PowerShell for Administration, IT Pro Solutions

Finally, a hands-on, personalized guide to PowerShell that covers all release versions! This sturdy hardcover edition is perfect as a professional reference whether for home, office or collegiate use.Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for IT professionals, whether for on-premises, hybrid or cloud support. Inside, you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will show you how to make the most of PowerShell in the shortest amount of time possible. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.PowerShell for Administration can be used with the companion book, PowerShell: IT Pro Solutions. While the companion book focuses on core PowerShell essentials, this book focuses on administration tasks, including:Using PowerShell to manage Windows roles and featuresInventorying and evaluating computers using scriptingWorking with PowerShell drives, directories and filesReading and writing file contentsGetting and setting security descriptorsCreating access rules and taking ownershipConfiguring file and directory auditingNavigating the Windows RegistryCreating and managing registry keysComparing registry keysViewing and filtering event logsSetting event log optionsWriting custom eventsManaging the state of system servicesConfiguring service options, such as logon and recoveryJoining computers to a domainRenaming computersRestarting or shutting down computers remotelyEnabling or disabling system restoreCreating and using checkpointsRecovering from restore pointsExamining running processesAnalyzing computer performanceMonitoring resource usageAbout the AuthorsWilliam Stanek Sr. was Microsoft Press's top technical author for 20 years, and is widely recognized…