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Windows PowerShell : Variables, Types, and Operators

Phil Pennington — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:10:00 GMT

Join James Brundage, PowerShell Test Team member, as he introduces Variables, Types, and Operators.

Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed for ease-of-use not only by system administrators but also for application and system developers. The shell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination. PowerShell V2 is available by default with both R2 and Windows 7 and, via an optional update, previous versions of Windows.

Unlike most scripting shells, which accept and return text, Windows PowerShell is integrated with the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework, and thus deals in .NET objects instead of just text strings. This fundamental change in the environment brings entirely new tools and methods to the management and configuration of Windows. Application Developers may extend their solutions with custom PowerShell based object models that integrate seamlessly with platform management solutions.

Like many shells, Windows PowerShell gives you access to the file system on the computer. In addition, Windows PowerShell providers enable you to access other data stores, such as the registry and the digital signature certificate stores, as easily as you access the file system.

Version 2 of Windows Powershell introduces an array of new features including remote sessions, an integrated script environment, debugging tools, and much more.

Continue your video tour of PowerShell V2 via TechNET Edge. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website. Subscribe to the PowerShell Team Blog RSS Feed for the latest info.

Windows Powershell - úvod

Karel Florian (KFL) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Ve screencastu se seznámí všichni zájemci o automatizaci administrace počítačů se základy skriptování pomocí Windows PowerShell.

Autorem screencastu je Štěpán Bechynský.

PSv2 Modules : How to use Them

Phil Pennington — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT

This is the second in a three part series with the Principal Software Design Engineer, Bruce Payette. Join Windows PowerShell Program Manager, Osama Sajid, in an interview discussing the new PowerShell Modules feature.

Episode one introduces Modules and discusses comparisons with CmdLets.

Episode two demonstrates how to use Modules.

Episode three illustrates how to develop script and binary Modules.

Continue your video tour of Windows PowerShell V2 capabilities via TechNet Edge and MSDN Channel9. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website.

Subscribe to the RSS feed at the Team Blog for the very latest information.

PSv2 Modules : An Introduction with Bruce Payette

Phil Pennington — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:01:00 GMT

This is the first in a three part series with the Principal Software Design Engineer, Bruce Payette. Join Windows PowerShell Program Manager, Osama Sajid, in an interview discussing the new Windows PowerShell Modules feature.

Episode one introduces Modules and discusses comparisons with CmdLets.

Episode two demonstrates how to use Modules.

Episode three illustrates how to develop script and binary Modules.

Continue your video tour of Windows PowerShell V2 capabilities via TechNet Edge and MSDN Channel9. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website.

Subscribe to the RSS feed at the Team Blog for the very latest information.

PSv2 Modules : Write Script and Binary Modules

Phil Pennington — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:16:00 GMT

This is the third in a three part series with the Principal Software Design Engineer, Bruce Payette. Join Windows PowerShell Program Manager, Osama Sajid, in an interview discussing the new Windows PowerShell Modules feature.

Episode one introduces Modules and discusses comparisons with CmdLets.

Episode two demonstrates how to use Modules.

Episode three illustrates how to develop script and binary Modules.

Continue your video tour of Windows PowerShell V2 capabilities via TechNet Edge and MSDN Channel9. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website.

Subscribe to the RSS feed at the Team Blog for the very latest information.

Windows PowerShell - Discussions with the Architect, Part 1

Phil Pennington — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:07:00 GMT

This is the first in a three part series with the Architect of Windows PowerShell and Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, Jeffrey Snover. Join Windows PowerShell Program Manager, Osama Sajid, in an interview discussing the foundations and vision for PowerShell as a critical component of Microsoft's platform management strategy.

Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed for ease-of-use not only by system administrators but also for application and system developers. The shell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination. PowerShell V2 is available by default with both R2 and Windows 7 and, via an optional update, previous versions of Windows.

Windows PowerShell in combination with the Windows Management Infrastructure (WinRM, WS-Management, WMI) provides a great way to automate server hosted solutions.

Unlike most scripting shells, which accept and return text, Windows PowerShell is integrated with the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework, and thus deals in .NET objects instead of just text strings. This fundamental change in the environment brings entirely new tools and methods to the management and configuration of Windows.

Like many shells, Windows PowerShell gives you access to the file system on the computer. In addition, Windows PowerShell providers enable you to access other data stores, such as the registry and the digital signature certificate stores, as easily as you access the file system.

