GitHub Copilot Training Data Policy: What Changes April 24
Starting April 24, 2026, GitHub uses consumer interaction data for AI training. What that means, who is affected, and how to opt out — in case you haven't already.
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AI Shift 2026: Copilot Studio, Foundry and Governance in Practice
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Windows Server 2025 – System Requirement comparison
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All Indexes of a Table with a TSQL Script
A T-SQL script to view all current indexes of a SQL Server table, including index names, types, key ordinals, and column names.
Azure 2FA: Transferring Guest MFA to a new Phone
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How to Remove Clipboard Formatting with PowerShell
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Azure Lab Services – Publish a Lab does not work
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Check if all Module Paths are valid
A quick PowerShell one-liner to verify that all paths in your PSModulePath environment variable actually exist.
Flatten PowerShell Arrays
How to convert a PowerShell array into a single string using -join.
PowerShell Profile
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Grant Access to Service Requests via AD Groups in User Roles
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Does it loop? ForEach experiences with an empty variable
A surprising PowerShell gotcha: foreach and ForEach-Object behave differently with null and empty variables. Here's what actually happens.
Sort String as Int
A simple PowerShell trick to sort strings numerically using -as [int] – essential when dealing with version numbers or ID strings.
Get a Header into an Array
Three ways to add property names to a plain PowerShell array so you can access elements via named properties instead of index positions.
How to find User Directories from unauthorized Users
A PowerShell script to find and delete leftover user directories on a Terminal Server from users who no longer have AD group membership.