Windows Powershell 6: Essentials for Administration, Paperback/William Stanek Jr

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Covers all release versions of Power Shell for all current versions of the Windows Server and Windows operating systems. Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for IT professionals working with Microsoft products, 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 Windows Power Shell 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. This book focuses on administration tasks, including: Using Power Shell to manage Windows roles and features Inventorying and evaluating computers using scripting Working with Power Shell drives, directories and files Reading and writing file contents Getting and setting security descriptors Creating access rules and taking ownership Configuring file and directory auditing Navigating the Windows Registry Creating and managing registry keys Comparing registry keys Viewing and filtering event logs Setting event log options Writing custom events Managing the state of system services Configuring service options, such as logon and recovery Joining computers to a domain Renaming computers Restarting or shutting down computers remotely Enabling or disabling system restore Creating and using checkpoints Recovering from restore points Examining running processes Analyzing computer performance Monitoring resource usage Windows Power Shell 6: Essentials for Administration can be used with the companion book, Windows Power Shell 6: IT Pro Solutions. About the Author: William Stanek Sr. was Microsoft Press's top technical author for nearly 20 years, and is widely recognized as a leading authority in Microsoft technologies. His more than 150 published works have been read by over 10 million people, translated into 34 languages, and are available in more than 70 countries. An avid outdoorsman, William enjoys hiking, spelunking, and tre