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What is the version of the ActiveDirectory module you have?

Please go to your Windows Update history and list the updates you have installed within the last two months. Is the .NET framework 3.5 and 4.8 update included? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/december-13-2022-kb5020880-cumulative-update-for-net-framework-3-5-and-4-8-1-for-windows-11-versio...

You cannot delete an executable file that is in use. Not from the inside.
Here is a discussion on the subject:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/160 ... executable

Last time we checked the .NET runtime did not like being pressed into service (pun intended).
We can revisit that with a later version of course.

Turn off elevation. It's the shield icon in the platform panel in the ribbon. I should probably point out that contrary to the title of this topic, it is not PowerShell Studio prompting for anything. It is a standard Windows elevation prompt. It protects you from inadvertently running applications a...

A quick Google search indicates that your group policy only allows signed executable files to run elevated.
Disable that policy or use a certificate to sign your executable.

Here is an example I found on twitter recently that illustrates this: #PowerShell tip: if you're using `Get-Content` to simply read a file, it's much faster to use [http://System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes() or [http://System.IO.File]::ReadAllText() even in a pipeline. About 95% faster! `Get-Content` is...

As you stated, knowing PowerShell is obviously key. PowerShell itself is deeply rooted in .NET and so is WinForms. I would strongly recommend to take a beginner's class in C#. May it be online video, book or in person, it will enable you to read and understand concepts. Many tips and tricks and samp...

That is not how PowerShell 7 and the underlying framework works. All these DLLs and associated files are not generated for fun, they are required. Here is an article from a while ago that explains things in more detail: https://www.sapien.com/blog/2020/08/12/packaging-scripts-for-powershell-7-and-ne...

Yes that tracks. It seems a genuine Windows 11 machine acts differently than an updated one.
This, by the way, is not the only thing that is different. Keeps it interesting. We will keep looking.