Windows Administration Courses and Certifications

Practical Windows PowerShell Scripting: Scripting and Automation

Build and configure PowerShell scripts with functions, error handling, variables, loops, and output sorting, then automate script execution and generate alerts to monitor a network.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Practical Windows PowerShell Scripting: Building PowerShell Tools

Manage servers remotely with PowerShell, administer Active Directory users and groups, generate CSV, text and HTML reports, build GUIs, and use PowerShell 7 parallelization.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt Career Certificate

Mastering Windows Server 2025

Administer Windows Server 2025 end to end: install and configure Active Directory, DNS and DHCP, secure resources and networking, then automate with PowerShell, Hyper-V and containers.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Packt

Microsoft Windows Server - Hands-On Training Part I

Build a Windows Server 2019 lab in VirtualBox and install, configure and troubleshoot Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, disks and firewall using GUI and PowerShell.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Deploying a Fault-Tolerant Microsoft Active Directory Environment

This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this Qwiklab, you set up a redundant pair of Windows Domain Controllers (DC) with AD using a new Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network and multiple subnets on Google Cloud Platform (…

• Coursera
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Hands-on with Windows Server 2019

Install and administer Windows Server 2019: configure Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP and DNS, Storage Spaces, Hyper-V, failover clusters, VPNs, and Performance Monitor.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Windows Server 2025 Admin – Hands-On Labs

Install and configure Windows Server 2025 through hands-on labs covering DNS, Active Directory, Hyper-V, storage and file servers, PowerShell automation, and Remote Desktop Services.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Mastering PowerShell Scripting

Master PowerShell 7 automation: work with objects, regex, WMI, remoting and .NET, build WPF GUIs and modules, and debug, test and handle errors in scripts.

• Coursera
• 23 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Windows Admin Center

Install, configure, and operate Windows Admin Center on Windows Server and Windows 10 to manage servers, PCs, failover clusters, user access, extensions, and Azure VMs.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Advanced Windows Server 2025: Automation & Virtualization

Manage Windows Server 2025 with PowerShell and Server Core, configure Hyper-V virtual machines, failover clustering, Docker and Kubernetes containers, and Remote Desktop Services.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Managing Resources, Security, and Networking in Windows 2025

Configure file shares, DFS, and FTP in Windows Server 2025, manage certificates and PKI, set up VPN and DirectAccess remote access, and harden servers with Defender.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Managing Virtualization, Storage & Policy in Server 2025

Manage Windows Server 2025 environments: configure Group Policy Objects, run Hyper-V virtual machines, set up RAID and tiered storage, and secure SMB over QUIC connectivity.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Operating Systems & Security Fundamentals

Install, configure, and troubleshoot Windows, macOS, and Linux: manage filesystems like NTFS and APFS, use MMC snap-ins, command-line tools, and Windows networking and security settings.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Securing and Maintaining Windows Server 2025 Environments

Secure and maintain Windows Server 2025: configure role-based access control and threat detection, apply updates with hotpatching and Azure Arc, and troubleshoot using WSUS and Event Viewer.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Windows Server Configuration

Comprehensive Windows Server 2016 administration, covering installation, Active Directory, networking, virtualization, security, high availability, and monitoring.

• Study.com
• 13 hours 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course