Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Or you can also type MMC from a command prompt or PowerShell prompt and open it that way as well."

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

Invoke-GPUpdate -Computer LAPTOP2

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Probably the easiest and quickest way to open a PowerShell window is to right-click on the Start button, which invokes ...

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