PowerShell Mastery: Script, Automate & Succeed + 75 Projects

Learn to use PowerShell parameters with Get-Process to filter by name, view Chrome details, and fetch file version info. Discover parameter auto-completion, tabbing, and unambiguous abbreviations to speed tasks.

Learn to pull detailed version information for notepad with Get-Process using -Name and -FileVersionInfo, and locate a process by id for precise scripting.

Explore parameter value types in PowerShell by passing integers and strings, using quoted file paths, and leveraging switch and default parameters with start-process, test-connection, and stop-process.

Launch the Edge browser with start-process using its executable path, find the Edge processes with get-process, and stop them with stop-process by id or by name.

Discover how to use required, optional, and positional parameters in PowerShell, illustrated by TestConnection with the ComputerName requirement, and explore how quiet and count modify output and parameter positioning.

Explore how to use the Get-process cmdlet in PowerShell, including the dash name parameter, positional and named parameters, and filtering by name or id.

Master Get-Help to learn cmdlet syntax, parameter sets, examples, aliases, and remarks; update help when needed, and use Get-Command and quick help for fast, practical guidance.

Master hands-on practice with PowerShell cmdlets by using get-command and get-help to explore get-random, convert-string, and testpath, with examples, detailed help, and online resources.

Learn how to create and manage PowerShell aliases using set-alias, discover existing aliases with get-alias, resolve aliases with get-command, and persist or remove aliases in your session or profiles.

Learn to create and test PowerShell aliases, such as apps for Get-Process and testnet for TestConnection, and use gethelp with full, getalias, and getcommand to manage temporary aliases.

Discover how PowerShell maps the file system, including drives and the root directory, and uses the current working directory with Get-ChildItem and paths like C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\World Domination Plans.txt.

Navigate the file system with Get-ChildItem across c:, program files, windows, and system32, discover hidden folders, handle permission errors, and build a practical mental map for future scripts.

Navigate the file system with PowerShell using absolute and relative paths. Use Get-ChildItem and set-location to move between directories, list contents, and practice desktop exploration.

Master PowerShell file system navigation using set-location and get-childitem, practicing relative and absolute paths to explore desktop folders like my adventures and Italy, then return home.

Master path navigation in PowerShell by using tab completion for paths, dot and double-dot shortcuts to move directories, tilde for home, and push and pop location to bookmark and return.

Navigate PowerShell folders with push location and pop location to save and return to a starting point. Use set location tilde and tab completion to move between desktop and home.

Master PowerShell's New-Item cmdlet to create files and directories, using relative paths, item type, and extensions like txt and jpg, with tips on escaping spaces and verifying with Get-ChildItem.

Create and manage files and directories with PowerShell using newitem and getchilditem, including creating a desktop directory, adding a .docx file, and creating multiple items at once.

Learn to create symbolic links in PowerShell, using New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink, manage targets and paths, and handle admin privileges and link integrity.

Learn to create and handle symbolic links in PowerShell by building a circular reference between folder A and folder B, using admin privileges and New-Item, and safely removing the links.

Explore hard links in PowerShell, compare them with symlinks, and learn to create hard links that point to the same data across folders, while noting their limitations.

Create a source file and three hard links in desktop, downloads, and pictures with PowerShell, then see edits propagate across links and the data persist until all links are removed.

Master basic file content management in PowerShell by reading, writing, and appending content with Get-Content, Set-Content, and Add-Content across multiple files and simple log workflows.

Create a journal.txt file on the desktop with set-content in PowerShell, append with add-content, and view or selectively display with get-content, get-childitem, tail, and today's date via get-date.

learn to move, copy, and rename files with PowerShell using Move-Item and Copy-Item, verify outcomes with Get-ChildItem, and scale with automation for large datasets.

Create a My Photos folder and files with New-Item, copy special Photo.jpg to the desktop using Copy-Item, and rename the copy to Birthday Party.jpg while verifying with Get-ChildItem.

Master renaming and deleting files and directories with PowerShell using Rename-Item and Remove-Item, including recursion and force options, and best practices for efficient, automated file management.

Tackle a messy desktop with PowerShell by creating, renaming with RenameItem, and removing with RemoveItem, then verify with GetChildItem to transform digital chaos into an organized workspace.

Learn how to compress files with the compress archive cmdlet, create and update zip archives, and extract content with expand archive.

Create log files on the desktop, compress them into old logs.zip with Compress-Archive, update the archive with a new log five.txt, and extract to a new folder to verify results.

Master wild cards in PowerShell to bulk manage files, compress logs with asterisk, question mark, and bracket patterns, and safely delete or move matched items.

Explore practical use of wildcards in PowerShell by creating and listing log files on the desktop, then compressing them into zip archives and safely deleting originals.

Master file integrity in PowerShell by calculating and comparing file hashes, using sha256 and md5, and understanding collisions and preimage attacks.

Create two text files on the desktop, add identical content, and verify their integrity with Get-FileHash. See how even a small change yields a different hash and proves change detection.

Explore PowerShell objects, their properties and methods, by inspecting process objects with Get-process and Get-member. Learn to view and explore object details using Get-childitem and practical hands-on exercises.

Explore PowerShell objects by inspecting a file with Get-ChildItem and Get-Member, revealing properties such as creation time, write time, and length.

Learn to view object properties in PowerShell with dot notation and Get-member, focusing on standard and extended file properties (name, length, creation time, last access time), and apply to processes.

explore a notepad process with get-process and get-member, then reveal cpu, working set, and start time via dot notation to monitor real-time memory and performance.

Master PowerShell by learning to modify object properties with dot notation and direct property assignment, using casting and parsing to update last write time and creation time.

Learn to modify a file's creation time on the desktop using Get-ChildItem, dot notation, type casting, and parse exact for precise timestamps.

PowerShell objects expose methods that act on data, as shown with notepad and Get-process. Use dot notation to call methods like kill, refresh, and close main window, and explore types.

Explore PowerShell object concepts by inspecting file methods with Get-ChildItem and Get-Member, then copy and delete a desktop file to practice automating file operations.

Explore how PowerShell uses input, output, and the pipeline to pass objects between cmdlets. Build skills chaining commands like Get-childitem and Get-process, and understand parameter vs pipeline input.

List a directory with Get-ChildItem and pipe the output through pipeline to Measure-Object for PowerShell data analysis. Compute count and size statistics—sum, average, maximum, and minimum—using length to analyze files.

Sort and select data in PowerShell by piping Get-Process to Sort-Object and Select-Object, sorting by CPU in descending order to reveal processes and memory or start time properties with Get-Member.

Practice PowerShell by using Get-Process to list processes, sort by working set to identify the top three memory hogs, and Select-Object to show start time for the five oldest.

Format output in PowerShell using format table, format list, and format wide to tailor views of processes and services. Combine sort, select, and pipeline to create concise, readable reports.

Master PowerShell formatting by listing services with Get-Service, sorting with Sort-Object, and selecting the first ten, then presenting as Format-List or Format-Table with name, status, and StartType.

Learn to export and save PowerShell outputs using out-gridview and outfile, while employing a t object to preserve data and generate HTML reports for sharing.

Create an HTML report of the top 20 memory-hungry processes using Get-Process, sort by the working set, select top 20, convert to HTML, and save to desktop as memory report.html.

Group objects and measure data with PowerShell to organize files by extension and analyze process statistics using Get-ChildItem, Group-Object, Measure-Object, and Get-Process.

Master PowerShell file analysis by listing desktop files with Get-childitem -File -Recurse, computing sum, average, maximum, and minimum with measure object, and grouping by extension with group object for insights.