Microsoft Signing Key Stolen by Hackers
Microsoft recently learned that a private signing key was stolen and exploited as early as May 15, 2023. This was first announced on July 11 in this article. According to …
Sync Azure AD With PowerShell
How do you synchronize your Azure AD with your on-premises AD using PowerShell? First, let’s consider a more straightforward option: How to do it WITHOUT PowerShell! Synchronize Azure AD Without(!) …
Get-MgUser -Filter Example
The Get-MgUser command comes with a filtering function just like, e.g., Get-ADUser. But if you’re expecting the power of the Get-ADUser LdapFilter switch or the PowerShell expression language Filter switch, then you’re in …
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes
For many admins, the use of ‘Scopes’ is a new addition to Office 365 PowerShell’ing. The Scopes parameter was introduced with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell API, but the concept of …
Last Chance to Upgrade Azure AD Connect!
On August 31st, 2022, Microsoft will retire Azure AD Connect 1.x. (full announcement here) This means that if you haven’t already upgraded, you need to do it now. There are …
Get-MailboxFolderPermission
To review permissions set on mailbox folders, you can use the Get-MailboxFolderPermission CmdLet. This PowerShell command is part of the Exchange Online Management module, which you can download and install …
Enable TLS 1.2
Microsoft has recently started blocking TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in the PowerShell APIs for Azure AD and Exchange Online. As a result, applications connecting with TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 …
Get-MailboxStatistics – How to Get Mailbox Size
To retrieve the size or item count of mailboxes, you must use the Get-MailboxStatistics or, even better, the improved Get-EXOMailboxStatistics PowerShell CmdLet. Both PowerShell commands are part of the Exchange …
Office 365 Hybrid Configuration – What It is
For many Microsoft admins, their first encounter with the term “hybrid Office 365” is one of confusion. A lot of questions are bound to surface while trying to wrap your …
The Term ‘Connect-MgGraph’ is Not Recognized
You may receive the following error message when trying to connect to Exchange Online with PowerShell: PS C:> Connect-MgGraph Connect-MgGraph : The term ‘Connect-MgGraph’ is not recognized as the name …