October 2025

  • When Should You Use -match vs. -like in PowerShell?

    Introduction As briefly mentioned in the blog post Mastering PowerShell’s Comparison Operators, PowerShell allows you to match patterns using different operators. In this post, I’ll dive deeper into the differences between two commonly used options: -like and -match. At first glance, they may seem interchangeable, but they’re not. Before we get into the details of […]

  • Why Your Intune File Commits Fail in PowerShell 7.4+

    PowerShell 7.4 introduces a subtle but impactful change: the default encoding for HTTP requests is now UTF-8 instead of ASCII. This shift can cause unexpected issues when working with the Microsoft Graph API, particularly during .intunewin file commits in Intune. In this post, I explain the root cause, share workarounds, and offer practical solutions to keep your automation workflows running smoothly.