Learn PowerShell in Less Than 2 Hours

#powershell #powershellscripting #powershelltraining #powershelltutorial Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://powershell.news GitHub: https://github.com/JimRTyler PowerShell AI Assistant: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-QvqZeqUjK-powershell-engineer LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jamestyler Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/powershell-for-systems-engineers/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/PowerShell-Systems-Engineers-Leveraging-Automation/dp/B0C1295PWQ/ Table of Contents/Chapters: 0:10 - Introduction 0:32 - Introduction to James Tyler 1:20 - What is PowerShell? 1:41 - How to open PowerShell 1:55 - Adjust the font size of PowerShell 2:13 - Check the version of PowerShell 2:45 - Comparing PowerShell with Command Prompt (CMD) 4:04 - Tips on using the shell itself (up arrow, tab completion) 4:50 - Getting & Setting Execution Policy (so you can actually run scripts!) 6:46 - Open PowerShell ISE 7:46 - Adjust Zoom in PowerShell ISE 8:14 - Write First PowerShell Script 9:06 - Run Your First PowerShell Script 9:22 - Note about PowerShell file extension 9:40 - PowerShell Coding Comments 11:14 - What are Cmdlets? 12:50 - Cmdlet Parameters 14:20 - Clearing the shell 14:29 - Use Get-Command to find Cmdlets 16:08 - PowerShell Modules 16:22 - Get-Help (similar to man in Unix systems) 18:50 - Pipeline (piping - or combining - commands) 20:48 - Variables 21:45 - Pipe a variable 22:29 - PowerShell Variable/Data Types 24:17 - Arithmetic with variables 25:09 - Objects - Chris Thomas shoutout 26:24 - Object properties 26:47 - Get all properties of an object with Select-Object 27:32 - Use Get-Member to get all of the different possible methods of an object 29:18 - Arrays 33:52 - Hashtables 39:42 - Collecting user input with Read-Host 43:44 - If... then... else conditionals 52:47 - Switch Statements 56:24 - For Loops 1:02:58 - Foreach Loops 1:04:07 - While Loops 1:09:08 - Do While Loops 1:10:25 - Defining Custom Functions 1:14:14 - Defining Custom Advanced Functions 1:17:01 - Error Handling 1:22:40 - Create a file with New-Item 1:24:05 - Create a folder with New-Item 1:24:43 - Copy file with Copy-Item 1:25:55 - Move file with Move-Item 1:26:44 - Delete file with Remove-Item 1:27:35 - Confirm if a file is there with Test-Path 1:28:35 - Rename something with Rename-Item 1:29:29 - Active Directory 1:30:20 - Load AD Cmdlets with Import-Module ActiveDirectory 1:30:41 - Get user information with Get-ADUser 1:33:46 - Change user information with Set-ADUser 1:35:30 - Add a user to a group with Add-ADGroupNumber 1:36:55 - Remove a user from a group with Remove-ADGroupMember 1:37:27 - Turn on advanced features in Active Directory Users & Computers 1:38:26 - Add a new user with New-ADUser 1:43:24 - Reset a password of a user 1:46:50 - Wrap up & conclusion PowerShell is a registered trademark of Microsoft. I don't represent Microsoft, the PowerShell team at Microsoft, or any of my past or current employers. All views and opinions are mine and mine alone. Every effort has been made to ensure that this video contains current and accurate information regarding its subject. However, I am not liable for any loss or damage suffered by viewers due to any information contained herein.