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Matthew Dowst

@mdowst.dowst.dev

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Father, author, blogger, enthusiast of all things PowerShell and automation. linktr.ee/mdowst

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 06/05/2026

Stop downloading files one click at a time. Use Invoke-WebRequest in PowerShell and automate it in seconds. youtube.com/shorts/tcBer... #PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 23/12/2025

New PoshBytes Versus: Write-Host vs ANSI vs $PSStyle in a full holiday color rumble. ASCII Christmas tree, menorah, and RGB everywhere. Watch and upgrade your PowerShell color game. youtube.com/shorts/bkGeT... #PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 21/12/2025

My little bro making sure my sisters back in Texas knows how the Secret Santa selection was done

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 19/12/2025

Turns out the 32,767 character command line limit doesn't apply anymore. At least in #PowerShell 7+

A command window showing a 32,772 character command runnnig

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 11/12/2025

🚨 Breaking change in Invoke-WebRequest that could impact your automations. I wrote a helper script to find where Invoke-WebRequest is and isn't using -UseBasicParsing. It also works for any other cmdlets/parameters combo. gist.github.com/mdowst/9d00f... #PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps