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PowerShell for Sysadmins: Getting Started (v7+) (Udemy.com)

Getting Started

Created by: Adam Bertram

Last updated May 2024

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What you will learn

  • Install PowerShell Core
  • Learn what objects are and their various types
  • Set up Visual Studio Code for PowerShell development
  • Write your first PowerShell script
  • Build and run Pester tests
  • Set up and execute code via PowerShell Remoting
  • Build resilient scripts with error handling
  • Build a real-world PowerShell module

How it compares

Against the other 112 rated Udemy courses in Windows Server on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 71% of them
  • Reviews1,194#39 of 113 by number of reviews
  • Length3.8 hoursshorter than 74% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2024more recently than 55% of them

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Course Description

Hi, I’m Adam Bertram, a 6-time Microsoft MVP and one of the first Microsoft PowerShell MVPs. I’ve been developing with PowerShell since 2010, and am the author of the PowerShell for Sysadmins book, many eBooks, and over a dozen courses on PowerShell.

This course series is loosely based on the book; PowerShell for SysAdmins, written by myself but with many updated examples using the latest PowerShell Core, and new lectures, and is the beginning of a long journey to becoming a PowerShell expert.

Sign up and get a 25% off discount code for the PowerShell for SysAdmins print book!

In this course, you’ll learn from the beginning. Assuming you have no PowerShell experience, you’ll:

  • Install PowerShell Core

  • Learn how PowerShell objects work

  • Run commands

  • Use the PowerShell pipeline

  • Install and set up Visual Studio Code for PowerShell development

  • Write your first script!

  • Build a module as your first PowerShell building block.

This course will prepare you for what’s to come in future courses in this series.

If you stay with me for the entire series, you’ll know how to write advanced PowerShell tools! You’ll be able to manage virtual machines, all kinds of cloud goodness, just about anything on workstations and servers, and more. You’ll be the envy of all your coworkers.. Well…no guarantees there.

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Instructor Details

Adam Bertram

Adam Bertram is an independent consultant, technical writer, trainer, and presenter. Adam specializes in evangelizing all things IT automation and cloud, mainly focused on PowerShell. Adam is 6x Microsoft MVP and one of the first Microsoft PowerShell MVPs.

He has authored various training courses on Udemy, Pluralsight, and LinkedIn Learning. He is a regular contributor to numerous print and online publications and presents at various user groups and conferences.

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Reviews

4.6

1,194 ratings on Udemy

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By Michael Muehr on 6/11/2026

PowerShell, like a diamond, is multifaceted and requires different perspectives to get a full understanding. This perspective gave me a good understanding of PS and I look forward to future courses in this series.

By Mark Worden on 3/2/2026

I am not a beginner but I am mostly self taught so I am starting with the beginning in this course to ensure there are no gaps in my knowledge base before hitting stuff I know I need to learn

By Teknet Int on 1/6/2026

I don't know if it's a good match yet. But so far things are going well. Though I will say the introduction where the video asks you to install Powershell needs to be updated as the GitHub page has changed and takes you to a microsoft landing page now for the download, took me a while to find it.

By Ezara Penning on 12/11/2025

Narrator is well-spoken and easy to follow. The content is presented in a friendly manner that invites curiosity and the urge to try these things myself. The content builds upon itself in small "bites" that I find conducive to my learning style. Well done!

By Juan Perez on 12/4/2025

I'm new to PowerShell and your intro course is a good starting point. I may have to return to some of the material to get a better understanding of the "how and why" a particular string is necessary in order for a function to work. Thanks!

By Pablo Sancho-Sopranis Sampol on 4/6/2024

This is possibly one of the best courses I have been fortunate enough to find and experience within the Udemy universe. Adam Bertram (https://grupovass.udemy.com/user/adambertram/) is a great instructor who has managed to build an excellent course that offers a very well designed learning experience that allows a gradual and enjoyable, yet rigorous and professional approach to Powershell Core. Additionally, the set of examples he uses and, which are included in the "resources" provided in the course, are a great foundation on which to build later professional level modules and functions. I highly recommend this course for anyone who wants a quick, detailed and professional approach to Powershell Core. Este es posiblemente uno de los mejores cursos que he tenido la suerte de encontrar y experimentar dentro del universo Udemy. Adam Bertram (https://grupovass.udemy.com/user/adambertram/) es un gran instructor que ha conseguido construir un excelente curso que ofrece una experiencia de aprendizaje muy bien diseñada que permite un acercamiento a Powershell Core de forma gradual y amena, al mismo tiempo que rigurosa y profesional. Adicionalmente, el conjunto de ejemplos que utiliza y, que se incluyen en los "recursos" que ofrece el curso, constituyen una magnífica base sobre la que construir posteriormente módulos y funciones de nivel profesional. Recomiendo encarecidamente este curso para todo aquel que desee un acercamiento rápido, detallado y profesional a Powershell Core.

By Anonymized User on 1/7/2024

Good match. Excellent course. Minor issue: Quiz questions are sometimes ambiguous. Sometimes, other answers are referred to as 'A' or 'B' but they are not marked like that.

By Mainuddin Sarwar Bhuiyan on 12/25/2023

The starting of this course was pretty good. However, I feel the instructor could go bit slower and could be more detail. I am nearly the end of this course and unfortunately, cannot give 5 star.

By Edward Benson on 12/4/2023

It was, however, I know it saves time to copy and paste everything that you're demonstrating for the course, but it leaves me trying to catch up and pausing the course to type in the code, and understand what I'm seeing.

By Katherine Markham on 3/8/2023

As a beginner in Powershell I have been able to find scripts and edit them to my environment. I have also learned what and how scripts look at what you are trying to accomplish.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100