Learning Windows Powershell

A comprehensive guide to using Windows PowerShell for System Administrators

What you'll learn
Learn PowerShell to control and administrate your Windows machines and servers
Requirements
PC Only
Description
This Learning Windows PowerShell training course from Infinite Skills will teach you how to use this task-based command-line shell and scripting language, built on the .NET framework, designed especially for systems administration. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no prior experience with Windows PowerShell is needed. You will start by learning the basics of PowerShell, then jump into installing and setting up PowerShell. From there, Mark will teach you the PowerShell commands, including objects and classes, get-help, and get-command. You will also learn about PowerShell scripts and providers, such as the file system provider, alias provider, and environment provider. This video tutorial will also cover working with files and folders, system administration, and PowerShell version 5. Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of using Windows PowerShell for your administrative needs. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Important - Download These First - Working Files

Lecture 2 What To Expect From This Course

Lecture 3 Course Overview

Lecture 4 Why Windows PowerShell?

Section 2: PowerShell Basics

Lecture 5 A Little History

Lecture 6 PowerShell Or CMD

Lecture 7 .NET Integration - Part 1

Lecture 8 .NET Integration - Part 2

Lecture 9 Backwards Compatability

Section 3: Getting Set Up With PowerShell

Lecture 10 Getting PowerShell

Lecture 11 Installing PowerShell

Lecture 12 Administrative Privileges

Lecture 13 Post Installation

Lecture 14 Configuring The Console

Lecture 15 PowerShell IDEs

Lecture 16 PowerShell Profiles

Lecture 17 Creating A PowerShell Profile

Section 4: Learning PowerShell Commands

Lecture 18 Cmdlets

Lecture 19 Get-Help - Part 1

Lecture 20 Get-Help - Part 2

Lecture 21 Get-Command

Lecture 22 Using Format - Part 1

Lecture 23 Using Format - Part 2

Lecture 24 Get-Member

Lecture 25 NET Objects

Lecture 26 Objects And Classes

Lecture 27 Classes Objects And PowerShell - Part 1

Lecture 28 Classes Objects And PowerShell - Part 2

Lecture 29 Get-ChildItem

Lecture 30 Understanding The Pipeline

Lecture 31 Tab Completion

Section 5: PowerShell Scripts

Lecture 32 Creating A PowerShell Script

Lecture 33 Executing A Script

Lecture 34 Using A Shortcut

Lecture 35 Variables

Lecture 36 Constants

Lecture 37 Comparison Operators

Lecture 38 If Statements

Lecture 39 Looping Through Code - Part 1

Lecture 40 Looping Through Code - Part 2

Lecture 41 Regular Expressions - Part 1

Lecture 42 Regular Expressions - Part 2

Lecture 43 Escape Character And Comments

Lecture 44 Using Paramaters With Scripts

Section 6: PowerShell Providers

Lecture 45 Understanding Providers - Part 1

Lecture 46 Understanding Providers - Part 2

Lecture 47 The File System Provider

Lecture 48 The Alias Provider

Lecture 49 The Variable And Function Providers

Lecture 50 The Environment Provider

Lecture 51 The Registry Provider

Lecture 52 The Certificate Provider

Section 7: Working With Files And Folders

Lecture 53 Working with Folders And Files

Lecture 54 Reading And Writing

Lecture 55 Output To HTML

Lecture 56 Output To XML

Lecture 57 Working With CSV

Section 8: System Administration

Lecture 58 Working With Processes

Lecture 59 PowerShell And WMI

Section 9: PowerShell Version 5

Lecture 60 PowerShell v5

Lecture 61 Major Features Of PowerShell v5

Section 10: Conclusion

Lecture 62 Wrap Up

A introductory PowerShell course for System Administrators