Your hands-on guide to Windows PowerShell scripting fundamentals
Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell scripting, including features available in Windows PowerShell 5. If you are an IT professional, power user, or consultant, you’ll get the guidance, exercises, and code you need to master core techniques for automating Windows setup, deployment, and management.
Discover how to:
Run cmdlets and command-line utilities
Administer Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdlets
Use providers to access external information
Write and run scripts from the Windows ISE
Create functions that are easy to maintain
Build standardized environments with profiles
Automate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remoting
Automate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
Debug scripts and handle errors
Run commands that survive interruptions
Use Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environments
Get powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery
About You
This book is for:
IT professionals and power users who want to get productive with Windows PowerShell, including new features in Windows PowerShell 5
Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productive
Anyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications
No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary