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Why Use This Script?

Inheritance Audits: Quickly see if a legacy GPO is linked to an OU it shouldn’t be. Troubleshooting: If a user is getting a strange setting, you can search the CSV for their OU and see every policy applied. Clean-up: Identify “ghost” links—SIDs/GUIDs that remain linked to an OU even though the GPO itself has been deleted.

How to Use It?

Create your input: Create a file named SID.txt in the same folder as the script. Paste your SIDs there, one per line. Run the script: Open PowerShell and execute .\SIDtoUID.ps1. Check your results: A new file named UID.txt will appear, containing the translated usernames in the same order as your original list.

How to Use the Script?

1. Single User Lookup To quickly see the groups for one specific user: PowerShell .\Get-UserGroupMembership.ps1 -User "John.Doe" 2. Bulk Export from a Text File If you have a list of usernames in users.txt, use this command to generate a full CSV report: PowerShell Get-Content C:\Temp\users.txt | .\Get-UserGroupMembership.ps1 | Export-CSV C:\Temp\UserMemberships.csv -NoTypeInformation 3.

1. What’s inside the E7 Box?

If you’ve been “nickel and dimed” by add-on licenses for the last two years, E7 is Microsoft’s way of saying “Fine, here’s everything.” Microsoft 365 Copilot (Wave 3): No more $30 add-on. It’s baked in, including the new “Coworker” mode developed with Anthropic. Agent 365: This is the big one. A brand-new control plane to manage, secure, and govern AI agents across your tenant.

2. The $99 Math: Is it worth it?

At first glance, $99 per user per month sounds like a typo. But let’s look at the “Lazy Admin” math: ComponentStandalone Cost (Est.)M365 E5$60 (post-July 2026 hike)M365 Copilot$30Agent 365$15Entra Suite Add-on$12Total Value$117/month By moving to E7, you’re saving about $18 per user and, more importantly, you stop managing four different license renewals. That is the definition of working smarter.