PowerShell for Administrative Tasks

In the past couple versions of Windows Server, Microsoft has been adding in more and more support for the extension of administration and management based on PowerShell. PowerShell has been extended to be a full scripting language for administration tasks in Windows Server 2012. PowerShell was first introduced in Exchange 2007 as the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) underlying all functions of Exchange 2007 administration. PowerShell (version 3.0) is now installed by default in Windows Server 2012, as opposed to being an add-in feature in Windows Server 2008. As a built-in component, all administrative tasks are now fully PowerShell enabled.

PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 enables administrators to script ...

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