v7.6.1 Release of PowerShell, Check Mail Records with the DomainHealthChecker PowerShell Module
+PowerShell Resources Roundup from PDQ Live
PowerShell 7.6.1 Released with .NET SDK 10 Update
The PowerShell team has shipped 7.6.1, a maintenance release that refreshes the runtime to .NET SDK 10.0.202. I noticed the update now delays its upgrade notification by a full week so every package is live before users get nudged, and the release also folds in a PSNativeCommandArgumentPassing test fix alongside general cmdlet improvements. Binaries are published across Windows, Linux, and macOS on x64, arm64, and arm32 architectures, with LTS packages rolling out in parallel.
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.6.1
PowerShell Scanner Now Live in PDQ Connect
PDQ announced on this week’s PDQ Live that the long awaited PowerShell scanner has officially landed in PDQ Connect, letting you run PowerShell queries against your fleet and pull real data back for reporting, automation, and the environment questions that have gone unanswered for too long. I watched the stream and the developers who built it joined to walk through what is under the hood, and the team also showcased several community built scanners solving real world problems. If you have been waiting for your scripts to have a proper home inside Connect, this is the release to check out.
Check Mail Records with the DomainHealthChecker PowerShell Module
Harm Veenstra has a helpful walkthrough of the DomainHealthChecker module from Martien van Dijk, which pulls SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI, DNSSEC, and MTA-STS records for any domain you point it at. I like that the Invoke-SpfDkimDmarc cmdlet bundles the major checks into a single call and accepts a file of domains for bulk validation, making it a fast fit for migration prep or security audits. The module installs straight from the PowerShell Gallery or via PSResourceGet, and Harm walks through each cmdlet with real output so you can see exactly what to expect before running it against your tenant.
PowerShell Universal 2026 Part 5: Creating an Endpoint That Accepts a Body
JackedProgrammer continues the PowerShell Universal for Beginners series with a walkthrough on building a GET endpoint that accepts a JSON body instead of a query string, which is a cleaner and generally more secure pattern for filtering data against an API. I appreciated the practical touch of starting with a simple return of the input data to confirm the body is being read correctly, then layering in Get-ADUser logic, input validation using Get-Member to check for required properties, and a proper try catch block to return clean error objects when things go sideways. The demo also drives home why returning well structured JSON messages matters, since the consumers of your endpoint might be calling it from Python, JavaScript, or curl rather than PowerShell.
Entra and Microsoft 365 Could Improve License Reporting
Tony Redmond takes a hard look at the new License Usage Insights feature that landed in the Entra admin center on April 22, alongside the new dashboard card for licenses in the Microsoft 365 admin center. I share his frustration that the two admin centers cannot seem to agree on a single consistent story, with the Microsoft 365 dashboard reporting a user count that includes utility accounts like shared and room mailboxes and even claiming license totals that do not mathematically add up. Tony also points out that while the Entra insights are a welcome step, there is no way to click through to identify which account is actually using risk based conditional access, and no option to download the underlying data.
https://office365itpros.com/2026/04/24/license-insights/
PowerShell Resources Roundup from PDQ Live
Andrew Pla walked through a loaded list of PowerShell resources on this PDQ Live segment, spanning the essentials like Windows Terminal, VS Code, and PowerShell 7, alongside community favorites like Import Excel which he credits with changing lives once admins realize they can generate real spreadsheets without Excel installed. Where the episode really sharpened up was the security tooling section, covering Locksmith for auditing Active Directory Certificate Services, Maester for running baseline checks against your Entra tenant, and Morton’s Least Privilege MS Graph module for trimming enterprise app permissions down to only what the logs show they actually use.
Understanding the additionalProperties Property in Microsoft Graph PowerShell
Tony Redmond tackles one of those quirks that trips up every admin making the jump from Exchange Online or the old AzureAD module to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK, which is the way cmdlets like Get-MgUserMemberOf and Get-MgGroupMember return a sparse set of strongly typed properties and stash everything else inside a catch all dictionary called additionalProperties.
https://office365itpros.com/2026/04/21/additionalproperties-property/
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