will show you how to use Microsoft.WinGet.client PowerShell Module.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Winget 6 Comments November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 12 Minutes

Use PowerShell to check if (shortened) URL link is safe

It just happens a lot: you receive a (shortened) URL and are unsure if it's safe to open. Sometimes, I open it in Windows Sandbox or use the urlscan.io website. In this blog post, I will show you how you can automate the check of a URL and see if it's safe or not 🙂

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Security 15 Comments November 22, 2024August 3, 2025 4 Minutes

PowerShell turned 18 years old!

Yesterday, November 14th, 2024, PowerShell turned 18 years old. 🙂 I started using it after the first public beta version (“Monad”) in 2005, and I was immediately hooked! In this blog post, I will discuss the session I attended yesterday, where we celebrated PowerShell’s 18th birthday and my personal PowerShell history.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell 4 Comments November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 2 Minutes

Microsoft Tech Community and the Windows PowerShell space

This week, I received my third-anniversary badge as a member of the Microsoft Tech Community. 🙂 The website also got a nice new, modern look this week! In this blog post, I will highlight the changes and knowledge the forum has given me over the years!

Harm Veenstra Learning, PowerShell 7 Comments November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 2 Minutes

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  1. Harm Veenstra on Test your network equipment using PowerShell and the Invoke-NetStress ModuleOctober 4, 2026

    It has just been updated so that it works in PowerShell v5 again!

  2. Harm Veenstra on Test your network equipment using PowerShell and the Invoke-NetStress ModuleOctober 4, 2026

    I tested it myself by installing the Module and using the Function, but if you downloaded the .ps1 file from…

  3. Anand Narine on Test your network equipment using PowerShell and the Invoke-NetStress ModuleOctober 4, 2026

    powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\Invoke-NetStress.ps1 At C:\Users\bsg\Downloads\Invoke-NetStress.ps1:170 char:35 + Write-Host " [1] Low | 4 Sockets | Est. Output: ~150…

  4. David Lathrop on Using PSBoundParameters or IsPresent when checking PowerShell Switch or Parameters usageSeptember 1, 2026

    It's probably better to just use "if ($switch) ..." instead of "$switch.IsPresent". PowerShell allow you to explicitly use "-Switch:$false" on…

  5. Matt Jarrell on The FreeDadJokes PowerShell ModuleAugust 28, 2026

    Ha - that's awesome!

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