Book Description

135,000 words... 2 Full-length Personal Training Guides in 1 Convenient Kit! Designed for anyone who wants to learn Windows PowerShell. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the training kit remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that this training kit is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource. After reading this training kit, you’ll have a better understanding of using Windows PowerShell to work with and manage Windows. Techniques for working at the prompt and using scripts are covered extensively. Take control of Windows and Windows Server today using PowerShell! Includes the full contents of: Windows PowerShell: The Personal Trainer Windows PowerShell for Administration: The Personal Trainer Windows PowerShell Self-Study Training Kit starts by teaching you how to: Streamline daily tasks using cmdlets Initialize the scripting environment Format output and use output streams Extend Windows PowerShell Use sessions and remoting Execute remote commands and schedule jobs Manage computers using scripts Validate PowerShell requirements while scripting Use conditional statements to control script execution Use control loops to execute commands repeatedly Record PowerShell sessions using transcripts Manage blocks of commands More, more, more Then Windows PowerShell Self-Study Training Kit shows you how to: Manage system configuration Gather system information Inventory and evaluate computers Work with files, directories and drives Configure security permissions and auditing Configure event logging Write custom events Manage configuration of system services Create and use restore points Manage computer accounts and join computers to domains Manage running processes and services Monitor system performance Resolve performance issues More, more, more