# Website & Forum Feedback **URL:** https://forums.powershell.org/c/feedback/6.md [Latest](https://forums.powershell.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.powershell.org/categories.md) --- ## [Welcome to the new PowerShell Forums](https://forums.powershell.org/t/welcome-to-the-new-powershell-forums/7)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/welcome-to-the-new-powershell-forums/7 "2022-01-10T14:29:31Z")
Welcome to the new PowerShell Community Forums. Here are a few quick tips to help you get started: First, you will need to claim your account. We migrated all the usernames and email addresses from the old forums. A… --- ## [About the Website & Forum Feedback category](https://forums.powershell.org/t/about-the-website-forum-feedback-category/11)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
Let us know how the this site is meeting your needs from a community forums perspective here. --- ## [Is it allowed to post your own PowerShell module (free / open source) on this forum?](https://forums.powershell.org/t/is-it-allowed-to-post-your-own-powershell-module-free-open-source-on-this-forum/25745)
**Author:** [@spaansba](https://forums.powershell.org/u/spaansba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/is-it-allowed-to-post-your-own-powershell-module-free-open-source-on-this-forum/25745 "2025-04-27T19:33:38Z")
I created a module which I am very proud of and I am searching for users/contributors and feedback. Was wondering before I post it on this form if that is against the rules or not. Regards, Bart --- ## [Setting to Disable Timeline on Posts](https://forums.powershell.org/t/setting-to-disable-timeline-on-posts/25592)
**Author:** [@kjesso](https://forums.powershell.org/u/kjesso)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/setting-to-disable-timeline-on-posts/25592 "2025-03-20T16:07:55Z")
Can someone please add the ability to disable the scrollable Timeline to the right of posts in these forums? I’ve stumbled upon these forums many times when trying to do something with PowerShell and most of the time pos… --- ## [Post hidden by community flags](https://forums.powershell.org/t/post-hidden-by-community-flags/19602)
**Author:** [@biggil](https://forums.powershell.org/u/biggil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/post-hidden-by-community-flags/19602 "2023-04-28T05:59:27Z")
There is a post Trojan code, can you tell me what it does? I replied to this post. It was the first reply in response to the question; and, it has been put on hold by the community. I am not sure if I know how to corre… --- ## [2013 Scripting Games archives 404](https://forums.powershell.org/t/2013-scripting-games-archives-404/2214)
**Author:** [@vern\_anderson](https://forums.powershell.org/u/vern_anderson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/2013-scripting-games-archives-404/2214 "2014-01-23T02:20:00Z")
From https://powershell.org/the-scripting-games when I go to view the 2013 archives they’re not there. I wanted to help some one on the Redirecting... Scripting guys page on facebook by showing him Teresa’s (ScriptingWi… --- ## [Two-Factor Authentication Issue](https://forums.powershell.org/t/two-factor-authentication-issue/24485)
**Author:** [@ejrowley](https://forums.powershell.org/u/ejrowley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/two-factor-authentication-issue/24485 "2024-07-24T15:45:28Z")
Under Profile → Preferences → Security there is a Two-Factor Authentication option that is not working for me. I’ve logged in and attempted to enable it from two different computers without any success. Clicking on the b… --- ## [\[Suggestion\]"Thumbs up" for post replies](https://forums.powershell.org/t/suggestion-thumbs-up-for-post-replies/7065)
**Author:** [@alex-innes](https://forums.powershell.org/u/alex-innes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/suggestion-thumbs-up-for-post-replies/7065 "2016-08-30T02:13:41Z")
I think it would be great to give post replies a “thumbs up”. Reading through peoples replies to posts in the forums, when I see someone who put a good amount of time and effort into a reply, it would be nice to give the… --- ## [Some users miss the code format button](https://forums.powershell.org/t/some-users-miss-the-code-format-button/22245)
**Author:** [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/some-users-miss-the-code-format-button/22245 "2023-05-04T18:38:07Z")
From time to time there are users missing the code format button when they write a post. Or at least when they try to edit an already existing post to fix the formatting of their code. Here is the last example I came ac… --- ## [Your Contact Us link on the staff page does nothing when clicked](https://forums.powershell.org/t/your-contact-us-link-on-the-staff-page-does-nothing-when-clicked/21750)
