PowerShell Fundamentals with Labs (2 Days) Course Overview
The 'PowerShell Fundamentals with Labs' course by Microsoft equips IT professionals, system administrators, and developers with essential skills in automation and scripting. Over two days, participants gain hands-on experience, learning to streamline tasks and enhance productivity in Windows environments, making it a vital resource for anyone looking to optimize their workflow and improve system management capabilities.
Course outline & what you'll learn
Overview of PowerShell and its uses
- Installing and configuring PowerShell
- PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
- Understanding cmdlets and syntax
- Navigating the PowerShell environment
- Using the Get-Command and Get-Help cmdlets
- Understanding PowerShell objects and properties
- Using the pipeline to pass objects
- Filtering and sorting data
- Creating and managing variables
- Understanding data types in PowerShell
- Using arrays and hash tables
- Conditional statements (if, switch)
- Looping structures (for, foreach, while)
- Writing and executing scripts
- Creating and using functions
- Understanding modules and scopes
- Importing and exporting modules
- Using cmdlets to manage files and directories
- Understanding file system providers
- Working with file content
- Introduction to PowerShell Remoting
- Configuring and using WinRM
- Executing remote commands
- Understanding WMI and its benefits
- Querying WMI objects
- Modifying WMI properties
- Hands-on exercises for practical application
- Scenario-based lab activities
- Troubleshooting common PowerShell issues
- Writing maintainable scripts
- PowerShell community and resources
- Next steps for PowerShell learning and certification
Why train with Traincrest
This Microsoft course is delivered by Traincrest's certified instructors, live online or in the classroom, with hands-on labs and a 98% exam success rate. Trusted by 500+ companies and 50,000+ students worldwide.