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Microsoft

Automate administrative tasks by using PowerShell

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

Overview

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  • This module introduces PowerShell, a cross-platform command-line shell and scripting language built for task automation and configuration management.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Understand what PowerShell is and what you can use it for.
    • Use commands to automate tasks.
  • PowerShell comes with a built-in help system. Use help to read more about a command, what the command does, and how to call it. Also, if you inspect what a command returns, you can use that information to customize the output, determine what commands are logically grouped, and determine how to use the commands together.

    When you finish this module, you'll be able to:

    • Inspect commands to understand how to call them.
    • Understand what a command returns and customize what it returns.

Syllabus

  • Introduction to PowerShell
    • Introduction
    • What is PowerShell?
    • Exercise - Run your first PowerShell commands
    • Locate commands
    • Exercise - Locate commands
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Discover commands in PowerShell
    • Introduction
    • Discover a command by using the help system
    • Exercise - Using help
    • Discover objects
    • Exercise - Discover objects
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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  • Useful text-based course to learn PowerShell from the basics.
  • Anonymous
    Very non-interactive. Closes frequently and does not log progress. Someone should re-examine the course to assure it is working properly.

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