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a Hidden gem in PowerShell : Format-Custom

It was something I ran into this week, Format-Custom. Usually I display things in a list or table, but this is different... And very useful! In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

Harm Veenstra Formatting, PowerShell Leave a comment February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 3 Minutes

Install Nerdfonts using PowerShell

Yes, I'm a nerd, and nerds like to use NerdFonts 🙂 In this small blog post, I will show you how you can use the NerdFonts PowerShell module from Ryan L McIntyre.

Harm Veenstra Fun, PowerShell 2 Comments January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 2 Minutes

Intune Win32 PowerShell Installer Type

This month, Microsoft re-released PowerShell as a command-line option for Intune Win32 packages, making it easy to update the installation script without recreating the IntuneWin package. In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

Harm Veenstra Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, PowerShell 8 Comments January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 3 Minutes

Test SSL/TLS Protocols using PowerShell

Testing enabled SSL and TLS protocols on servers is something I have to do for hardening and security purposes. Of course, you can do that using PowerShell with the Test-TlsProtocols Module from TechnologyAnimal 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how.

Harm Veenstra Networking, PowerShell, Security 4 Comments January 16, 2026January 17, 2026 3 Minutes

PowerShell coding in WSL using VSCode

This is something I do on my Windows company device, using WSL instances to develop PowerShell scripts. In this blog post, I will show you how it works and how to set it up.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Visual Studio Code, WSL 1 Comment January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 4 Minutes

2025 Overview

It's 2026, so it's time to reflect on 2025 :). In this blog post, I will highlight the great PowerShell moments that happened this year.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell 2 Comments January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 5 Minutes

Installing PowerShell on macOS

What's the first thing that you install on your new MacBook M4? Yes, Microsoft Edge, and then PowerShell afterwards 😉 In this final blog post of 2025, I will outline the available installation options.

Harm Veenstra macOS, PowerShell 2 Comments December 24, 2025December 24, 2025 5 Minutes

Sponsorship from PDQ / The PowerShell Podcast!

This week, I got confirmation from PDQ that they will sponsor me and my website! Exciting news, and honored! PDQ does a lot of things for the community through its PowerShell Podcast, The PowerShell Wednesday, PDQ Live, and r/PDQ on Reddit. In this blog post, I will tell you all about it 🙂

Harm Veenstra PDQ, PowerShell 3 Comments December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 2 Minutes

PowerShell Try/Catch specific Error Types

I use Try/Catch a lot in my scripts, but I usually catch all errors in a single error message... In this short blog post, I will show you how to be more specific when displaying errors.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell 3 Comments December 12, 2025December 15, 2025 5 Minutes

Dutch PowerShell User Group Virtual Event December 3rd, 2025

DuPSUG had another Meetup event scheduled, which was changed from in-person to virtual on December 3rd, where I gave a session on how to code PowerShell scripts from anywhere.  🙂  In this blog post, I will highlight a few key points from the session.

Harm Veenstra Docker, DuPSUG, Fun, GitHub, Learning, PowerShell, PSEdit, Social, Visual Studio Code, Windows Sandbox, WSL 1 Comment December 4, 2025December 6, 2025 2 Minutes

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