Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to automating Windows® administration with Windows PowerShell® 3.0

Teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell 3.0 command line interface and scripting language—one step at a time. Written by a leading scripting expert, this practical tutorial delivers learn-by-doing exercises, timesaving tips, and hands-on sample scripts for performing administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems.

Discover how to:

Use built-in cmdlets to execute commands
Write scripts to handle recurring tasks
Use providers to access information beyond the shell environment
Configure network components with Windows Management Instrumentation
Manage users, groups, and computers with Active Directory® services
Execute scripts to administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 2010