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Windows PowerShell Fundamentals
View All CoursesWith this in-depth course, you will get a comprehensive introductory look at Windows PowerShell. You’ll walk away with extensive knowledge of the PowerShell scripting language and have a solid foundation to build upon. This course is recommended to those who have no experience with Windows PowerShell and who are looking to get started.
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- Introduction
- What to Expect
- Topics for Further Study
- Prerequisite Knowledge
- Lab Requirements
- Lab Setup
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is Windows PowerShell?
- Requirements
- Interactive Shell vs Scripting
- Cmdlets and Aliases
- The Integrated Scripting Editor (ISE)
- Windows PowerShell Profile Scripts
- Using the Windows PowerShell Help System
- Using Get-Command
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is a Provider?
- Creating a PSDrive
- Navigating a PSDrive
- Removing a PSDrive
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is a PSSnapin?
- Using a PSSnapin
- What is a Module?
- Using Modules
- The difference between Snapins and Modules
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Pipeline Concepts
- Pipeline Example
- Using Variables
- Using Script Blocks
- The Out Cmdlets
- PowerShell Formatting
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is an Object?
- Using Get-Member
- Creating Objects
- Working with Object Properties
- Working with Object Methods
- Using Object Operators
- Difference Between Write-Host and Write-Output
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Comparison Operators
- Arithmetic Operators
- Logical Operators
- Assignment Operators
- Type Operators
- Other Operators
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Using If..Else Statements
- Using the Switch Statement
- Using Do and While Loops
- Using a For Loop
- Using a ForEach and ForEach-Object Enumeration
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is an Array?
- Creating and Enumerating an Array
- Adding and Removing Array Items
- Arrays in Action
- What is a Hash Table?
- Creating and Enumerating a Hash Table
- Adding and Removing Hash Table Items
- Hash Tables in Action
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Where-Object
- Select-Object
- Sort-Object
- Group-Object
- Measure-Object
- Get-Content
- Export-CSV and Import-CSV
- Export-Clixml and Import-Clixml
- Out-File
- ConvertTo-HTML
- Send-MailMessage
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is a Regular Expression?
- Regular Expression Patterns
- Regular Expression Operators
- Simple Matches
- Using Select-String
- Regex Matching
- Simple Pattern Replacements
- Regex Replacements
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- WMI Basic Concepts
- Using Get-WmiObject
- WMI Security
- Retrieving WMI Information
- Invoking WMI Methods
- WMI Tips and Tricks
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Remoting Requirements
- Enabling and Configuring Remoting
- Using TrustedHosts
- Establishing a Remote Session
- Security and Credentials
- Ending a Remote Session
- Using Invoke-Command
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is a Background Job?
- Background Job Requirements
- Creating a Background Job
- Getting Job Results
- Managing Jobs
- Running Jobs on Remote Computers
- Troubleshooting Failed Jobs
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- PowerShell Scripting and Security
- Writing and Running PowerShell Scripts
- Demo: Script Execution and Security
- Understanding Scope
- Demo: Understanding Scope
- Writing PowerShell Functions
- Demo: Writing and Using PowerShell Functions
- Exceptions and Errors
- Demo: Exceptions and Errors
- Error Handling with Try/Catch
- Demo: Try/Catch
- Recommended Scripting Best Practices
- Next Steps
- Favorite Supporting Resources
- What We Covered
Instructor
Jeff Hicks
Jeffery Hicks is a Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies. He works today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. Jeff also writes the popular Prof. PowerShell column for MPCMag.com. His latest book is Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell 2.0: TFM 2nd Ed. (SAPIEN Press 2011). You can keep up with Jeff at http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog and twitter.com/jeffhicks.
