Windows PowerShell 6: Essentials for Administration (IT Pro

Windows PowerShell 6: Essentials for Administration (IT Pro Solutions)

Covers all release versions of PowerShell for all current versions of the Windows Server and Windows operating systems.

Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for IT professionals working with Microsoft products, whether for on-premises, hybrid or cloud support. Inside, you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will show you how to make the most of Windows PowerShell in the shortest amount of time possible. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.

This book focuses on administration tasks, including:

Using PowerShell to manage Windows roles and features
Inventorying and evaluating computers using scripting
Working with PowerShell drives, directories and files
Reading and writing file contents
Getting and setting security descriptors
Creating access rules and taking ownership
Configuring file and directory auditing
Navigating the Windows Registry
Creating and managing registry keys
Comparing registry keys
Viewing and filtering event logs
Setting event log options
Writing custom events
Managing the state of system services
Configuring service options, such as logon and recovery
Joining computers to a domain
Renaming computers
Restarting or shutting down computers remotely
Enabling or disabling system restore
Creating and using checkpoints
Recovering from restore points
Examining running processes
Analyzing computer performance
Monitoring resource usage

Windows PowerShell 6: Essentials for Administration can be used with the companion book, Windows PowerShell 6: IT Pro Solutions.

About the Authors

William Stanek Sr. was Microsoft Press's top technical author for nearly 20 years, and is widely recognized as a leading authority in Microsoft technologies. His more than 150 published works have been read by over 10 million people, translated into 34 languages, and are available in more than 70 countries.

An avid outdoorsman, William enjoys hiking, spelunking, and trekking in search of adventure. So if heâ€™s not writing or lecturing, Williamâ€™s probably out enjoying the great outdoors or at the least, a backyard barbeque.

William Stanek Jr. began his tech career as an intern at Stanek & Associates in 2007 and is currently working as a development and engineering lead for the company. While most high schoolers were out enjoying spring break and summer vacations, Will worked as an assistant on the publishing side of the business, before moving over to the technical side of the business during his college years at University of Washington.

As a technologist, Will provided support, technical review, and made other contributions to a myriad of books written by William R. Stanek Sr. between 2010 and 2015. Since 2015 Willâ€™s direct written contributions to over a dozen books earned him cover credits as a contributor. Will is co-author of Windows PowerShell: Essentials, IIS 10: Essentials and several other forthcoming books.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-04-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-04-06
Format	Kindle eBook

Windows PowerShell 6: Essentials for Administration (IT Pro Solutions)

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