Building Windows PowerShell GUIs in WPF for Free

By Jeff Adkin
This course teaches you how to create UIs in PowerShell using WPF. You'll also learn to use Visual Studio Community edition to create UIs in Designer and how to make a PowerShell script into an executable, all for free.
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(61)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 23, 2016
Duration
2h 21m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Understanding Basic WPF UI
Introduction 1m WPF Overview 3m WPF vs. Windows Forms 3m Understanding XAML 2m Creating an XAML Window 5m Add Control to WPF 2m WPF Layouts 8m
Working with WPF Controls
Introduction 1m Buttons 6m Labels 3m TextBox 4m ListBox 3m Image 4m TextBlock 3m
Creating an Event Viewer
Introduction 2m Create the UI 7m Create On_Click Functions 7m Create PowerShell Functions 5m Running the Code 6m
Creating a GUI in XAML Using Visual Studio
Introduction 2m Using Visual Studio 4m Creating the UI 6m Importing the XAML File 5m Initializing the WPF Controls 5m Creating the Functions 6m Running the Code 6m
Creating a Full Executable Program
Introduction 2m Using Tabs 4m Layout Main GUI 3m Layout Secondary GUIs 4m Setting up the Controls 6m Creating the Functions 4m Creating an Executable Program 5m Running the Code 3m
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Duration
2h 21m
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Description

At the core of creating PowerShell UIs is a thorough knowledge of Windows Presentation Framework. In this course, Building Windows PowerShell GUIs in WPF for Free, you will learn how to create UIs for your PowerShell scripts. First, you will dive into how to create WPF XAML and import that into PowerShell. Then, you will learn about the controls and spending some time working with them. Finally, you will discover how to create executable PowerShell scripts with UIs for redistribution. When you are finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of creating UIs in WPF for PowerShell that will help you as you move forward to creating your own UIs for your PowerShell scripts.

About the author
Jeff Adkin
About the author

Jeff previously worked at Microsoft for over 8 years in MSIT going through multiple release cycles of SharePoint, Exchange, Groove, Office and Lync.

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Course Overview
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Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 23, 2016
Duration
2h 21m
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