After reading this book, you'll have a better understanding of administration using Windows PowerShell. Techniques for working at the prompt and using scripts are covered extensively. Windows PowerShell for Administration starts by teaching you how to:

• Manage computers using scripts
• Validate PowerShell requirements while scripting
• Use conditional statements to control script execution
• Use control loops to execute commands repeatedly
• Record PowerShell sessions using transcripts
• Manage blocks of commands

  Then Windows PowerShell for Administration shows you how to:

  • Manage system configuration
  • Gather system information
  • Inventory and evaluate computers
  • Work with files, directories and drives
  • Configure security permissions and auditing
  • Configure event logging
  • Write custom events
  • Manage configuration of system services
  • Create and use restore points
  • Manage computer accounts and join computers to domains
  • Manage running processes and services
  • Monitor system performance
  • Resolve performance issues

    Take control of Windows and Windows Server today using PowerShell! Look also for Windows PowerShell: The Personal Trainer.