Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting

System and network administrators and other IT professionals can simplify and automate the administration of Windows 7 across their organizations by learning how to use Windows PowerShell as a management tool. The rest of this chapter provides a basic tutorial on using Windows PowerShell for performing and scripting administrative tasks. Some of the new features of Windows PowerShell 2.0 are also demonstrated. Familiarity with VBScript scripting is assumed throughout, and familiarity with Windows PowerShell 1.0 can also be helpful when reading this tutorial.

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