Get Started with PowerShell Commands

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Get Started with PowerShell Commands

In this lab, you’ll practice the basic PowerShell commands. When you’re finished, you’ll understand how to run commands in PowerShell, and can find answers using PowerShell.

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Lab Info

Rating

(236)

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Aug 04, 2025

Duration

2h 5m

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Getting Started in the Lab Environment

Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Configure the PowerShell Console

You learn to configure both Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7 consoles.
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Find Help with Get-Help

You explore the PowerShell built-in help and its various options.
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Discover Commands with Get-Command

You’ll learn Get-Command, and use it to discover the commands available in PowerShell.
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Working with Get-Member and the PowerShell Pipeline

You'll uncover the Object properties of commands using Get-Member, and how objects work in the PowerShell pipeline to pass data.
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Practical: Discover the Answers In the Shell

You use Get-Help, Get-Command, and Get-Member to find answers in the PowerShell console.
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The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

About the author

Michael Bender

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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