PDQ

09/01/2026

"I love printers" said no sysadmin ever.

If your endpoints have multiple printers installed you can easily track them down with a PowerShell script.

Brock already wrote one for you!

08/31/2026

PowerShell podcast brings Morten Mynster's expertise to discuss authentication across Microsoft Entra, Graph, and managed identity in Microsoft 365.

https://hubs.ly/Q04vXN060

08/31/2026

If your Monday morning ticket stack consists of “my mouse isn’t working,” it may not be user error this time.

Microsoft rolled out an optional update last week with a few minor bugs. If you or your users experience any cursor issues, remove the update until Microsoft releases a fix.

08/27/2026

Steven Vazquez reminded us of the ease of use with the Remote Access agent in Connect. This feature makes responding to tickets simple, secure, and Pretty Damn Quick.

No back and forth. No asking the end user "can you restart and try again?" No coordinating a time to physically get to the machine. Just, ticket solved.

Remote access in PDQ is built for exactly this. Get in, fix the problem, get out. It just works. No VPN, no network requirements.

That's a win for everyone, especially the sysadmin who has 140 other tickets waiting.

08/26/2026

44 G2 badges. 19 categories. One very validated PDQ team.

PDQ picked up Leader and Momentum Leader recognition across categories like Patch Management, Endpoint Management, and Remote Support, spanning small business, mid-market, a few in enterprise, and several regions across the UK, Europe, Canada, and ANZ.

We also picked up recognition for the things that matter just as much as features: ease of use, support, fast implementation, user adoption, and ROI.

Those badges reflect feedback from the sysadmins and IT pros who use PDQ every day, and that's the part we care about most.

See the full G2 Fall 2026 Reports: https://hubs.ly/Q04vqR7d0

08/26/2026

Scheduled maintenance has a funny way of reminding everyone that the server exists.

2:00 AM: maintenance starts
2:03 AM: “Hey, is something down?”

Leah’s advice: automate what you can, communicate what you can’t, and never underestimate a user who suddenly needs something at 2 AM.

Sysadmins, you know the drill. PDQ has your back even at 2:03 AM🐾

08/25/2026

Ice Cube gave us some pretty solid IT advice back in 1992: “Check yourself before you wreck yourself.”

So this week on PDQ LIVE, that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Brock is breaking down CHKDSK, DISM, and SFC, including when to use each one when Windows starts acting up.

Andrew Pla is joined by cybersecurity consultant Morten Mynster to take a closer look at Microsoft 365 security and ask whether your environment is really as safe as you think.

And Amanda brings a real-world perspective on cybersecurity posture, based on experience from being in the trenches herself.

Check your machines. Check your Microsoft 365 environment. Check your security.

See you Thursday on PDQ LIVE.

The rapper Ice Cube told us back in 1992, “Check yourself before yo...

08/24/2026

Unit testing your cloud with Mike Soule - The PowerShell Podcast

Mike Soule, Field CTO at Sentinel Technologies, returns to the PowerShell Podcast for the first time in three years to talk identity security, cloud configuration testing, and the evolving role of AI in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Andrew and Mike dig into Maester, the open source PowerShell-based test automation framework that applies unit testing concepts to Microsoft 365 security configuration. Mike breaks down how Maester works, how Sentinel uses it with clients, and how the community has grown it into something that spans hundreds of built-in tests covering conditional access, CIS baselines, CISA standards, and more. They also cover EntraOps, the Enterprise Access Model, AI's impact on the MSP world, and why working in managed services is still one of the fastest ways to level up in IT.

Mike Soule, Field CTO at Sentinel Technologies, returns to the PowerShell Podcast for the first time in three years to talk identity security, cloud configurati...

08/20/2026

“PowerShell without PDQ would be a nightmare.”

Their words, not ours. But we will be hanging it on the fridge. 🥹

PowerShell can do a lot. Pair it with PDQ, and suddenly your scripts are helping you scan, organize, target, and automate across your environment.

With PowerShell Scanners in PDQ, you can collect the device data you care about and put it to work in Filters, Groups, Reports, and automations.

PowerShell 🤝 PDQ

Making IT a little less nightmarish.

If you have a PowerShell + PDQ story, we would like to hear it!

08/19/2026

Ever been trapped in a Zoom meeting and wished someone would just end it?

Turns out there was a vulnerability for that. And unfortunately, a whole lot more.

This week on PDQ LIVE, we’re digging into “Zoomsday,” a recently disclosed Zoom vulnerability that could potentially allow a meeting participant to execute code remotely on another participant’s machine. No sketchy link to click. No file to open. No approval prompt.

We’re also jumping into PDQ Connect and showing how you can manage Macs and PCs together in the same fleet.

Security vulnerabilities, mixed fleets, and at least one reference that will reveal exactly how long you’ve been in IT.

See you on PDQ LIVE.
Thursday - Preshow 9:30AM MST - Live Show 10AM MST

We’ve all been stuck in one of those never-ending Zoom meetings and...