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Windows PowerShell Self-Training Resources

The list below is provided for those who wish to become familiar with Microsoft PowerShell 2.0. These resourcesare all available online and free of charge.

Top Level Site for PowerShell: http://www.microsoft.com/powershell

Windows PowerShell Training

Windows PowerShell Getting Started Guide Scripting with Windows PowerShell

o PowerShell Essentials for the Busy Admin (5 part video series) Why You Should Learn PowerShell How to Compound Windows PowerShell Commands for Fun and Profit A Look at Windows PowerShell Providers Windows PowerShell Does Event Logs Using Windows PowerShell to Manage the Remote Desktop

o Windows PowerShell Learn it Now Before Its an Emergency (5 part video series)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Windows PowerShell Owners Manual o Getting Started with Windows PowerShello Customizing the Windows PowerShell Consoleo Windows PowerShell Shortcut Keyso Piping and the Pipelineo Running Windows PowerShell Scriptso The Windows PowerShell Profileo Windows PowerShell Aliases

Windows PowerShell Users Guide o Windows PowerShell Basicso Object Pipelineo Windows PowerShell Navigationo Working with Objectso Using Windows PowerShell for Administrationo Introducing the Windows PowerShell ISEo Appendix 1 Compatibility Aliaseso Appendix 2 Creating a Custom Windows PowerShell Shortcut

Windows PowerShell Webcasts/Podcasts (a list of 76 different PowerShell presentations in multipleformats to see the entire list select MORE on right -hand side opposite the heading that reads ITProfessionals (76))

o Introduction to Windows PowerShello Using Windows PowerShell 2.0o Windows PowerShell Basics for IT Professionals (2-part series)o TechEd 2011 Birds-of-a-Feather (Sessions 04): PowerShell: Best Practices From The Fieldo Managing Web Infrastructure Systems with Windows PowerShell 2.0o How Do I:

PowerShell The Basics PowerShell Variables PowerShell Scripts and the Command Line

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PowerShell and WMI Creating Output with PowerShell PowerShell Object Manipulation Pipelining

TheVBScript-to-Windows PowerShell Conversion Guide

PowerShell Podcasts

These audios offer Windows PowerShell tips, news and interviews that you can listen to at your convenience.

Windows PowerShell Podcasts TechNet Radio

o Creating and Configuring Your Profile in Windows PowerShell (Part 1) o Creating and Configuring Your Profile in Windows PowerShell (Part 2) o Windows PowerShell Best Practices Episode 1 o Windows PowerShell Best Practices Episode 2 o Windows PowerShell Best Practices Episode 3 o Windows PowerShell Best Practices Episode 4

Useful PowerShell Blogs

This is a sampling of some of the blogs that are being written on the subject of Windows PowerShell. Some ofthese are independent blogs and their contents are not reviewed or controlled by Microsoft.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog Windows PowerShell Team Blog Get-PowerShellBlog Keith Hills Blog Richard Siddaways Blog

PowerShell Scripts

This section represents links to actual PowerShell scripts that have been developed for review and reuse. Thesescripts are intended to keep administrators from having to start from scratch when developing scripts. Whilethey will almost certainly require some modification, the intent is to give admins a starting point to learn how todo various tasks related to PowerShell in their own environments.

Windows PowerShell Script Repository Microsoft Script Center

WARNING: YOU SHOULD NEVER RUN A SCRIPT IN PRODUCTION IF YOU ARENT 100% CERTAIN OF WHAT IT WILLDO. ALL SCRIPTS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD AND TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTPRIOR TO BEING USED IN PRODUCTION. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT PRODUCTION PROBLEMS DO NOT OCCUR AS A

RESULT OF RUNNING SCRIPTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND VALIDATED BEFOREHAND.

PowerShell Forum

This forum is a place where administrators can ask question, read discussions among technical professionals, andengage with the online PowerShell community.

Windows PowerShell Forum

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PowerShell Tools

Windows PowerShell (download) The Windows PowerShell Toolbox

PowerShell Books

The following is a partial list of books that have proven useful as PowerShell resources, both to the new admin andthe experienced developer. This is not intended as a complete list of PowerShell books, but is intended only as asample for the admin looking to start building his or her library.

Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide Windows PowerShell 2.0 Administrators Pocket Consultant

Additional PowerShell Resources

A variety of external resources offered to the PowerShell community in the form of blogs, sample scripts, wikis,forums, etc.

PowerShellCommunity.org Windows PowerShell Wiki CodePlex Precision Computing Under the Stairs

PowerShell v3 (beta)

These resources are specifically designed to help prepare for the newest version of PowerShell to be released inthe near future.

PowerShell v3 Guide (TechNet) o Introductiono Getting PowerShell v3o Installing PowerShell v3o PowerShell v3 FAQo Featured Articleso New Featureso Tips and Tricks

Whats New in PowerShell v3 PowerShell v3 Sneak Peek (Microsoft TechDays video)

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