Create PowerShell scripts

EtherAssist can help draft, explain, and review PowerShell for Microsoft 365, Graph, Azure, Windows, and operational automation.

Before you begin

• Confirm the target platform, such as Microsoft Graph, Azure, Exchange Online, Intune, or Windows.
• Decide whether the script must be read-only or can make changes.
• Know the PowerShell version you need, such as Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7.
• Review authentication, permissions, and test environment requirements before running generated code.

Create a script

1. Open Chat.
2. Select Coding for code-focused output, or Standard for simple script drafts.
3. State the PowerShell version, target service, permission model, expected input, and expected output.
4. Ask for a read-only script first unless you explicitly need a change script.
5. Request comments, assumptions, and safety checks.
6. Review the generated script before saving or running it.

Example:

Create a PowerShell 7 read-only script that accepts a CSV of device names and outputs a table of readiness status. Include comments where Microsoft Graph calls would be added after approval.

Expected result: EtherAssist returns a script with the requested inputs, outputs, and review notes.

Refine the script

1. Ask EtherAssist to explain the script line by line.
2. Request error handling, logging, or -WhatIf support where useful.
3. Ask for the minimum permissions required.
4. Ask for a rollback or validation step before using the script in production.

Safety checklist

• Test in a non-production tenant, lab, or limited pilot group first.
• Do not run generated scripts blindly in production.
• Check modules, scopes, and tenant identifiers before execution.
• Remove secrets, tokens, and customer data before sharing script examples.
• Have a peer review destructive commands such as remove, delete, revoke, disable, or reset.

Troubleshooting

Next steps

• PowerShell module
• PowerShell automation examples
• Error handling

Tips

• Keep prompts, names, and configuration values specific to the task you are performing.