Version 2 of Windows Powershell introduces an array of new features including remote sessions, an integrated script environment, debugging tools, and much more.

Continue your video tour of Windows PowerShell V2 capabilities via TechNet Edge and MSDN Channel9. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website.

Subscribe to the RSS feed at the Team Blog for the very latest information.

Windows PowerShell - Discussions with the Architect, Part 3

Phil Pennington — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:08:00 GMT

This is the last in a three part series with the Architect of Windows PowerShell and Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, Jeffrey Snover. Join Windows PowerShell Program Manager, Osama Sajid, in an interview discussing the foundations and vision for Windows PowerShell as a critical component of Microsoft's platform management strategy.

Continue your video tour of Windows PowerShell V2 capabilities via TechNet Edge and MSDN Channel9. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website.

Subscribe to the RSS feed at the Team Blog for the very latest information.

Windows PowerShell - Discussions with the Architect, Part 2

Phil Pennington — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:07:00 GMT

This is the second in a three part series with the Architect of Windows PowerShell and Distinguished Engineer, Jeffrey Snover. Join Windows PowerShell Program Manager, Osama Sajid, in an interview discussing the foundations and vision for Windows PowerShell as a critical component of Microsoft's platform management strategy.

Continue your tour of Windows PowerShell V2 capabilities via TechNet Edge and MSDN Channel9. Don't miss the reusable scripts and techniques at the PowerShell Script-Center website.

Subscribe to the RSS feed at the Team Blog for the very latest information.

IIS 7.5 and FTP - Windows Server 2008 R2 Demo Screencast 4 of 5

Kevin Remde — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:41:00 GMT

This is the fourth of five screencasts based on the five demos that were part of the TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Overview (Part 2 of 2)delivered on June 11, 2009.

This is the demo that I had had to cut from the webcast due to time constraints. It shows how we can add FTP Server support on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Core installation, and then manage it using the IIS Management Console and the new FTP Server administration interface from another server.

You'll find a complete list of and links to all of the demos, plus links to the webcast and related resources here: http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/archive/2009/06/19/SRV307Screencasts.aspx.

Using Windows PowerShell 2.0 - Windows 7 Demo Screencast 3 of 5

Kevin Remde — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT

This screencast is part 3 of a series of 5 screencasts representing the 5 demos from the "TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Feature Overview".

In this third demo we discuss and demonstrate PowerShell 2.0, and show how to enable and perform remote administration in Windows 7.

You'll find a complete list of and links to all of the demos, plus links to the webcast and related resources here: http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/archive/2009/06/07/CLI200Screencasts.aspx

I hope you find these useful!

PowerShell and IIS 7.5 - Windows Server 2008 R2 Demo Screencast 3 of 5

Kevin Remde — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:41:00 GMT

This is the third of five screencasts based on the five demos that were part of the TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Overview (Part 2 of 2) delivered on June 11, 2009.

In this demonstration we add PowerShell onto a Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2, and import the WebAdministration PowerShell module so that we can configure IIS using PowerShell.

You'll find a complete list of and links to all of the demos, plus links to the webcast and related resources here: http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/archive/2009/06/19/SRV307Screencasts.aspx.

Exchange 2010 new Management Features with Astrid McClean

Adam Bomb — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT

In this visit to Astrid, she showed me a few of the new management features in Exchange 2010. There are many administrative tasks that can now be done via a browser - no management console install required.
There are several things users can now do for themselves, like creating and managing distribution groups, again, via a browser interface.

Windows PowerShell 2.0 Remoting - Windows Server 2008 R2 Demo Screencast 3 of 4

Kevin Remde — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT

This screencast demo is part 3 of a 4 part series of demos which were also a part of the TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Overview (Part 1 of 2).

In this third screencast we use PowerShell 2.0 (which will be a part of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7) to do some remote administration using the new "Remoting" functionality.

You'll find a complete list of and links to all of the demos, plus links to the webcast and related resources here: http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/archive/2009/06/14/SRV306Screencasts.aspx

Using PowerShell to manage GPOs

Adam Bomb — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT

I went back to the Group Policy team to find out more about what I could do to manage machines using GPOs. This time Lilia, with some help from Lindsay, showed off ways you can use PowerShell to both query and make changes to registry settings.
Beyond the registry though, there are some settings you can make with Group Policy that aren't stored in the registry.

Lindsay demos a PowerShell script that she wrote searches for any kind of settings in all of the GPOs in a domain. You can find all the different values of a setting in your environment without opening up a report for each GPO. To get the script and read more about it, go to the Group Policy Blog.

TechNet Video: Windows-Administration von der Kommandozeile

Ralf M. Schnell — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:10:00 GMT

Zugegeben: für Windows galt früher, daß man alles vom Desktop aus verwalten konnte, vieles jedoch nicht per Skript. Das ist seit Windows Server 2008 und Windows Vista endgültig vorbei: nun kann man wirklich alles per Skript administrieren! Wir zeigen in diesem Video einige Beispiele aus dem Alltag des Systemadministrators.

Referent:
Ralf M. Schnell
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
http://blogs.technet.com/ralfschnell

Powershell v2 Zero to Hero with Don Jones

David Tesar — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:34:00 GMT

Don Jones is an expert in Powershell and gave some great tips on powershell, showed a quick demo, told us what he likes about Powershell v2, and explains how powershell is currently and will continue to be a game changer in your IT career.

Visit Don's blog
Learn more about Powershell from Microsoft

TechNet Radio: PowerShell with the Powerscripting Podcast Guys

Eric Ostrowski — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Join us for this TechNet Radio session with special guests Jonathan Walz and Hal Rottenberg from the Powerscripting Podcast. We cover what is new in Windows PowerShell 2008 R2, emphasize why it is important for administrators to start learning PowerShell now, and point out some community resources for PowerShell users.

IIS and Powershell

Adam Bomb — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:01:00 GMT

Rimantas Malinaukas is a Solution Architect for Propensity International in Sydney, Australia. Our own Jeff Alexander sat down with him to talk about a recent project where they built a solution on a pre-release of IIS7 and used Powershell to save the day when they discovered an issue in the product.
It's a great story about offering Software as a Service and a hosted solution.

String Theory: Parsing Strings with Windows PowerShell

TechNet Magazine — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:37:00 GMT

Despite its object oriented nature, Windows PowerShell is also able to parse complicated strings. Don Jones demonstrates how you can do this in Windows PowerShell using Select-String.

For more on this and other Windows PowerShell topics, see our monthly Windows PowerShell column at www.TechNetMagazine.com.

Powershell and Exchange with Desmond Lee

David Tesar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Desmond Lee shows us how he deployed PowerShell as part of an Exchange 2003 migration strategy in a complex global Active Directory environment. He also demonstrates how to extend PowerShell with PowerGadgets to crunch the raw data and transform it into great looking reports, indispensable for managing and monitoring the operational health of the systems.

At 7:00, Desmond gives us a demo of their solution

Desmond's Blog
Microsoft Powershell homepage

Using Powershell to managed Hyper-V

Adam Bomb — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Today wraps up our Hyper-V launch coverage with this interview I did at TechEd with John Kelbley and Alex Lash. These guys show us a heap of great tricks for managing your Hyper-V machines using Powershell, and introduce us to a bunch of shortcuts that allow even a non-coder to put together some impressive scripts. In fact, all the demos they do in this interview they put together in about 15 minutes before we started recording.
Here's a roundup of some of the resources they reference:
James O'Neill's blog
Power Gadgets
Powershell scriptomatic

p.s. If you are attending TechEd and happen to run in to John, ask him about the party list. Then prepare for some late nights out.

Remote Management: A Sneak Peek at Windows PowerShell 2.0

TechNet Magazine — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:16:00 GMT

Don Jones demonstrates the new remote management functionality in Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP2. For more info on working with Windows PowerShell, see the Windows PowerShell column in TechNet Magazine.

Powershell tips and tricks from the field with Ben Pearce

David Tesar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Ben Pearce is a Premiere Field Engineer (PFE) who specializes in powershell doing consulting, troubleshooting, and delivering training. He gives us insight into what challenges you might have starting out with powershell, tells us an example of what a customer has done with it, how powershell can benefit you, and gives some tips on getting started.

At 8:00 min, he gives a demo of some of the key/basic elements to powershell you'll want to know.

Resource: Windows PowerShell Week

Windows PowerShell: Filtering Functions, the Pipeline, and Custom Objects

TechNet Magazine — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Don Jones explains how filtering functions, the pipeline, and custom objects work in Windows PowerShell. For more info on working with Windows PowerShell, see the Windows PowerShell column in TechNet Magazine.

Screencast: Powershell Security

Joey Snow — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT

We have heard the request for more Powershell content loud and clear. The first piece of content that we are posting is a screencast from our friend Corey Hynes. In this 7 minute screencast Corey demonstrates several examples of how Powershell is a secure scripting environment.