**Author:** [@shell\_l\_d](https://forums.powershell.org/u/shell_l_d)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/your-contact-us-link-on-the-staff-page-does-nothing-when-clicked/21750 "2023-02-25T01:34:19Z")
No way to contact the site. --- ## [Can my username be changed?](https://forums.powershell.org/t/can-my-username-be-changed/20734)
**Author:** [@beranmuden](https://forums.powershell.org/u/beranmuden)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/can-my-username-be-changed/20734 "2022-10-25T21:15:06Z")
Hello there, First of all, thanks for the great site you have and the wonderfull support it offers to coders. Is it possible to change my username, I’m not sure why it isn’t “beranmuden” and I would like to get rid of … --- ## [403 error on code formatting GIF](https://forums.powershell.org/t/403-error-on-code-formatting-gif/20711)
**Author:** [@matt-bloomfield](https://forums.powershell.org/u/matt-bloomfield)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/403-error-on-code-formatting-gif/20711 "2022-10-20T21:39:20Z")
I’m getting a 403 error on the GIF I usually post for code formatting: https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/business5/uploads/powershell/original/2X/b/bee50c628238f2c076c0504efb6b15f2fb11f002.gif --- ## [About asking a question](https://forums.powershell.org/t/about-asking-a-question/19668)
**Author:** [@\_Gloops](https://forums.powershell.org/u/_Gloops)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/about-asking-a-question/19668 "2022-06-21T10:07:32Z")
Hello everybody, I asked a question, and then realised I made an error with a code quotation, it was not closed. Then I tried to edit it, and while I did that an automat hid the thread as a spam. Well, that is quite O… --- ## [How close is this community to the powershell team at micrsoft](https://forums.powershell.org/t/how-close-is-this-community-to-the-powershell-team-at-micrsoft/19600)
**Author:** [@biggil](https://forums.powershell.org/u/biggil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/how-close-is-this-community-to-the-powershell-team-at-micrsoft/19600 "2022-06-14T16:34:32Z")
How close is this community to the powershell team at microsoft? I would have to imagine that this community gets a close scutiny by the powershell team; but, does anybody have a reference to an event in which powershel… --- ## [Inline code markdown \`single backticks\` don't work?](https://forums.powershell.org/t/inline-code-markdown-single-backticks-dont-work/19126)
**Author:** [@fade2gray](https://forums.powershell.org/u/fade2gray)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/inline-code-markdown-single-backticks-dont-work/19126 "2022-04-20T22:59:58Z")
Hi, I find that single backticks for inline code don’t work for me, but triple backticks do. Inline code with backticks # code block print '3 backticks or' print 'indent 4 spaces' Is it just me? Edit: OK, so single … --- ## [HTML Entity Codes (that work on this forum)](https://forums.powershell.org/t/html-entity-codes-that-work-on-this-forum/15047)
**Author:** [@grokkit](https://forums.powershell.org/u/grokkit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/html-entity-codes-that-work-on-this-forum/15047 "2020-10-05T07:32:56Z")
Number Name Character Description \[tab\] tab \[newline\] new line \[space\] space ! ! ! exclamation mark " " " quotation mark # # # number sign $ $ $ dollar sign … --- ## [Do you actually still care about the forum?](https://forums.powershell.org/t/do-you-actually-still-care-about-the-forum/15598)
**Author:** [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/do-you-actually-still-care-about-the-forum/15598 "2022-02-11T13:11:36Z")
Admins, moderators, there’s something really broken with this forum and it does not seem to bother you at all. There are more and more errors happening. A lot of posts I made haven’t been “counted” - they did not show … --- ## [Account deletion request](https://forums.powershell.org/t/account-deletion-request/18533)
**Author:** [@andrew-palmer1](https://forums.powershell.org/u/andrew-palmer1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/account-deletion-request/18533 "2022-02-08T15:51:57Z")
Can you please delete my account from this site as it is no longer required? --- ## [Change user password](https://forums.powershell.org/t/change-user-password/18420)
**Author:** [@metablaster](https://forums.powershell.org/u/metablaster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/change-user-password/18420 "2022-01-26T20:48:44Z")
I want to change forum password but it looks like there is no way to do it. --- ## [Mark forums read?](https://forums.powershell.org/t/mark-forums-read/18261)
**Author:** [@metablaster](https://forums.powershell.org/u/metablaster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/mark-forums-read/18261 "2022-01-26T15:27:56Z")
How do you mark forums (or all subforums) as “Read”? --- ## [User registration is currently not allowed](https://forums.powershell.org/t/user-registration-is-currently-not-allowed/18237)
