<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Using PowerShell, Windows system administrators can streamline and automate virtually any task, supercharging their productivity and effectiveness every single day. Now, in just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to leverage PowerShell's immense power, even if you've never written a script before. Each short, easy lesson builds on all that's come before, teaching PowerShell concepts and techniques from the ground up. <B>Sams Teach Yourself PowerShell in 24 Hours </B>covers all this, and much more:</P> <UL> <LI>Installing, configuring, and getting to know PowerShell</LI> <LI>Finding, mastering, and running PowerShell commands</LI> <LI>Working with the PowerShell pipeline, objects and data</LI> <LI>Extending PowerShell's reach via providers, drives, and output</LI> <LI>Managing computers remotely: basic and advanced remoting, WMI, and Regex</LI> <LI>Customizing your PowerShell environment: profile scripts, alternate credentials, third-party tools, and packages</LI> <LI>Running PowerShell background and scheduled jobs</LI> <LI>Administering Windows and SQL Server with PowerShell on a day-to-day basis</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Designed to fully support the new PowerShell 5, this book's principles and best practices apply equally well to previous versions of PowerShell, making them applicable in virtually any Windows administration environment.<BR> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Throughout, step-by-step instructions walk you through common questions, issues, and tasks; Q-and-As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test your knowledge; "Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice and shortcuts; and "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems. By the time you're finished, you'll have a library of practical scripts for your own Windows environment, and you'll be comfortable going beyond the book to create your own from scratch.</P>