Mastering Windows PowerShell: Administration & Automation | Udemy

Are you ready to take control of Windows administration and automation?
This comprehensive PowerShell course will take you from absolute beginner to advanced level with practical, hands-on lessons designed to make you confident in real-world environments.

Whether you are a system administrator, IT support professional, or student starting your IT career — this course will teach you how to automate repetitive tasks, manage Windows servers, and write powerful scripts that save time and improve productivity.

You’ll start with the core PowerShell fundamentals, understand how commands (cmdlets) work, and then progress toward automation, scripting, remoting, and advanced administrative techniques.

With dozens of hands-on labs, this course focuses on learning by doing — not just theory.

What You’ll Learn

• Understand the background and architecture of Windows PowerShell
• Learn command syntax, parameters, and how to find and run cmdlets
• Automate Windows Administration using PowerShell cmdlets
• Work with Active Directory, network configuration, and server management
• Master the PowerShell pipeline — selecting, sorting, formatting, and filtering data
• Create custom properties and calculated fields using hash tables
• Query data with CIM and WMI, and manage remote systems
• Learn variables, arrays, and hash tables for dynamic data handling
• Write, debug, and optimize PowerShell scripts
• Automate complex tasks using loops, If-Else, Switch, and ForEach constructs
• Import and export data from files using scripts
• Manage multiple computers using PowerShell Remoting
• Run background and scheduled jobs
• Build reusable PowerShell profiles and administrative scripts

Hands-On Labs and Real Projects

You will practice each concept in real scenarios through structured labs such as:

• Configuring Windows PowerShell
• Finding and running basic commands
• Managing Active Directory and server tasks with cmdlets
• Understanding and using the PowerShell pipeline
• Filtering, sorting, and formatting pipeline output
• Working with CIM and WMI to query and modify system information
• Using variables, arrays, and hash tables in scripts
• Automating file, folder, and registry operations
• Creating new AD groups and users via scripts
• Enabling and using PowerShell remoting
• Managing multiple remote computers simultaneously
• Running and scheduling background jobs
• Writing custom profile scripts and verifying IP, NTFS, and disk information
• Importing user accounts from CSV files and automating bulk operations

Who This Course Is For

• Beginners who want to learn PowerShell from scratch
• System administrators who want to automate routine tasks
• Network and server engineers managing Windows environments
• IT professionals preparing for Microsoft or automation-related certifications
• Anyone interested in learning scripting, automation, and Windows management

Advanced Topics Included

• Understanding CIM and WMI architecture (DCOM & WS-MAN)
• Querying instances, namespaces, and remote sessions
• Advanced scripting techniques (user input, comments, help documentation)
• Working with implicit remoting and managing multiple systems
• Background and scheduled jobs for task automation
• Building real-world scripts used by professionals in enterprise environments

Why This Course

• Step-by-step lessons from basics to advanced topics
• 100% hands-on labs after every module
• Real examples used in Windows administration
• Practical projects that prepare you for real IT challenges
• Ideal for both beginners and experienced professionals

By the end of this course, you will be able to automate system tasks, write professional PowerShell scripts, and manage complex Windows environments with confidence.

Enroll now and start your journey to becoming a PowerShell automation expert!