Introduction to PowerShell on Windows Server 2016 eLearning

Course Outline

Introduction to PowerShell

Why we use PowerShell
Installing PowerShell
Configuring the PowerShell Console Window
Understanding the version
Using Help

Command vs cmdlet
Updating Help
Using Help to find commands
Interpreting Help commands
Using the -full string
Understanding PowerShell variables
Understanding Commands

Command breakdown
Using Aliases
Using Shortcuts
Understanding parameter positions
Using the Show command
External commands
Using Providers

What are providers
Using the Filesystem
Using wildcards
Connecting Commands

Connecting One Command to another
Using CSV and XML files
Using PowerShell to compare files
Using the Pipe key
Adding Commands

Product specific commands
Snap-ins
Using Modules
Scripts
Using the Internet to find modules
Understanding Objects

What are objects
Discovering objects
Object properties
Using the Pipeline

Understanding the pipeline
Custom Properties
Learning to Format

Understanding formatting
Default formatting
Using tables and lists
Outputting results to file, printer, or host
Filtering Commands

Getting only what you need
Filtering left
Using the comparison switches
Filtering with the pipeline
Using Commands Remotely

Understanding WinRM
Remote vs Local commands
Understanding WIM

Using Windows Management Instrumentation
Win vs CIM
Using the Get-WmiObject
PowerShell Multitasking

Using multiple commands
Synchronous vs. asynchronous
Creating jobs
Scheduling jobs
Understanding Automation

Mass Management
Batch commands
Enumerating objects
Knowing Security

Keeping the shell secure
Windows PowerShell Security
Policies and Code Signing
Security holes
Introduction to Variables

Storing variables
Using variables
Multiple objects and variables
Declaring variables
Variable commands
Welcome to Scripting

Repeatable commands
Parameterizing Commands
Creating scripts
Documenting scripts
PowerShell Tricks

Profiles
Customization
Operators
String manipulation