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Windows Powershell Step by Step

AUTHOR Wilson, Ed
PUBLISHER Microsoft Press (10/12/2015)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
Your hands-on guide to Windows PowerShell scripting fundamentals
Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell scripting, including features available in Windows PowerShell 5. If you are an IT professional, power user, or consultant, you'll get the guidance, exercises, and code you need to master core techniques for automating Windows setup, deployment, and management.

Discover how to:

  • Run cmdlets and command-line utilities
  • Administer Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdlets
  • Use providers to access external information
  • Write and run scripts from the Windows ISE
  • Create functions that are easy to maintain
  • Build standardized environments with profiles
  • Automate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remoting
  • Automate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
  • Debug scripts and handle errors
  • Run commands that survive interruptions
  • Use Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environments
  • Get powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery

About You
This book is for:
  • IT professionals and power users who want to get productive with Windows PowerShell, including new features in Windows PowerShell 5
  • Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productive
  • Anyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications
No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary
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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780735675117
ISBN-10: 0735675112
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0003
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Page Count: 656
Carton Quantity: 16
Product Dimensions: 7.30 x 1.30 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 2.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Computers | Operating Systems - Windows Desktop
Dewey Decimal: 005.44
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014922916
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Your hands-on guide to Windows PowerShell scripting fundamentals
Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell scripting, including features available in Windows PowerShell 5. If you are an IT professional, power user, or consultant, you'll get the guidance, exercises, and code you need to master core techniques for automating Windows setup, deployment, and management.

Discover how to:

  • Run cmdlets and command-line utilities
  • Administer Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdlets
  • Use providers to access external information
  • Write and run scripts from the Windows ISE
  • Create functions that are easy to maintain
  • Build standardized environments with profiles
  • Automate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remoting
  • Automate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
  • Debug scripts and handle errors
  • Run commands that survive interruptions
  • Use Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environments
  • Get powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery

About You
This book is for:
  • IT professionals and power users who want to get productive with Windows PowerShell, including new features in Windows PowerShell 5
  • Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productive
  • Anyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications
No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary
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Author: Wilson, Ed
Ed Wilson is a well-known scripting expert who delivers popular scripting workshops to Microsoft customers and employees worldwide. He's written several books on Windows scripting, including Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices, Microsoft(R) Windows PowerShell Step By Step, and Microsoft VBScript Step by Step. Ed is a senior consultant at Microsoft Corporation and writes Hey, Scripting Guy!, one of the most popular TechNet blogs.
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