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Introduction to Windows PowerShell 5.1

4.9

315,475 rating
11 Lessons
229 Students
Last updated 1 month ago

By Paul Hill

By Robert Hill

via Udemy

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About This Course

Install PowerShell 5.1, Understand PowerShell Syntax, Setup a PowerShell IT lab, Manage Active Directory with Powershell

This course is designed to provide you with a solid foundation of Windows PowerShell 5.1. We will start with the basics of PowerShell 5.1 and end with you writing your own powerful automation scripts.

In this course we will cover the following major topics:

The basics of Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell system requirements
Installing and Updating Windows PowerShell
How to use the CLI (Command Line Interface)
How to use the ISE (Intelligent Scripting Environment)
How to get help and find commands within the CLI
Getting Started with Windows PowerShell
Getting Help and Finding Commands
The Language of PowerShell - Command Syntax, Objects and Properties, and the Pipeline
Setup your own PowerShell On Premises IT Lab
Basic Active Directory Domain Administration with Windows Powershell
An introduction to Desired State Configuration made simple!
And MUCH more!

Once we have covered this foundation, we will move on to writing PowerShell scripts. We will start with simple tasks before moving on to more advanced and complicated script writing.

Understand the Powershell command line
How to write Powershell scripts to automate redundant tasks
Install and Update Windows PowerShell

Course Curriculum

Introduction

2 Lectures

Introduction

Windows PowerShell System Requirements

Getting Started with Windows PowerShell

9 Lectures

Section Overview

The Basics of PowerShell

PowerShell Versions and VSC

Installing and Updating PowerShell

The Text Based Console - Part 1 - An Overview

The Text Based Console - Part 2 - An Overview

The ISE - Part 1 (Intelligent Scripting Environment)

The ISE - Part 2 - (Intelligent Scripting Environment)

Setting up Visual Studio Code for PowerShell

Quiz for Section 2 - Getting Started with Windows PowerShell

Getting Help and Finding Commands

8 Lectures

Section Overview

Part 1- Getting Help and Finding Commands

Part 2 - Getting Help and Finding Commands

Part 3 Getting Help and Finding Commands

Help System Questions

Help System Answers 1 - 4

Help System Answers 5 - 9

Common Commands

The Language of PowerShell - Command Syntax

6 Lectures

Section Overview

Command Syntax Part 1

Command Syntax Part 2

Command Syntax Part 3

Command Syntax Questions

Command Syntax Answers

The Language of PowerShell - Objects and Properties

7 Lectures

Section Overview

Objects-Properties and Methods - Part 1

Objects-Properties and Methods - Part 2

Objects-Properties and Methods - Part 3

Questions 1-9 - Objects-Properties and Methods -

Answers to Questions 1-7

Answers to Questions 8-9

The Language of PowerShell - The Pipeline

3 Lectures

Section Overview

The Pipeline Part 1

The Pipeline Part 2

PowerShell Providers

5 Lectures

What are PowerShell Providers

How to Use PDDrive

PowerShell Provider Cmdlets -1

PowerShell Provider Cmdlets - 2

Student Assignments

PowerShell Arrays and Variables

4 Lectures

PowerShell Variables

PowerShell Arrays

PowerShell Variables Challenge

PowerShell Variables Solution

PowerShell Loops

5 Lectures

For Loops

While Loops

Do Loops

ForEach Loops

Loop Breaks

PowerShell Functions and Conditional Statements

5 Lectures

PowerShell Conditional Statements (If Then Else, Switch)

Understanding PowerShell Functions and Function Scope

PowerShell Functions

PowerShell Conditional Statements and Functions Challenge

PowerShell Conditional Statements and Functions Solution

Building an Active Directory IT lab for PowerShell

10 Lectures

Section Preface

Should you watch this section?

