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Finally a PowerShell book covering all current versions for all current Windows and Windows Server operating systems!

This hands-on, personalized guide to Windows PowerShell, covers all release versions including versions 6, 5, 4 and 3 for Windows Server 2016, 2012 R2, 2012 as well as Windows 10, 8.1 and 7.

Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for IT professionals working with Microsoft products, whether for on-premises, hybrid or cloud support. Inside, you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will show you how to make the most of Windows PowerShell in the shortest amount of time possible. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.

This book, Windows PowerShell 6, is designed to be used with Windows PowerShell 6: Essentials for Administration. While this book focuses on core functionality, including:

Passing startup parameters and initializing the environment

Creating and using scripts for everyday tasks

Parsing values, output streams and formatting output

Creating and using profiles, aliases and other shortcuts

Using snap-ins, providers, and modules

Enabling remoting, executing remote commands and establishing sessions

Creating background jobs and scheduling them to run automatically

Using expressions and operators

Working with variables, arrays, strings and other PowerShell structures

Creating aliases and functions

Understanding object types, methods and properties

Creating and using objects

Using transcripts to record activities at the prompt

Executing blocks of commands as transactions

Performing conditional execution with If statements

Checking for multiple conditions with switch

Controlling the flow of execution using loops

The latter book focuses on administration tasks, such as:

Using PowerShell to install roles and features on Windows

Inventorying and evaluating computers using scripting

Working with PowerShell drives, directories and files

Reading and writing file contents

Getting and setting security descriptors

Creating access rules and taking ownership

Configuring file and directory auditing

Navigating the Windows Registry

Creating and managing registry keys

Comparing registry keys

Viewing and filtering event logs

Setting event log options

Writing custom events

Managing the state of system services

Configuring service options, such as logon and recovery

Joining computers to a domain

Renaming computers

Restarting or shutting down computers remotely

Enabling or disabling system restore

Creating and using checkpoints

Recovering from restore points

Examining running processes

Analyzing computer performance

Monitoring resource usage

Using the books together, you can answer most of the everyday questions you’ll have with Windows PowerShell.

Not only will this informative training manual help you become familiar with many new ideas, it'll help you master Windows PowerShell in the shortest amount of time possible. After completing your Windows PowerShell journey with this in-depth guide, you will be better prepared to support Microsoft products regardless of whether you are working in an on-premises, online or hybrid environment.

Get the focused information you need to solve problems and get the job done.