Instant Windows PowerShell 3.0 Windows Management Instrumentation Starter

People and places you should get to know

If you need help with PowerShell 3.0 – WMI, here are some people and places which will prove invaluable.

Official sites

• TechNet PowerShell homepage: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh857339.aspx
• Windows PowerShell blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/
• TechNet Scripting Library: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb902776.aspx
• Technet Learn Scripting: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dd793612

Articles and tutorials

• This article was created by Brenton Blawat to explain encryption and decryption of user strings for usernames and passwords. This is helpful for use in scripts that need encrypted usernames and passwords for creating new CIM sessions:

  http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-Script-410ef9df ...