Windows PowerShell Step by Step

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 utilitiesAdminister Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdletsUse providers to access external informationWrite and run scripts from the Windows ISECreate functions that are easy to maintainBuild standardized environments with profilesAutomate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remotingAutomate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)Debug scripts and handle errorsRun commands that survive interruptionsUse Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environmentsGet 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 5Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productiveAnyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary

Ed Wilson is the Microsoft Scripting Guy and a well-known scripting expert. He writes the daily Hey Scripting Guy! Blog--the most popular blog on TechNet. He has also spoken at TechEd and at the Microsoft internal TechReady conferences. He has written more than a dozen books, including nine on Windows scripting that were published by Microsoft Press. His books include  Windows PowerShell Best Practices and  Microsoft VBScript Step by Step.