Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step

About The BookYour hands-on, step-by-step guide to automating administration with Windows PowerShell. Teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell command line interface and scripting language. Written by a leading scripting expert, this tutorial delivers self-paced labs, timesaving tips, and hands-on sample scripts for automating Windows administration—one step at a time. Discover how to: Use built-in cmdlets to execute commands Write scripts to handle recurring tasks and configure scheduled jobs Use providers to access information external to the shell environment Configure network components using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Manage users, groups, and computers with Active Directory Services Execute scripts for administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 PLUS—Get a complete list of cmdlet commands and a guide for moving from VBScript to Windows Powershell CD features: All practice exercises 100+ sample scripts to adapt for your own work Scriptomatic 2.0 scripting tool WMI scripting tools and utilities Fully searchable eBook

About Ed WilsonEd Wilson is a senior consultant at Microsoft Corporation and a well-known scripting expert. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer who delivers popular scripting, networking, and administration workshops to Microsoft employees and customers worldwide. He’s written several books on Windows scripting, including Microsoft Windows Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide and Microsoft VBScript Step by Step. Ed holds more than 20 industry certifications, including MCSE and CISSP.

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