Using Windows PowerShell Providers and PSDrives
This course will introduce IT pros to the concept of a PowerShell provider and teach how it exposes underlying technologies through a PSDrive.
What you'll learn
Unlock the untapped potential of Windows PowerShell as you delve into the world of PowerShell providers and PSDrives. In this course, Using Windows PowerShell Providers and PSDrives, you'll learn how PowerShell leverages providers. First, you’ll explore what a PowerShell provider is and why it matters to you. Next, you’ll discover how to use PSDrives in Windows PowerShell. This is how you can use one set of commands to navigate the registry the same way as the file system. Finally, you'll learn how to create and manage items in different types of PSDrives. When you’re finished with this course, you'll be able to do more with Windows PowerShell and manage things you never thought possible.
Table of contents
- Using the Registry PSDrives 5m
- Caveats and Tips 1m
- Demo: Navigating the Registry 3m
- Demo: Filtering and Searching 4m
- Demo: Getting Property Values 6m
- Demo: Creating Registry Items and Properties 5m
- Demo: Using Transactions 5m
- Demo: More Registry Access 5m
- Demo: Registry Literal Paths 2m
- Module Summary 2m
About the author
Jeffery Hicks is a veteran IT Pro with 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis in automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award. He works today as an independent author, teacher, and consultant. He has been creating Pluralsight content for over 10 years. Jeff has written for numerous online sites and print publications, and speaks frequently at technology confer... more