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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 utilities Administer Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdlets Use providers to access external information Write and run scripts from the Windows ISE Create functions that are easy to maintain Build standardised environments with profiles Automate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remoting Automate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Debug scripts and handle errors Run commands that survive interruptions Use Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environments Get powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery Samples Preview a sample chapter from Windows PowerShell Step by Step

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Author:   Ed Wilson
Publisher:   Microsoft Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Microsoft Press,U.S.
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9780735675117

ISBN 10:   0735675112
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   22 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Overview of Windows PowerShell 5.0 Chapter 2: Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets  Chapter 3: Understanding and using Windows PowerShell providers  Chapter 4: Using Windows PowerShell remoting and jobs  Chapter 5: Using Windows PowerShell scripts   Chapter 6: Working with functions  Chapter 7: Creating advanced functions and modules Chapter 8: Using the Windows PowerShell ISE  Chapter 9: Working with Windows PowerShell profiles  Chapter 10: Using WMI   Chapter 11: Querying WMI   Chapter 12: Remoting WMI   Chapter 13: Calling WMI methods on WMI classes  Chapter 14: Using the CIM cmdlets   Chapter 15: Working with Active Directory   Chapter 16: Working with the AD DS module    Chapter 17: Deploying Active Directory by using Windows PowerShell   Chapter 18: Debugging scripts    Chapter 19: Handling errors  Chapter 20: Using the Windows PowerShell workflow  Chapter 21: Managing Windows PowerShell DSC   Chapter 22: Using the PowerShell Gallery  Appendix A: Windows PowerShell scripting best practices  Appendix B: Regular expressions quick reference  Index  About the author 

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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.

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