Windows PowerShell Fundamentals LiveLessons

Windows PowerShell Fundamentals LiveLessons provides a complete, hands-on video course in Windows PowerShell: master powerful techniques for automating even the most complex Microsoft administration tasks!

PowerShell evangelist Matt Griffin shows you exactly how to use Windows PowerShell to automate a wide variety of administrative tasks and operate your Microsoft infrastructure far more efficiently. You'll learn through self-paced, personal walkthroughs of every PowerShell skill you'll need: just click, watch, and discover how to use PowerShell's most powerful features. Griffin first introduces you to the PowerShell environment, illuminates basic concepts, and guides you through using built-in PowerShell commands to handle common tasks faster than you ever could with GUI tools. Next, learn how to perform even the most complex tasks by using the PowerShell Pipeline to run several commands at once. Griffin teaches you high-value techniques for formatting output, accessing detailed system information, using PowerShell with remote systems, creating scripts that run smoothly in diverse environments, and even using PowerShell's new Desired State Configuration extension. Everything's organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions, so you can learn valuable skills in just five minutes–or even less!

Skill Level
• All Levels

What You Will Learn
• Working with the Windows PowerShell console, ISE, applications, and extensions
• Automating the management of services, processes, disks, volumes, roles, and Windows features
• Performing complex tasks by combining multiple commands through the Pipeline
• Accessing complex system information stored in the WMI repository
• Using PowerShell to manage remote systems
• Creating reusable scripts that run smoothly in diverse environments
• Creating a Desired State Configuration with PowerShell v4 or v5