**Author:** [@krzydoug](https://forums.powershell.org/u/krzydoug)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/user-registration-is-currently-not-allowed/18237 "2022-01-06T16:01:55Z")
This is the page you get to when clicking on “Sign up” on powershell.org. Is this what is supposed to happen? --- ## [Code formatting of old threads changed](https://forums.powershell.org/t/code-formatting-of-old-threads-changed/16746)
**Author:** [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/code-formatting-of-old-threads-changed/16746 "2021-06-06T17:40:41Z")
I just noticed that in some posts from a few month ago the formatting of the code changed. It’s not the scrollable code box like we have it at the moment. It looks like “inline” code formatting. Here you should be able … --- ## [500 Internal Server Error When Flagging Replies As Spam](https://forums.powershell.org/t/500-internal-server-error-when-flagging-replies-as-spam/16695)
**Author:** [@matt-bloomfield](https://forums.powershell.org/u/matt-bloomfield)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/500-internal-server-error-when-flagging-replies-as-spam/16695 "2021-05-31T16:32:39Z")
I’m getting a 500 Internal Server Error when flagging replies as spam. --- ## [PowerShell.org original site?](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-org-original-site/16547)
**Author:** [@brian-clanton](https://forums.powershell.org/u/brian-clanton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-org-original-site/16547 "2021-05-22T14:16:16Z")
So what happened to the original Powershell.org layout? I can’t login with my account nor re-register. --- ## [General Forum Comment](https://forums.powershell.org/t/general-forum-comment/16084)
**Author:** [@ADezii](https://forums.powershell.org/u/ADezii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/general-forum-comment/16084 "2021-03-30T15:15:26Z")
I would just like to say that I am new to both Powershell and this Site. I find it to be a fantastic resource in all regards, one that I will be using quite often. Kudos to all those involved. --- ## [Color suggestion - make the code more accessible to color blind people](https://forums.powershell.org/t/color-suggestion-make-the-code-more-accessible-to-color-blind-people/16018)
**Author:** [@riedyw](https://forums.powershell.org/u/riedyw)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/color-suggestion-make-the-code-more-accessible-to-color-blind-people/16018 "2021-03-21T04:01:07Z")
I’m partially color blind so I’m more aware of legibility of colors than your average person. The color choice for cmdlets (blue) on the background (light gray) is very hard to read with my partial color blindness. Ther… --- ## [Tips for creating posts](https://forums.powershell.org/t/tips-for-creating-posts/15950)
**Author:** [@rob-simmers](https://forums.powershell.org/u/rob-simmers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/tips-for-creating-posts/15950 "2021-03-12T17:18:33Z")
Is there going to be a pinned post similar to the last forum where it discusses expectations,etiquette, asking good questions with examples, data, errors, current + desired state, etc.? Basically, how to ask a good ques… --- ## [The Address in the Banner is Incorrect](https://forums.powershell.org/t/the-address-in-the-banner-is-incorrect/15771)
**Author:** [@matt-bloomfield](https://forums.powershell.org/u/matt-bloomfield)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/the-address-in-the-banner-is-incorrect/15771 "2021-03-09T21:45:15Z")
On the main site, the banner directs users to powershell.org/forums but this goes to a 2013 announcement about a previous upgrade. I suspect most users are finding the forums via the menu, but it’s probably worth updati… --- ## [Post Size Limit](https://forums.powershell.org/t/post-size-limit/15907)
**Author:** [@rob-simmers](https://forums.powershell.org/u/rob-simmers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/post-size-limit/15907 "2021-03-09T21:44:03Z")
FYI, there is a limit to a post size. Was posting to Need help working with .XML files - PowerShell Help - PowerShell Forums and had to trim down the XML to squeeze it in. Also, as I’ve hit the limit, there should be s… --- ## [Mark Solution Feature](https://forums.powershell.org/t/mark-solution-feature/15857)
**Author:** [@grokkit](https://forums.powershell.org/u/grokkit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/mark-solution-feature/15857 "2021-03-05T04:36:26Z")
I know this is something that has been requested in the past. Turns out it’s a default plugin for Discourse. The original poster and site staff will now be able to mark solutions. You can see an example in this post. I … [Next page](https://forums.powershell.org/c/feedback/6.md?page=1)