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Windows PowerShell Essentials (2023)

10 courses
19 hours
Skill IQ

IT automation is an ever-expanding need in the IT world and at the forefront is Windows PowerShell. If you want to learn about task automation and configuration management using this versatile tool, look no further. The courses in this path get you up and running with Windows PowerShell and its many facets. You’ll build a solid foundation before branching out into more skills and techniques that will elevate your PowerShell skills. It’s worth noting that the content here generally uses Windows PowerShell as its main exemplar. Pluralsight also has plenty of content covering PowerShell 7 (the most recent version) elsewhere on the platform.

This Path is in Progress and the final course list will be:

PowerShell: Getting Started
Getting Help with Windows PowerShell
Putting Windows PowerShell to Work
The Windows PowerShell Language
Extending Windows PowerShell
Using Windows PowerShell Providers and PSDrives
Managing with Windows PowerShell Remoting
Working with Data in Windows PowerShell
Leveraging Windows PowerShell Jobs
Managing with Windows PowerShell and WMI
Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting

Courses in this path

Windows PowerShell Essentials (2023)

This Path is in Progress and the final course list will be:

PowerShell: Getting Started
Getting Help with Windows PowerShell
Putting Windows PowerShell to Work
The Windows PowerShell Language
Extending Windows PowerShell
Using Windows PowerShell Providers and PSDrives
Managing with Windows PowerShell Remoting
Working with Data in Windows PowerShell
Leveraging Windows PowerShell Jobs
Managing with Windows PowerShell and WMI
Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting

PowerShell: Getting Started

by Michael Bender
2h 11m
(69)

Getting Help with Windows PowerShell

by Jeff Hicks
1h 4m

Putting Windows PowerShell to Work

by Jeff Hicks
3h 39m
(16)

The Windows PowerShell Language

by Jeff Hicks
3h 9m

Extending Windows PowerShell

by Jeff Hicks
1h 43m

Using Windows PowerShell Providers and PSDrives

by Jeff Hicks
1h 36m

Managing with Windows PowerShell Remoting

by Michael Bender
1h 29m

Working with Data in Windows PowerShell

by Adam Bertram
1h 9m

Managing with Windows PowerShell and WMI

by Adam Bertram
1h 5m

Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting

by Adam Bertram
2h 16m

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What you will learn:

Get Started with PowerShell
Running PowerShell interactively
Understand PowerShell as a Management Engine
Use the PowerShell Help System
Work with PowerShell Commands
Understanding Objects in PowerShell
Working with Objects in PowerShell
Filtering Objects in the Pipeline
Using PowerShell's Formatting System
Using the PowerShell Language
Using Hashtables and Arrays
Using PowerShell Modules
Manage Systems with PowerShell Providers and PSDrives
Use Windows PowerShell Remoting
Working with Data in PowerShell
Use PowerShell Background Jobs
Managing Systems with WMI and CIM
PowerShell Scripting Fundamentals
Using Common Object Types

Experience

There are no true prerequisites for this content, only that general IT knowledge is helpful.

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Michael Bender

Michael is a six-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, content developer, technical trainer, and community leader. Having been in the IT industry since the '90s, his experiences cover the gamut of Microsoft technologies, with his main focus being Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, and PowerShell.

Jeff Hicks

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

Adam Bertram

Adam Bertram is a technical writer, independent consultant focused on PowerShell and cloud, and 6x Microsoft MVP. Adam specializes in PowerShell and all things IT automation.

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Windows PowerShell Essentials (2023)