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PowerShell 4 PT -- Final; Introduction; What's This Book About?; What Do I Need to Know?; How Is This Book Organized?; What Conventions Are Used in This Book?; Other Resources; Chapter 1. Windows PowerShell Essentials; Getting Started with Windows PowerShell; Running Windows PowerShell; PowerShell Versions and Prerequisites; Using the Windows PowerShell Console; Using the Standard Console; Using the Elevated, Administrator Console; Working the PowerShell Console; Using the Windows PowerShell ISE; Configuring Windows PowerShell Console Properties; Working with the Command History. Working with Cmdlets and ScriptsUsing Cmdlets; Understanding Cmdlet Names; Getting Information About Cmdlets; Using Cmdlet Parameters; Using External Commands; Using Scripts; Understanding Execution Policy; Understanding Script Signing; Creating and Using Self-Signed Certificates; Specifying Authentication Credentials; Working with the Help Documentation; Accessing Help Files; Creating a Central Help Folder; Chapter 2. Getting the Most from Windows PowerShell; Initializing the Environment; Passing Startup Parameters; Invoking Windows PowerShell; Using -Command to Run Commands. Using -File to Run ScriptsUsing Nested Consoles; Understanding Command Input, Parsing, and Output; Basic Line Editing; How Parsing Works; Parsing Assigned Values; Parsing Exceptions; Output from Parsing; Writing and Formatting Output; Using Formatting Cmdlets; Specifying Output Format; Using Pipelines With Formatters; Specifying Properties to Display; Grouping and Sorting; Writing to Output Streams; Explicitly Writing Output; Using Other Output Streams; Rendering and Finalizing the Output; More on Redirecting Input, Output, and Error; Chapter 3. Managing Your Windows PowerShell Environment. Using ProfilesCreating Profiles; Understanding Execution Order; Working with the Command Path; Managing the Command Path; Managing File Extensions and File Associations; Navigating Windows PowerShell Extensions; Working with Windows PowerShell Extensions; Using Snap-ins; Snap-in Essentials; PowerShell Core Commands; Adding and Removing Snap-ins; Checking for Snap-in Availability; Using Providers; Navigating Provider Drives; Managing Providers; Working with Provider Drives; Setting the Working Location; Using Modules; Module Essentials; Working with Modules; Obtaining and Installing Modules. Importing ModulesChapter 4. Using Sessions and Remoting; Enabling Remote Commands; Remoting Fundamentals; Configuring Remoting; Connecting Between Domains and in Workgroups; Creating HTTPS and Other Listeners; Executing Remote Commands; Understanding Remote Execution; Standard Commands for Remoting; Invoking Remote Commands; Establishing PowerShell Sessions; Invoking Sessions; Understanding Remote Execution and Object Serialization; Disconnecting Sessions; Reconnecting Sessions; Connecting through PowerShell Web Access; Establishing CIM Sessions; Working Remotely Without WinRM.