Simple PowerShell things allowing you to dig a bit deeper than usual

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  1. PSBits

    Simple (relatively) things allowing you to dig a bit deeper than usual.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. AADInternals

    AADInternals PowerShell module for administering Azure AD and Office 365

    This would be a great addition:

    https://github.com/Gerenios/AADInternals

  4. nushell

    A new type of shell

    I found nushell (https://www.nushell.sh) to be an impressive replacement "bash" for Windows

    In terms of philosophy, think "Powershell but actually intuitive" : Every data is structured but command names are what you expect them to be. I usually don't even need to look at the documentation.

    I liked it so much that I also replaced my shell on Linux with it, so I have the same terminal experience across all OSes

  5. dotnet-script

    Run C# scripts from the .NET CLI.

    >making powershell actually enjoyable to use

    My solution was to stop using it and instead use dotnet-script

    https://github.com/dotnet-script/dotnet-script

    Scripting with the full power of modern C# has been a huge win for me. And same/similar scripts will work on Windows/Linux/Mac. As my work language is C#, I don't have to context switch to another language for scripting.

  6. wsl-vpnkit

    Provides network connectivity to WSL 2 when blocked by VPN

    https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit fixes that problem for me, and is less annoying than other fixes I tried

  7. ReportingServicesTools

    Reporting Services Powershell Tools

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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