Introduction to Windows PowerShell 5.1 (Udemy.com)

Install PowerShell 5.1, Understand PowerShell Syntax, Setup a PowerShell IT lab, Manage Active Directory with Powershell

Created by: Paul Hill

Produced in 2021

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What you will learn

  • Understand the Powershell command line
  • How to write Powershell scripts to automate redundant tasks
  • Install and Update Windows PowerShell
  • Learn the Basics of Windows PowerShell 5.1
  • Introduction to the Text Based Console and Intelligent Scripting Environment (ISE)
  • Utilize the PowerShell Help System
  • Finally Understand PowerShell Syntax
  • Understand Objects, Properties and Methods
  • Understand the PowerShell Pipeline
  • Create and Manage Active Directory Users with PowerShell
  • Create and Delete Organizational Units with PowerShell

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Overall Score : 86 / 100

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Course Description

This course is designed to provide you with a solid foundation of Windows PowerShell 5.
1. We will start with the basics of PowerShell 5.
1 and end with you writing your own powerful automation scripts.
In this course we will cover the following major topics:
The basics of Windows PowerShellWindows PowerShell system requirementsInstalling and Updating Windows PowerShellHow to use the CLI(Command Line Interface)How to use the ISE(Intelligent Scripting Environment)How to get help and find commands within the CLIGetting Started with Windows PowerShellGetting Help and Finding CommandsThe Language of PowerShell - Command Syntax, Objects and Properties, and the PipelineSetup your own PowerShell On Premises ITLabBasic Active Directory Domain Administration with Windows PowershellAn introduction to Desired State Configuration made simple!
And MUCHmore!
Once we have covered this foundation, we will move on to writing PowerShell scripts. We will start with simple tasks before moving on to more advanced and complicated script writing.
Who this course is for:
Help Desk Professionals that would like to automate redundant tasksBeginners and experienced Powershell administrators who would like to sharpen their IT coding skills

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Instructor Details

Paul Hill

Paul is an IT Professional with over 12years of experience currently working as a Network Administrator in contract support of various Federal Agencies in the United States.
He has been teaching online courses for the past 5 years and taught over 200k students in 195 countries.

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Reviews

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By Bernard Dumas on 10/19/2020

DSC might not apply to my business, as for the rest, it explained objects that did not graps before. Helped me to understand how to get more informations out of Powershell and commands. Thank you

By Reed Nilsson on 10/15/2020

Yikes! This one is a total mess. Unfortunately, the title of this course is a little misleading as it really isn't for beginners. It requires you to have some networking and Active Directory knowledge before starting the course. The focus isn't so much on Powershell and learning commands, but rather how to use Powershell with Active Directory. There are two instructors and they each have completely different teaching styles and only one provides you with downloadable resources. Additionally, the challenges are an absolute joke. There are so many little bits of crucial information that aren't covered in the videos, but you are expected to know for the challenges. It seems like this was two different courses jammed together to cover missing areas. If you are an experienced IT Administrator looking for a quick glance at Powershell, this is probably fine for you, but beginners should stay away.

By Gelin Mawa on 9/21/2020

I really enjoy section 7 and 8, working with variables, arrays and loops. Although, the material presents a challenge to grasp the concepts analytically because I am completely new to this but I love the application of every concept. I can see the result of what I am learning and it's really exciting.

By Simon Baker-Woon on 8/15/2020

This was an amazing course as an introduction to PowerShell! The lectures were clear and concise, and contained a lot of useful tips for using PowerShell.

By Ben Lawson on 8/13/2020

This is my 7th course I've taken on PowerShell, and this is one of the best! Most of the sections, the subject gets explained, then you are asked to try it yourself. Then the answer is shown, essentially getting to see the information twice to help you learn it. That is a great way to learn in my opinion.
Suggestions for improvement: The course starts off with resources on each section until the middle, then seems to drop off. The finals section with DSC, I wasn't able to follow along the last two 69, 70. Hopefully this can get resolved because there is a lot of value in learning DSC. Overall, great course!

By Teo Beng Hui on 8/10/2020

I have learnt a lot from this course.
The information was very good and clearly laid out. Will use his courses to study from for future use.

By William Cong on 8/10/2020

This is a great introductory course to the latest version of PowerShell 5.1 for all levels. The lectures are packed with a lot practical and useful information and shows you a variety skills sets that you can pickup as thru the step by step videos. Also introduces you to advance features for powershell. Excellent course!! Highly Recommended it!!!

By Sarah Biggs on 7/23/2020

Very informative, but I would have preferred if the tutor spoke a little bit slower, as it was hard to process what he was saying and sometimes I needed subtitles. It was also sometimes difficult to keep up unless I was constantly pausing, which was inconvieniant.

By MS Renner on 7/15/2020

It was an excellent top-level view of PowerShell and the feature set. Got me excited to start putting PowerShell to practical use. But unless you are an admin with some programming experience you probably won't be able to put it into practical use without additional reading and practice. I found some great PowerShell tutorial books at https://leanpub.com/ to continue my journey.

By Xavier Villalobos on 7/8/2020

So easy to follow! I really like the pace of the training as I am a beginner with Powershell.

By Sai Teja Tadi on 6/23/2020

Can be clearer in the told aspects and would like to have much more deeper scripting concepts covered. This felt more of environment management using powershell and less of PowerShell scripting!!

By Rajesh Singh on 5/12/2020

I feel like , Wish every instructor was like you. Calm and yet powerful way of teaching , he removed my fear for PS. and I am even liking it now.