Downloading and Installing VirtualBox

Replacement Server 2019 Download Link

Downloading Windows Server

Creating Your Virtual Network

Creating a Virtual Machine

Installing Windows Server

Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Windows Server 2019 Desktop Experience

Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Server Role

Basic Tools for the Administrator

8 Lectures

Network Stack Info Retriever

Application Retriever

Running Process Retriever

Active Directory module Checker

Scheduled Task Retriever

Creating a Scheduled Task

Security Check Uninstalling Media Player

KB Patch Retriever

Basic Domain Administration with Windows Powershell

5 Lectures

Configuring PowerShell Execution Policy with Group Policy

Installing and Configuring Server Roles with Windows PowerShell

Running PowerShell Scripts as Scheduled Tasks

PowerShell Splatting

Bulk Installing Windows MSU Update Files with PowerShell

Administrating Active Directory with Powershell

3 Lectures

Creating OUs (Organizational Units) with PowerShell

Creating and Managing Active Directory User Accounts with PowerShell

Move all AD Users in a Group to a Specific Organizational Unit

File Manipulation with Powershell

5 Lectures

Section Overview

File Select Dialog

CSV File Manipulation

JSON File Manipulation

File Manipulation

File Manipulation Assignment

Desired State Configuration (DSC) Crash Course

5 Lectures

DSC Overview

Enabling PSRemoting with Group Policy

Installing The DSC Resource Kit

Configuring the Local Config Manager (LCM) for DSC Push

Uninstalling Windows Features with DSC

Powershell Remoting Challenge

24 Lectures

01 Challenge Overview

02 The Trusted Host List Challenge

02 The Trusted Host List Answer

03 Starting a Remote Session Challenge

03 Starting a Remote Session Answer

04 Rename a Computer Challenge

04 Rename a Computer Answer

05 Change a Password on a Remote Computer Challenge

05 Change a Password on a Remote Computer Challenge Answer

06 How to Copy files to-from a Remote Machine Challenge

06 How to Copy files to-from a Remote Machine Answer

07 How can you Export a Logfile to a CSV file Challenge

07 How can you Export a Logfile to a CSV file Challenge Answer

08 How to Create Multiple folders on the Host Machine Challenge

08 How to Create Multiple folders on the Host Machine Challenge Answer

09 Who Rebooted the Server Challenge

09 Who Rebooted the Server Answer

10 Getting Info on all your Hard disks

10 Getting Info on all your Hard disks Answer

11 Get a list of CPU's, Printers, last boot time on a machine Challenge

11 Get a list of CPU's, Printers, last boot time on a machine Answer

12 Automating Tasks with Task Scheduler Challenge

12 Automating Tasks with Task Scheduler Answer

PSRemoting Trouble Shooting - Possible fixes

Powershell Modules

7 Lectures

Finding and installing PowerShell modules

Creating a Custom PowerShell Module: Files and Folders

Writing the New Greeting Function

Writing the Get-GreetingMessage Function

Creating the PSM1 PowerShell Module File

Creating a PowerShell Module Manifest

Writing automated module tests with Pester

Course Conclusion

2 Lectures

How to get your certificate of completion

Bonus Lecture

Instructors

Paul Hill

4.9

315,475 Reviews
345 Students
34 Course

Paul is an IT Professional with over 15 years of experience currently working as a Network Administrator in contract support of the United States Govt.He has been teaching online courses for the past 9 years and taught over 300k students in 195 countries.Paul is the owner of Server Academy, an online IT training platform.

Instructors

Robert Hill

4.9

315,475 Reviews
345 Students
34 Course

Here is some information about my IT background. 30 Years of IT Experience Graduate of Control Data Institute Graduate of Williamsport Area Community College MCSA, MCP, CNE Novell Netware I have worked with every branch of the military as an IT Engineering Technologist. I have broad based Windows server experience. Including integration of a vast array of hardware and software...

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Christopher G.

2.5

7 months ago

The commands are not explained well enough for a beginner

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Ronald B. C.

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8 months ago

It looks like it was produced in 2018, but compared to other courses it's pretty good, especially for the basics.

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Antonio G.

5.0

8 months ago

Finally a great curse that explains the enviroment in detail.

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Amazing

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8 months ago

Great content

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8 months ago

Good one

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Richard H.

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8 months ago

Learning it for work. Easy to follow so far

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Ocheung

1.0

8 months ago

clerical error ,eg, I think you mean this set-location -Path "HKLM:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall"

Also Command #6 needs review as I dont quite follow but this section resolved a problem I could get find but using get-content and then out file resolved a problem so section 7 is an interesting learning module but please review this section as it contains clerical error.

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54.5 hours on-demand video
3 articles
249 downloadable resources
Access on mobile and TV
Full lifetime access
Certificate of completion

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