Appendix C. Frequently Asked Questions

This appendix covers a lot of topics. All of these questions have come up during the last year or so that I have been teaching Windows PowerShell classes all around the world. I think this FAQ format actually makes interesting reading. Reading over the list from time to time will hopefully save you some of the hundreds of hours I spent trying to figure these things out. When you see more than one answer, it is because there is more than one answer to some questions (it is not a multiple-choice exam).

Q.

How many cmdlets are available on a default Windows PowerShell installation?

A.

129

Q.

How did you find out how many cmdlets are available on a default Windows PowerShell installation?

A.

The following three commands ...

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