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How to use the new WindowsBackupAdmin PowerShell scripts

IT Experts / Wed, Aug 26 2026 / Leave a Comment

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Microsoft published the WindowsBackupAdmin 1.0.0 module on 19 August 2026. The module wraps Microsoft Graph beta windowsSetting APIs so you can view, export, and delete Windows settings backup data without building Graph requests yourself. Microsoft Graph is the REST interface Microsoft 365 uses for tenant data. These scripts do not back up files, disks, or mailboxes. They only manage the cloud copy of Windows user settings and backup profiles.

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Invoke-ChangeMeetingOrganizer gets a Graph and PowerShell fix for Teams meetings

IT News / Tue, Aug 25 2026 / Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s `Invoke-ChangeMeetingOrganizer` cmdlet can move the Exchange calendar event while leaving the Teams online meeting tied to the former organizer. A new Microsoft Graph and PowerShell workaround now recreates the Teams meeting for the replacement owner, building on the earlier discovery that the organizer-transfer cmdlet leaves Teams links behind.

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Microsoft’s Delivery Optimization troubleshooter turns failed peering into a support-ready ZIP

IT News / Wed, Aug 19 2026 / Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s free Delivery Optimization Troubleshooter gives Windows administrators a faster way to diagnose failed peer downloads and Microsoft Connected Cache problems. A single PowerShell command gathers service logs, policies, network data, performance counters, and event information, while an optional live-capture mode records the failure as it happens.

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Planner retention policies are coming, but PowerShell still cleans up old tasks now

IT News / Wed, Aug 19 2026 / Leave a Comment

Microsoft Purview is expected to add retention-policy support for Planner tasks during August 2026, but administrators can already remove stale tasks with PowerShell. A tenant-wide Microsoft Graph script can find plans, filter old tasks locally, delete them safely, and email a cleanup report.

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Alternative to WMIC: PowerShell Get-CimInstance

IT Experts / Tue, Aug 18 2026 / Leave a Comment

KB5120998 in the Windows 11 Release Preview channel removes the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility from Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. With this update, WMIC is gone from those builds, and you cannot add it back. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the service that exposes hardware and operating system data, remains in Windows. Microsoft’s documented replacement for typical wmic queries is the PowerShell cmdlet Get-CimInstance.

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PowerShell finds Entra users missing Conditional Access licenses

IT News / Tue, Aug 18 2026 / Leave a Comment

A PowerShell method now gives administrators a practical way to investigate the Entra Conditional Access licensing-gap warning. It compares accounts covered by enabled policies with users holding an Entra ID P1 or P2 service plan, helping identify possible gaps without assuming that Microsoft has begun blocking sign-ins or automatically charging tenants.

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JSON batching speeds permanent Microsoft 365 mailbox cleanup

IT News / Mon, Aug 17 2026 / Leave a Comment

A new Microsoft Graph PowerShell workflow can permanently remove matching notification messages from Microsoft 365 mailboxes in batches of 20, reducing network round trips during tenant-wide cleanup. It extends the JSON batching approach for large Graph tasks from account updates to destructive mailbox operations.

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WMIC is finally leaving Windows 11 in the 26H2 update

IT News / Sun, Aug 16 2026 / Leave a Comment

Microsoft will completely remove the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line utility (WMIC) from Windows 11 26H2 after roughly 25 years of availability. The upcoming release will not include WMIC, and administrators will no longer be able to restore it through the Feature on Demand package.

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Fake job interviews deliver a trojanized WireGuard VPN client to IT pros

IT News / Wed, Aug 12 2026 / Leave a Comment

Sandworm-linked attackers are using fake IT recruitment campaigns to trick system administrators into installing a modified WireGuard VPN client. The malware targets both Windows and Linux, decrypts hidden code, and downloads additional payloads after the victim connects to the supposed corporate VPN.

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