Are you ready to elevate your Microsoft 365 experience? Whether you’re a SharePoint site owner, Teams channel manager, or a power user working across OneDrive, Exchange, and other services, PowerShell can be the game changer you didn’t know you needed. This blog series, “PowerShell for Power Users,” introduces you to Microsoft’s powerful command-line shell and scripting language—and shows you how it can transform your productivity, automate repetitive actions, and give you deeper control across your Microsoft 365 workspace.
Why PowerShell in Microsoft 365?
Traditionally seen as a tool for IT professionals, PowerShell is now essential for power users who want to automate tasks, customize environments, and solve problems efficiently across Microsoft 365. PowerShell empowers you to:
- Automate routine operations in SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Exchange
- Pull reports on usage, structure, and compliance that are not available out-of-the-box
- Manage site collections, lists, libraries, Teams channels, and mailbox settings
- Perform bulk operations that would be tedious through the UI
- Audit and troubleshoot environments with precision
- Integrate with Microsoft Search, Copilot, and Power Platform for intelligent workflows
What Can You Expect from This Series?
We’ll start with the basics—demystifying the PowerShell interface, understanding cmdlets, and connecting to services like SharePoint Online, Teams, and Exchange. Then we’ll dive into real-world scenarios. Each article will include clear explanations, sample scripts, and best practices—making PowerShell approachable even if you have no prior scripting experience.
Who Should Follow This Series?
This blog is for any Microsoft 365 user who wants to:
- Move beyond manual, repetitive tasks
- Learn scripting at their own pace, with practical examples
- Boost productivity and efficiency across Microsoft 365
- Bridge the gap between business needs and IT solutions
Getting Started
If you’re curious but feel intimidated by scripting, don’t worry—PowerShell is more user-friendly than you might think, and this series is designed with beginners in mind. All you need is a willingness to learn and experiment. In the next articles, we’ll cover how to set up your environment, write your first simple script, and start automating tasks you do every day across Microsoft 365. Your journey toward becoming a PowerShell power user starts here!
- Install PowerShell and configure your PowerShell environment
- Introduction to Graph API, PowerShell modules
- Deal with large lists – 5,000 items problem
- Search programmatically across all your data
- Get the oldest or newest documents from your Teams channel or SharePoint library
- Fix the Access Requests List Overflow issue
- Fix the User Id Mismatch issue
- Create a new Team, SharePoint site, Viva Engage community
- Manage team membership (bulk upload/delete team members)
- Update library/list items metadata (documents’ properties) in bulk
- Generating reports on usage, structure, and compliance