Getting Started with Windows Powershell

Windows PowerShell is a new Windows command-line shell designed especially for system administrators. The Windows PowerShell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination.

Unlike most shells, which accept and return text, Windows PowerShell is built on top of the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework, and accepts and returns .NET Framework objects. This fundamental change in the environment brings entirely new tools and methods to the management and configuration of Windows.

Windows PowerShell introduces the concept of a cmdlet (pronounced “command-let”), a simple, single-function command-line tool built into the shell. You can use each cmdlet separately, but their power is realized when you use these simple tools in combination to perform complex tasks. Windows PowerShell includes more than one hundred basic core cmdlets, and you can write your own cmdlets and share them with other users.

Like many shells, Windows PowerShell gives you access to the file system on the computer. In addition, Windows PowerShell providers enable you to access other data stores, such as the registry and the digital signature certificate stores, as easily as you access the file system.

Getting Started with me throw eLnow Website to learn Microsoft Powershell V1 & V2 Step BY Step :

√ Getting Started with Windows Powershell.
– Introduction and installing Windows Powershell
– Securing the Shell
– Using the Shell for File and Folder Management
– Command-Line Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas
– Command-lets, Snap-Ins, Aliases, and Help
– Basic Command-lets for Processes, Services, and Event Logs
– Retrieving Management Information from Remote Computers
– Using Variables, Objects, and Members
– Understanding the Pipeline
– Mathematical and Comparison Operators
– Sorting, Measuring, Selecting and Filtering Objects in the Pipeline
– Working with Collections of Objects in the Pipeline
– Understanding and Using the Formatting Subsystem
– Exporting, Importing, Comparing, and Converting Objects
– Managing Active Directory and Local Users and Groups
– Windows Powershell Scripts
– Windows Powershell Scripting Language
– Modularization: Scriptblocks and Functions
– Creating Functions that Work in the Pipeline
– Creating Functions that Produce Custom Objects
– Introduction to Regular Expressions
– The Purpose of Debugging
– Introduction to Regular Expressions
– Creating a Practical Administrative Tool in Windows Powershell.

For more Courses and information related to Microsoft Powershell please review :

– Microsoft’s Official PowerShell Site. ( 😀 No comment, it’s the source of Powershell).
–  Microsoft PowerShell Team Blog. (great articles for Powershell).
– Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell 2.0 (it’s good course for starting with power shell V2).
– Windows PowerShell(TM) Scripting Guide (PDF Book).
– Microsoft® Windows PowerShell(TM) Step By Step (PDF Book).
– Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices (PDF Book).
– Microsoft Scripting Windows PowerShell√
 (I recommend √ this for every person really Dan Jones best person to explain this course).
– Microsoft Scripting Advanced Windows PowerShell V2√
( Again Dan Jones is my favorite instructor, but this course not for beginner, it’s recommended for experience IT)

 Now, download PowerShell from Here (it’s depending on your version of your OS [XP,Vista,7,2003,2008,2008 R2] )

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