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The powershell tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's PowerShell command-line shell and scripting language across Windows and cross-platform environments. Recent discussions include PowerShell 7.6.5 servicing updates with WDAC fixes, ARM64 support, and packaging changes, plus the Teams PowerShell 7.9 module introducing WAM default authentication and removing Shifts cmdlets. Threads also explore PowerShell's role in Windows administration, such as checking camera and microphone usage via registry, understanding MSIX app removal behavior, and adapting to WMIC deprecation in Windows 11 builds. For IT professionals and developers, the tag highlights practical scripting, security hardening, and automation topics relevant to enterprise Windows environments.
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    AI-Assisted Windows Intrusion: Attackers Use SolarWinds Orion RabbitMQ Secret to Move Between Servers

    Attackers struggling to advance through a U.S. retailer’s Windows environment appear to have found a powerful troubleshooting assistant: AI. According to Symantec’s Threat Hunter researchers, a September 2026 intrusion shifted from short, mistyped commands and repeated blocked launches to...
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    PowerShell 7.6.10 LTS Fixes MSIX PATH Issues as 7.4 and 7.5 Reach End of Support

    Microsoft's PowerShell team published PowerShell 7.6.10 on November 10, 2026, at 20:16 UTC, from commit 16ac95d. That is the same day that PowerShell 7.4 and 7.5 reach end of support. This is a small servicing release for the Long Term Support (LTS) branch, not a feature release. Even so, it...
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    Windows 10 KB5131096 Reported: ESU Update Fixes Printers, May Break Signed PowerShell Scripts

    Windows 10 has passed end of support, but devices in Extended Security Updates still get Patch Tuesday. For November, Neowin reports that Microsoft has released cumulative update KB5131096 for ESU devices on Windows 10 versions 22H2 and 21H2. It is a small update. It has no new features. The...
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    Windows 11 November 2026 Patch Tuesday: PowerShell Signing Changes and NTLM Hardening

    Microsoft released its November 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 on November 10. Three cumulative updates cover five Windows 11 releases. Most of the changes are about security hardening, and there are also several fixes for problems caused by earlier updates. The one most likely to...
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    Slow Wi-Fi or DNS? How to Test and Change DNS on Windows 10 and 11

    Before moving another mesh node, check whether your PC is actually waiting for DNS. A delayed name lookup can leave an application waiting even when the wireless connection itself is working. Microsoft’s troubleshooting documentation identifies DNS clients, DNS servers and the network between...
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    How to Edit JSON Configuration Files with PowerShell in Windows 10 and 11

    You can edit a JSON configuration file in Windows 10 and Windows 11 without installing external tools by reading the file into memory with Get-Content -Raw, parsing it into a PowerShell object with ConvertFrom-Json, updating the target property using dot notation, and writing the modified object...
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    12 Essential WSL Commands for Windows 10 and 11: Setup, Backups and Troubleshooting

    Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux is only the beginning. The useful part is knowing how to launch the right environment, run Linux tools from PowerShell, stop a runaway workload, and preserve a working distribution before an upgrade goes sideways. Microsoft’s WSL command-line tools cover...
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    Windows 11 PowerShell Profile: Monitor Home Servers Over SSH

    XDA Developers writer Abhishek Kumar Mishra describes a PowerShell profile that turns each new terminal into a mini operations dashboard for two home servers. A PowerShell profile is a script that runs when PowerShell starts, so every new window kicks off a round of checks automatically. The...
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    How to Enable OpenSSH Server on Windows 10 and 11 for Secure Remote Access

    Windows ships with a capable SSH server, but it isn't switched on out of the box. A recent XDA Developers column made that point after its author found that his Windows desktop could be managed from a terminal the same way as his Linux boxes. The tool is Microsoft's build of OpenSSH. The client...
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    How to Delete Large Folders Faster in Windows 11: PowerShell and Command Prompt Tested

    Deleting a big folder in File Explorer can feel like watching paint dry, and then watching the paint's own progress dialog calculate how long the paint will take. A new MakeUseOf test by Tashreef Shareef put numbers on it. On one Windows 11 25H2 laptop, the command line beat File Explorer at...
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    Automating a Fresh Windows Install with Claude Code, PowerShell and WinGet

    Korbin Brown, writing at XDA Developers, says he finally automated his fresh-install ritual by asking Claude Code to write a PowerShell setup script. His claim is that a clean Windows install now ends up the way he likes it in roughly 20 minutes. That figure is his own report. He gives no timing...
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    CVE-2026-83844: Windows 11 Paint RCE Fix Confusion and How to Check Your Version

    Microsoft Paint is the last app most admins would expect on a security bulletin. It now has its own CVE, an 8.1 CVSS score, and a fix that many machines can't get. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-83844. Microsoft disclosed it and published a fix on October 13. Administrators and...
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    How to Scan AI-Generated PowerShell Scripts with PSScriptAnalyzer Before Running Them

    An AI assistant can turn a plain-English request into a PowerShell script in seconds. Deciding whether that script should touch your Windows PC takes a little longer. PSScriptAnalyzer helps with the first pass. It checks PowerShell code against a collection of rules and reports potential...
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    Maester 3.0 Preview and Cloud: PowerShell 7.4 Requirements and Microsoft 365 Security Checks

    Microsoft 365 security baselines can be overwhelming. CIS, CISA's SCuBA guidance and EIDSCA each give you a long list of findings, and someone still has to work out which ones matter, which objects they affect and how to fix them without breaking sign-in. Virtualization Review's latest look at...
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    ISO Won't Mount in Windows 10 or 11? Fix Missing Mount Option and Disc Image Errors

    When an .iso file will not mount in Windows 10 or Windows 11—either because the Mount option is missing from the context menu or because Windows returns errors such as "Couldn't Mount File," "Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file," "You don't have permission to mount the file," or "The...
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    KB4568292: Update Microsoft Defender in Offline Windows 10 and 11 Installation Images

    Microsoft has refreshed the Defender package it provides for Windows installation images. The new package is version 1.459.387.0. Its job is to close an awkward gap: a freshly installed PC can come up with antimalware components that were already out of date when the setup media was built. If...
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    How to Find and Delete Empty Folders in Windows 10 and 11 Using PowerShell

    You can find and remove empty folders in Windows 10 and Windows 11 using PowerShell by enumerating subdirectories with Get-ChildItem -Directory -Recurse -Force, sorting those paths from deepest to shallowest by path length, checking each directory with Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $_.FullName...
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    How to Uninstall Stubborn Apps on Windows 10 and 11: Control Panel, Winget and PowerShell

    Some Windows apps won't uninstall from Settings. Before you reach for PowerShell, it helps to know which kind of app you're dealing with. Windows has three broad categories: classic desktop programs, packaged apps (Appx/MSIX), and protected system components. Each has its own removal route and...
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    Win11Debloat 2026.10.30: 13 Languages, Chrome AI Controls and New Log Location

    Win11Debloat, the open-source PowerShell script for Windows 10 and Windows 11, has a new release. GitHub tags it 2026.10.30, and Neowin lists it as "10.30.2026". The biggest change is that the interface now comes in 13 languages. The release also adds a switch for Google Chrome's AI features, an...
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    9 Free Windows Apps Reviewed: Cross-Platform Support, Free Plan Limits and Key Caveats

    Ed Bott's ZDNET roundup of nine free apps is a personal "can't live without" list. Seven of the nine run on more than one platform, and eight of them also run on Mac or Linux, as the headline says. Two of the nine are Windows-only or close to it, and the claims behind each entry vary in how well...