Powershell and Windows Server: 27+ Hours Bootcamp with Labs

Name: Powershell and Windows Server: 27+ Hours Bootcamp with Labs
Rating: 4.3 (277 reviews)

Windows Server with Powershell: Learn Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, IIS, Powershell Fundamentals, Pipeline, WMI, CIM, etc

Created byVitalii Shumylo

Last updated 10/2025

English

What you'll learn

Makeing up the Commands for Automation Administrative Tasks
Installing DNS Role with GUI/Powershell
Installing and Configuring the Web Server
Installing and Managing Active Directory
Managing, configuring and modifying User objects in AD
Managing, configuring and modifying Computer objects in AD
Managing, configuring and modifying Groups objects in AD
Managing the file system
Configuring the ISE|Console
Executing Commands by Using the Full Command Syntax
Working with PowerShell Pipeline
Selecting, Sorting and Measuring Objects
Converting, Exporting and Importing Objects
Filtering Objects out of the Pipeline
Managing PSProviders and PSDrives
Displaying and Sorting data in Lists, Tables etc.
Working with WMI or CIM
Working with Exchange Server
Installing and Configuring Nano Server
Working with DHCP Server

Course content

36 sections • 329 lectures • 27h 37m total length

Course overview0:47
Overview of Part 11:20
Powershell Overview2:07
Powershell Versions1:04
Get to know Two Host Applications2:30
What Version are You Using1:30
Always Run the Shell as Administrator1:56
Tips and Tricks2:42
Configuring the Console3:35
Configuring the Console (demo)2:48
Configuring the ISE2:20
Configuring the ISE (demo)2:06
Open the Windows PowerShell ISE, arrange script and console panes, switch layouts from one above the other to side-by-side or single-pane views, adjust font size, and apply a presentation theme.
LAB 1 Exercise 12:03
LAB 1 Exercise 1 Answer Video3:09
LAB 1 Exercise 21:39
LAB 1 Exercise 2 Answer Video1:50
Open the 64-bit Windows PowerShell ISE as administrator, use show script pane maximized and show command add-on to switch to a single-pane view, hide panes, and adjust the font size.
LAB Review1:15

Part 2 Overview1:56
Commands that Seem Familiar2:18
Learning Commands Syntax3:00
Viewing Help (demo)2:00
Finding Commands7:30
Discover how to find and use Windows PowerShell commands with get-command and get-help, and explore module discovery and auto-loading with examples like setting an IP address and listing mailboxes.
Finding Commands (demo)2:29
Knowledge Check: Finding Commands7:31
Interpreting Help5:23
Learn to interpret help file syntax to quickly uncover a command's capabilities, including two parameter sets, mandatory log-name, positional parameters, and full help.
Knowledge Check: Interpreting Help10:32
Updating Help2:32
Updating and saving help files6:10
Demo: Updating and saving help files11:30
About Files1:36
About Files (demo)1:44
Knowledge Check: Getting Help9:00

Part 3 Overview0:45
Full Command Syntax3:50
Knowledge Check: Full Command Syntax10:23
Specifying Multiple Parameter Value3:15
Knowledge Check: Specifying Multiple Parameter Value10:38
Shortened Command Syntax2:16
Show-Command Command2:24
Commands that Modify the System3:22
Show-Command (demo)1:08
Commands that Modify the System (demo)2:48
Lab B: Finding and Running Basic Commands Tasks5:29
Lab B Solution: Finding and Running Basic Commands6:26
Module Review and Takeaways1:32
Review common group policy issues, including script deployment failures caused by read permissions and security filtering. Learn how slow link handling and domain-level enforcement affect policy application.

Course overview0:58
Explore the PowerShell pipeline, mastering how to select, sort, measure, convert, export, import, filter, and enumerate objects to use Windows PowerShell more effectively.
Part 1 Overview0:39
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 1. Lesson 11:50
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 1. Lesson 21:23
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 1. Lesson 32:05
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 1. Lesson 42:36
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 1. Lesson 51:42
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 1. Lesson 61:40
Master how PowerShell pipelines handle multiple object kinds, such as fileInfo and directoryInfo, and use getMember without clutter.

Part 3 Overview0:32
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 3. Lesson 18:45
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 3. Lesson 25:04
LAB 2. Understanding the Pipeline5:16
Convert management data into HTML, CSV, XML, and pipe-delimited formats using PowerShell in Windows Server; generate and view process and event-log reports, including procreport.html, sysevents.csv, and services.xml.
LAB 2. Answers. Understanding the Pipeline5:52

Part 4 Overview0:44
Learn to filter objects out of the PowerShell pipeline with flexible criteria, mastering major comparison operators and both basic and advanced syntax to optimize filtering performance.
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 4. Lesson 15:40
Explore filtering in PowerShell by using the var-object syntax and a range of comparison operators, including case-insensitive and wildcard options, with practical examples like get service | var status-eq running.
Understanding the Pipeline. Part 4. Lesson 211:00

Section 2 Overview0:45
Explore the first PowerShell pipeline technique, ByValue, and learn how commands receive input, pass data with ByDefault, override the pipeline with manual parameters, and use parenthetical commands.
Command Input is Only by Parameter6:36
Manual Parameters Override the Pipeline5:02
Master how manually specifying a parameter stops pipeline input binding in PowerShell, and see examples with Get-Content, Get-Service, and Get-Process to illustrate pipeline binding versus parasyntical input.

Section 3 Overview0:35
Explore the ByPropertyName technique for passing data in the Windows PowerShell pipeline, learn to display object properties, identify parameters that accept ByPropertyName input, and expand properties into simple values.
Changing to ByPropertyName5:03
Expanding Property Values6:35
LAB 2. Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline5:45
LAB 2. Answers. Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline4:44

Requirements

Familiarity with general Windows and Microsoft server administration

Description

This course is aimed to IT Pros and is supposed to give the viewer the information they need to know to get started with Powershell and how to manage Windows Server 2016 with its help.

The goal is to provide coverage of Powershell Fundamental tasks including topics like Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS etc.

The course is targeted to help to automate and script daily tasks. There are lots of live demonstrations how to use PowerShell commands and a Server's GUI. I hope it will help to do your job more efficiently.

This course does not have a direct mapping to any exam. However, while there is not a standalone Windows PowerShell exam the topics are covered across all the individual Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) exams. This course will help prepare you for Windows PowerShell related concepts and processes within those exams.

A Brief Contents of the Course:

Windows Server 2016 with PowerShell: Active Directory
Powershell and Active Directory Users, Computers, Groups
Powershell and DHCP
Powershell and DNS
Powershell and IIS
Powershell Fundamentals
Powershell with Pipeline
Powershell: Formatting Output
Powershell: PSProviders
Powershell: PSDrives
Using WMI and CIM
Powershell and Exchange Server
Powershell and Nano Server
Preparing for Scripting:
Using Variables
Using the write-host
Parameterizing Changing Values
Wrapping a Script in a Function
Creating a Script Module
Understanding Error Actions
Using Scripting Constructs
Much more...

Who this course is for:

IT Specialists
System Administrators
DevOps Technicians
IT Technicians
Junior IT Technicians

Powershell and Windows Server: 27+ Hours Bootcamp with Labs

What you'll learn

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Course content

Getting Started with Windows Powershell17 lectures • 35min

Finding and Learning Commands15 lectures • 1hr 15min

Running Commands13 lectures • 54min

Understanding the Pipeline8 lectures • 13min

Selecting, Sorting, and Measuring Objects5 lectures • 26min

Converting, Exporting, and Importing Objects5 lectures • 25min

Filtering Objects Out of the Pipeline3 lectures • 17min

Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline5 lectures • 15min

Passing Data in the Pipeline by Value3 lectures • 12min

Passing Data in the Pipeline by Property5 lectures • 23min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: