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Get Started with PowerShell Commands

In this lab, you’ll practice the basic PowerShell commands. When you’re finished, you’ll understand how to run commands in PowerShell, and can find answers using PowerShell.

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Rating
(172 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 2h 5m
Published
Clock icon Jul 22, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Configure the PowerShell Console

    You learn to configure both Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7 consoles.

  3. Challenge

    Find Help with Get-Help

    You explore the PowerShell built-in help and its various options.

  4. Challenge

    Discover Commands with Get-Command

    You’ll learn Get-Command, and use it to discover the commands available in PowerShell.

  5. Challenge

    Working with Get-Member and the PowerShell Pipeline

    You'll uncover the Object properties of commands using Get-Member, and how objects work in the PowerShell pipeline to pass data.

  6. Challenge

    Practical: Discover the Answers In the Shell

    You use Get-Help, Get-Command, and Get-Member to find answers in the PowerShell console.

  7. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Michael is a six-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, author, technical trainer, and community leader. Having been in the IT industry since the 90's, his experiences covers the gamut of Microsoft technologies, with his main focus being Windows Server, PowerShell and cloud technologies like AWS and Azure. Along with training, he has a passion for connecting people and building community in the IT Pro space. He is the current president and a founding member of The Krewe User Groups, Inc., a world-wide networking group for IT Pros and Developers.

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

Provided environment for hands-on practice

We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

Guided walkthrough

Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

Did you know?

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.