Learn powershell beginner's course [2022]

This course provide students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use Powershell.

so do not be afraid. Powershell is simple and you do not have to be a great developer. Just some computer skills

In this course we will Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to run and find basic commands,
Identify and run cmdlets for server administration, work with Windows PowerShell pipeline, query system information by using WMI and CIM, Work with variables, write basic scripts in Windows PowerShell, administer remote computers

Windows PowerShell is an object-oriented automation engine and scripting language. It is designed mainly for IT professionals and system administrators to control & automate the administration of Windows OS and other applications. It provides compelling new concepts to extend the knowledge you have gained and scripts you have created within the Windows Command Prompt and Windows Script Host environments.

It combines the flexibility of scripting, command-line speed, and the power of a GUI-based admin tool. It allows you to solve problems efficiently by helping system admin to eliminate future manual labor hours. We will go through all the important aspects which you should know to learn PowerShell.

Why Use Powershell?

Here, are some important reason for using Powershell:

• Powershell offers a well-integrated command-line experience for the operation system

• PowerShell allows complete access to all of the types in the .NET framework

• Trusted by system administrators.

• PowerShell is a simple way to manipulate server and workstation components

• It’s geared toward system administrators by creating a more easy syntax

• PowerShell is more secure than running VBScript or other scripting languages

PowerShell History

PowerShell first version 1.0 was released in 2006. Today, PowerShell is at version 7.2. As the year and version gone by, PowerShell’s capabilities and hosting environments grew significantly.

Let See Version wise History of Powershell:

• PowerShell version 1 supported the local administration of Windows Server 2003

• PowerShell 2.0 was integrated with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This version supports for remoting and enhances the capabilities of PowerShell like transactions, background jobs, events, debugging, etc.

• PowerShell 3.0 was released as an internal part of the Windows management framework. It was installed on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. You can add and scheduled jobs, session connectivity, automatic module loading, etc.

• PowerShell 4.0 was shipped with Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. In this version added support for desired state configuration, enhanced debugging, network diagnostics.

• PowerShell 5.0 was released as internal part of Windows management framework 5. The feature offers in this version are remote debugging, class definitions, .NET enumerations, etc.

• PowerShell 7.2 was released. It is built on .NET 6.0. This version offers new operators, simplified and dynamic error view, automatic new version notifications, etc.

Enjoy !!