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Expand your expertise¡ªand 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.

? I T professionals and power users who

want to get productive with Windows

PowerShell, including new features in

Windows PowerShell 5

? Windows system administrators who

want to be more efficient and productive

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 nyone pursuing Windows PowerShell

certifications

Discover how to:

? Run cmdlets and command-line utilities

? Administer Windows-based servers and desktops with

No experience with Windows PowerShell

or other scripting technologies necessary

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 standardized 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

This book is for:

About the Author

Ed Wilson is the Microsoft Scripting Guy

and a well-known scripting expert. He

writes the daily Hey Scripting Guy! Blog¡ª

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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Third Edition

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ISBN 978-0-7356-7511-7

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U.S.A. $49.99

Canada $61.99

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