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- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Back Cover
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step by Step
- About This Book
- A Practical Approach to Scripting
- Is This Book for Me?
- Outline of This Book
- Finding Your Best Starting Point
- About the Companion CD
- System Requirements
- Technical Support
- Chapter 1: Overview of Windows PowerShell
- Understanding Windows PowerShell
- Using Cmdlets
- Using Command Line Utilities
- Security Issues with Windows PowerShell
- Working with Windows PowerShell
- Supplying Options for Cmdlets
- Working with the Help Options
- Exploring Commands: Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Obtaining Help
- Chapter 1 Quick Reference
- Chapter 2: Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets
- Understanding the Basics of Cmdlets
- Leveraging the Power of Get-Command
- Using the Get-Member Cmdlet
- Using the New-Object Cmdlet
- Creating a PowerShell Profile
- Working with Cmdlets: Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Working with New-Object
- Chapter 2 Quick Reference
- Chapter 3: Leveraging PowerShell Providers
- Identifying the Providers
- Understanding the Alias Provider
- Understanding the Certificate Provider
- Understanding the Environment Provider
- Understanding File System Provider
- Understanding the Function Provider
- Understanding the Registry Provider
- Understanding the Variable Provider
- Exploring the Certificate Provider: Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Examining the Environment Provider
- Chapter 3 Quick Reference
- Chapter 4: Using PowerShell Scripts
- Why Write Windows PowerShell Scripts
- Enabling Script Support
- Understanding Variables and Constants
- Looping Through Code
- Making Decisions
- Creating Multiple Folders: Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Deleting Multiple Folders
- Chapter 4 Quick Reference
- Chapter 5: Using WMI
- Understanding the WMI Model
- Working with Objects and Namespaces
- Listing WMI Providers
- Working with WMI Classes
- Querying WMI
- Obtaining Service Information: Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Working with Printers
- Chapter 5 Quick Reference
- Chapter 6: Querying WMI
- Alternate Ways to Connect to WMI
- Tell Me Everything About Everything
- Selective Data from All Instances
- Selecting Multiple Properties
- Choosing Specific Instances
- Utilizing an Operator
- Where Is the Where?
- Working with Software: Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Windows Environment Settings
- Chapter 6 Quick Reference
- Chapter 7: Working with Active Directory
- Creating Objects in Active Directory
- Creating Users
- Working with Users
- Creating the Address Page
- Deleting Users
- Creating Multiple Organizational Units: Step-by-Step Exercises
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