Windows PowerShell Scripting Course Content
Goal: Understand the environment and run your first commands.
- Introduction to PowerShell: Difference between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core (Cross-platform)
- The Help System: Mastering Get-Help, Get-Command, and Get-Member
- Syntax & Cmdlets: Understanding the Verb-Noun structure (e.g., Get-Service, Stop-Process)
- The Pipeline (|): How to pass data from one command to another
- Aliases: Using shortcuts like ls, dir, and ps
Goal: Move from one-liners to reusable scripts.
- Variables & Data Types: Working with Strings, Integers, Booleans, and Arrays
- Comparison Operators: Using -eq (equals), -ne (not equal), -like, and -match
- Control Flow:
- Conditionals: If, ElseIf, Else, and Switch
- Loops: ForEach, For, While, and Do-Until
- User Input: Using Read-Host and Get-Credential for secure scripts
- Working with Files: Importing and exporting data (CSV, JSON, XML)
Goal: Build professional-grade tools and handle complex data.
- Functions & Modules: Turning scripts into reusable tools and organizing them into modules (.psm1)
- Error Handling: Using Try, Catch, and Finally to make scripts "bulletproof"
- Regular Expressions (Regex): Advanced pattern matching for text processing
- PSCustomObjects: Creating your own data objects to generate clean reports
- Debugging: Using breakpoints in VS Code or the PowerShell ISE
Goal: Managing entire infrastructures at scale.
- PowerShell Remoting: Using Invoke-Command and Enter-PSSession to manage remote servers via WinRM or SSH
- Active Directory Automation: Automating user creation, group management, and health audits
- WMI & CIM: Querying hardware and system information deep within the OS
- Background Jobs: Running heavy tasks in the background using Start-Job
- Cloud Integration: Introduction to Azure PowerShell (Az module) and Microsoft 365 administration