Books in the IT Pro Solutions series

Finally, a hands-on, personalized guide to PowerShell that covers all release versions!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 as a leading authority in Microsoft technologies. His more than 250 published works have been read by over 20 million people, translated into 50 languages, and are available in more than 100 countries.William Stanek Jr. began his tech career as an intern at Stanek & Associates in 2007 and worked as a development and engineering lead for the company for many years. As a technologist, Will provided support, technical review, and made other contributions to a myriad of books written by William Stanek Sr. between 2010 and 2015. Since 2015 Will's direct written contributions to over a dozen books earned him cover credits as a contributor.

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 as a leading authority in Microsoft technologies. His more than 250 published works have been read by over 20 million people, translated into 50 languages, and are available in more than 100 countries.William Stanek Jr. began his tech career as an intern at Stanek & Associates in 2007 and worked as a development and engineering lead for the company for many years. As a technologist, Will provided support, technical review, and made other contributions to a myriad of books written by William Stanek Sr. between 2010 and 2015. Since 2015 Will's direct written contributions to over a dozen books earned him cover credits as a contributor.

Covers all release versions of PowerShell. 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 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.This book focuses on core PowerShell functionality:Passing startup parameters and initializing the environmentCreating and using scripts for everyday tasksParsing values, output streams and formatting outputCreating and using profiles, aliases and other shortcutsUsing snap-ins, providers, and modulesEnabling remoting, executing remote commands and establishing sessionsCreating background jobs and scheduling them to run automaticallyUsing expressions and operatorsWorking with variables, arrays, strings and other PowerShell structuresCreating aliases and functionsUnderstanding object types, methods and propertiesCreating and using objectsUsing transcripts to record activities at the promptExecuting blocks of commands as transactionsPerforming conditional execution with If statementsChecking for multiple conditions with switchControlling the flow of execution using loopsPowerShell: IT Pro Solutions can be used with the companion book, PowerShell for Administration.

Expert advice for Windows 10 right at your fingertips. Includes updates for the Windows 10 anniversary edition!Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for architects, administrators, engineers and others working with Windows 10. If you're an IT Pro responsible for configuring, managing and maintaining computers running Windows 10, start with this well-organized and authoritative resource.Inside you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will save time and help you get the job done by giving you the right information right now. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.Topics covered include:Deploying and customizing the operating systemInstalling and maintaining universal appsConfiguring Group Policy preferences and settingsProvisioning and using device managementManaging access and securityInstalling hardware devices and driversTroubleshooting and resolving system issuesAnd much, much more!!!Not only will this informative training manual help you become familiar with essential concepts, it'll help you reach new levels of mastery. This is the ideal concise, immediate answers reference you'll want with you at all times.William Stanek has been developing expert solutions for and writing professionally about Microsoft Windows since 1995. In Windows 10: Essentials for Administration, William shares his extensive knowledge of the product.

This sturdy hardcover edition is perfect as a professional reference whether for home, office or collegiate use. Includes updates for the Windows 10 anniversary edition!Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for architects, administrators, engineers and others working with Windows 10. If you're an IT Pro responsible for configuring, managing and maintaining computers running Windows 10, start with this well-organized and authoritative resource.Inside you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will save time and help you get the job done by giving you the right information right now. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.Topics covered include:Deploying and customizing the operating systemInstalling and maintaining universal appsConfiguring Group Policy preferences and settingsProvisioning and using device managementManaging access and securityInstalling hardware devices and driversTroubleshooting and resolving system issuesAnd much, much more!!!Not only will this informative training manual help you become familiar with essential concepts, it'll help you reach new levels of mastery. This is the ideal concise, immediate answers reference you'll want with you at all times.William Stanek has been developing expert solutions for and writing professionally about Microsoft Windows since 1995. In Windows 10: Essentials for Administration, William shares his extensive knowledge of the product.