Justin Grote

"GPT-6.1 Terra solved noticeably more terminal and C# coding tasks than GPT-5.6 Terra." I feel called out specifically

#Kraków is calling. The #PSConfEU 2027 CFP is officially open and we're looking for speakers from across the #community. Submit your abstract today: 🔗 sessionize.com/powershell-c... #PowerShell #automation #IT #Conference #Europe #Poland #pwsh

#PowerShell Runtime #Docker #Podman #Containers for 7.6.8 are now available. ghcr.io/justingrote/...

Today is an AMAZING day for anyone on Windows to try @awakecoding.com 's fantastic UniGetUI devolutions.net/unigetui/

The #PowerShell Extension Pack v0.1.0 is out! Key changes: - Remove Thunder Client due to payware - Swap Git Tag + Graph with Git Graph Libre due to adware - Remove vscode-github-projects due to lack of support

#PowerShell Runtime Containers for 7.7.0-preview.5, 7.6.7, 7.5.12, 7.4.21 are now available. ghcr.io/justingrote/...

The #Microsoft #Entra Password Protection comes with a pretty decent #PowerShell module for setup which I really appreciate, however their report is only summary based. Since it's all just based on event logs,this works in parallel and gives you more specific info. gist.github.com/JustinGrote/...

@mikefrobbins.com and @sdwheeler.bsky.social, thank you for your astounding contributions to the #PowerShell community. Docs are the gateway to new user to this community and the staple reference for Veterans, and you two have worked tirelessly carrying the torch of the culture of great docs. Thanks

Three session blocks. One day. One global community. ☕ Breakfast Sessions 🍽️ Lunch Sessions 🌙 Dinner Sessions #PSConfEU #MiniCon returns on 13 October with a brand-new Follow the Sun format. 🎟️ Free Tickets & Call For Papers: synedgy.com/psconfeu-minicon/ #PowerShell #Conference

Whaaat congrats sir!

#PSHSummit CFP closes TOMORROW. Thirty minutes that end with you submitted: 1. The thing you'd explain over coffee = your title 2. Three sentences: problem, what you did, what they'll learn 3. Pick a format 4. Submit Clear beats perfect:

Read Azure KeyVault secrets from a local K8s cluster without *any* credentials! Very overdue post. Enjoy buff.ly/SpVGQJO

📣 GPT-5.6 Sol is 50% cheaper through September 3. ☀️ A high reasoning ceiling for complex codebases and demanding, long-running agentic work. Give it a try in VS Code today!

That was a great talk!

#PowerShell Runtime Containers are now available for 7.7 preview 3, 7.6.5, 7.5.10, and 7.4.19. ghcr.io/justingrote/powershell

🔌 Agent Plugins 1.0 are now supported in VS Code. Package your skills, MCP servers, and AI extensions into one installable plugin. Learn more: github.blog/changelog/20...

This session from #PSConfEU is, by far, my favorite one ever done... Learnt a lot, laughed a lot, and... Got a full 5.0 score on the feedback form. I may have peaked now 😁

🎹 Did you know PowerShell can play music? Björn Sundling demonstrates how to use #MIDI 2.0 from #PowerShell to create notes, chords, drum patterns, metronomes, and even turn code into music. 👉 youtu.be/iEahDr81Pno?si=C2b... #PSConfEU 🎵

It's finally up! One of the best @psconf.eu sessions ever, don't miss this one!

🔨 Why rewrite functionality in #PowerShell when a .NET SDK already exists? @palmemanuel.bsky.social shows how to build PowerShell modules in C#, automate releases with GitHub Actions, and expose SDKs through native cmdlets 👉 youtu.be/xrNKDBO6RI0?si=4nD... #CSharp #DotNet #PSConfEU

Heya #powershell folks! After 16 years I managed to wrap up and release v1 of a project I wanted to do, long before I had the ability to execute it, later never found the time to do it! Well, no more: #activedirectory Group Policies shall now be properly edited and read: github.com/FriedrichWei...

🚨New Microsoft MVP Alert🚨 Andree Renneus Award Category: Microsoft Azure Technology Area: PowerShell Country: 🇸🇪

Well that is encouraging that WSL-C might be more than a pet project...

I'm happy to share that I've been awarded Microsoft MVP in PowerShell. Thank you to everyone who's helped make the PowerShell community such a welcoming place to learn, build, and share. I'm looking forward to contributing even more in the coming years. #MicrosoftMVP #PowerShell

We've been using WarpBuild for PowerShell Universal and it has dramatically reduced the build time for our CIs. www.warpbuild.com

💡 Think you're getting the most out of #VSCode for #PowerShell? @posh.guru showcases the latest improvements, from rename support and terminal IntelliSense to Spectre, Zed integration, and remote debugging with VS Code tunnels. ▶️ youtu.be/Lso0H9mcrkg?si=2W7... #PSConfEU

Beats for your next work or study session 🎧

We've scheduled our first meeting! Join us August 6 @ 7pm EST! Details: www.meetup.com/powershelloh...

FINALLY

🎥 My PSConfEU 2026 session is now live on YouTube! Whether you're battling AI hallucinations or looking to extend your automation into the agentic world, I think you'll find something useful here. 👇 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Necu... #PowerShell #PSConfEU #AI #Automation #MCP #AgenticAI #DevOps

Finally, the beloved #PoShaKucha sessions from Wiesbaden 2026 are online. You find them in the #psconfeu YT channel. We also have a complete YT playlist for all 20x20 recordings. A complete overview cann also be found here: github.com/thorstenbutz... www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Have you been using TypeScript 7? @ahejlsberg.bsky.social shows off what 10x faster build & editing experiences look like with @vscode.dev!

I just released my first #VSCode extension. PSSecretScanner for VSCode. Highlight and twiggle possible secret leakage in code. Builds on the same patterns and lists and is 100% compatible with PSSecretScanner. Go check it out! marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

I see a lot of examples of people struggling with #Exchange #PowerShell across runspaces using start-threadjob or foreach -parallel. It's much simpler than a ton of examples I see online. Here's an example to help, including "nested" runspaces (not technically nested)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=t5aK... #powershell #pspester #psconfeu @rprust.bsky.social

Can #Bicep improve how we write #DSC configs? At #PSConfEU, Andy Jordan shows: ✅ Strong typing & IntelliSense ✅ Loops & orchestration ✅ Better config authoring 👉 youtu.be/5_m6estlXxs?si=mPo... #PowerShell #automation #IT #DevOps #Conference

@ohmyposh.dev nice callout on @code shorts: www.youtube.com/shorts/HbMW6...

#PowerShell Runtime Containers now available for: 7.7.0-preview.3 7.6.4 7.5.9 7.4.18 Get them here! ghcr.io/justingrote/...

#PowerShell Debugging is a passion of mine and @schusterfredl.bsky.social nails this @psconf.eu presentation, going beyond your typical debugging well into attaching and containers. Become a debugging ninja like Kirk Munro wanted you to!

🧪 Pester 6.1.0-alpha2 is out! ✨ Experimental global mocks - please try! ⚡ Code coverage now works in parallel runs 📊 Better parallel output — Describe/Context headers + debug logs interleaved with tests 🔧 CI debug flag surfaces verbose/debug output github.com/pester/Peste... #pspester #powershell

Now that you can decomission onprem hybrid exchange, I find myself migrating legacy SMTP to other services. Here's a script to find what's left, parses the logs into SMTP conversations, their sources and destinations. gist.github.com/JustinGrote/...