PowerShell: Getting Started

By Michael Bender
This is an introductory course on PowerShell and how to use it for basic IT operations support.
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(805)
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Beginner
Updated
Sep 14, 2020
Duration
3h 3m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Introduction to PowerShell
Introduction to PowerShell 2m Who Is This Course For? 2m What Is PowerShell? 3m Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7 2m Demo: Installing PowerShell 7 on Windows 10 3m Why You Need to Know PowerShell 2m Demo: Using PowerShell to Report on Stopped Server Services 4m Course Demo Environment 7m Next Up 1m
PowerShell Basics
What We'll Cover 2m Command Basics 2m Demo: Exploring PowerShell Verbs 2m Demo: Working with Aliases and Parameters 4m 3 Important Commands 2m Demo: Finding Answers in the PowerShell Console 5m Demo: Researching Commands with Get-Command 5m Demo: Documenting Your Work in the PowerShell Console 5m Objects in PowerShell 4m Demo: Finding Object Properties with Get-Member 4m Wrap Up 3m
Gathering Information with PowerShell
What We'll Cover 1m Troubleshooting Made Simple 3m Gathering Information with PowerShell 1m Demo: Finding Your Way in PowerShell 5m Gathering Operating System Information 2m Demo: Gathering Computer Information 3m Demo: Using WMI and CIM Information 3m Demo: Working with Network Information 5m Demo: Reviewing Event Log Information 4m Demo: Using Get-ComputerInfo 2m Demo: Working with Files and Folders in PowerShell 5m Wrap Up 1m
Remoting with PowerShell
What We'll Cover 2m Running Remote Commands with PowerShell 1m PowerShell Remoting Basics 1m Enable PowerShell Remoting on Windows PowerShell 1m Demo: Requirements for Remoting with PowerShell 4m Working with Variables 1m Demo: Working with Variables 5m Option for Remoting with PowerShell 2m Demo: Remoting with PowerShell 3m Demo: Remoting with Invoke-Command 5m Demo: Remoting with New-CimSession 2m Wrap Up 2m
Building a User Inventory Script with PowerShell
Introduction 1m What We'll Cover 1m PowerShell Script 1m Demo: Running Scripts in PowerShell 2m Demo: Using PowerShell ISE 4m Demo: Using Visual Studio Code 7m Building a Parameterized Script 3m Demo: Working with Script Basics 7m Demo: Walking Through Parameterized Script Steps 5m Demo: Gathering Remote Information for Scrip 7m Demo: Building a Remote Information Gathering Script in Powershell 6m Wrap Up 2m
Next Steps with PowerShell
Finishing up the Course 2m Resources for PowerShell 1m Demo: Reviewing PowerShell Documentation 2m Next Course Option for PowerShell 2m
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Level
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Updated
Sep 14, 2020
Duration
3h 3m
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So you want to work in IT? Then you need to know PowerShell. In this course, PowerShell: Getting Started, you'll learn everything you need to begin down the PowerShell path. First, you'll discover how to gather information using PowerShell cmdlets. Next, you'll delve into working with objects like files and users and learn real-world skills you can use immediately. Finally, you'll explore how to find all the answers you need from within the Shell. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to build your own script for gathering information.

About the author
Michael Bender
About the author

Michael is a six-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, author, technical trainer, and community leader. Having been in the IT industry since the 90's, his experiences covers the gamut of Microsoft technologies, with his main focus being Windows Server, PowerShell and cloud technologies like AWS and Azure. Along with training, he has a passion for connecting people and building community in the IT Pro space. He is the current president and a founding member of The Krewe User Groups, Inc., a world-wide networking group for IT Pros and Developers.

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Course Overview
Hi, everyone. My name is Michael Bender, and welcome to my course, PowerShell: Getting Started. I'm a cloud advocate at Microsoft and a community leader in the IT operations field. I spend a lot of time teaching people how to learn PowerShell, along with other Microsoft technologies. PowerShell runs on more than just Windows. You can use it from any Mac or Linux machine. In this course, we'll give you an introduction of the basics for using PowerShell and becoming comfortable using it on any platform. Some of the major topics that we'll cover include the basic commands everyone needs to know in PowerShell, how to gather information from the PowerShell console, using PowerShell with remote computers, and building a basic computer information gathering script. By the end of the course, you'll know the basics of PowerShell and be ready to dive into PowerShell scripting and toolmaking. From here, continue your learning by diving into PowerShell with courses on scripting and toolmaking and working with services like Active Directory and Office 365. I hope you'll join me on this journey to learn PowerShell with the PowerShell: Getting Started course, at Pluralsight.

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Duration
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