PowerShell is a utility that greatly extends the scripting capabilities of Windows. Built on the .NET Framework, PowerShell is both a language and an interface for administering Windows. If you manage a Windows system, PowerShell will make it easier to automate much of your work. Course topics include creating and debugging PowerShell scripts, as well as managing files, services and the registry. 

• Experience with the Windows environment 

Session 1 

• What is PowerShell? 
• Executing commands and basic PowerShell syntax 
• Finding Commands and Using Help 

Session 1 Assignments 

• Launch PowerShell applications 
• Execute basic commands to get help and begin learning the PowerShell language 

Session 2 

• Using the PowerShell pipe 
• Software objects and members 
• Sorting, selecting and filtering objects 
• Formatting output 
• Variables 

Session 2 Assignments 

• Execute complex commands using extended PowerShell syntax 
• Understand and modify PowerShell output 
• Use variables to store data 

Session 3 

• PSDrives and the registry 
• PowerShell remoting 
• Basic scripting 

Session 3 Assignments 

• Create and modify a registry key 
• Execute commands to get information from a remote machine 
• Create a profile script