PowerShell Administration: Automate Systems and Tasks from Scratch — PickAClass
4.3 (3) ⏱ 2h 42m 📚 27 lessons

PowerShell Administration: Automate Systems and Tasks from Scratch

Learn to write cmdlets, use pipelines, and automate repetitive system administration tasks with this beginner-friendly guide to PowerShell scripting.

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About this course

Managing IT infrastructure manually is time-consuming and prone to errors. Learning to automate daily administrative tasks with PowerShell is the key to reclaiming your time and scaling your efficiency. This course guides you from running your first command to building clean scripts that automate repetitive tasks across your systems. You will transition from relying entirely on graphical user interfaces to confidently managing systems through the command line, understanding how data flows between commands to streamline your workflow. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational PowerShell syntax and core terminology - Discover and execute cmdlets using built-in help systems - Pass and configure parameters to target specific services and system properties - Master the pipeline to chain multiple commands and filter complex data - Apply basic scripting logic to automate repetitive administrative tasks - Configure script execution policies and follow modern security best practices You will start with the absolute basics, learning how to safely open and navigate the PowerShell environment. From there, you will progress through command structure, parameter usage, and data piping, before exploring how to write and run clean administrative scripts. This course is designed for aspiring system administrators, IT support specialists, and beginners with no prior scripting or programming experience. Start reading today to simplify your daily IT workload and master the essentials of command-line automation.

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Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
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Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
Mastery score 91 / 100
Practice-question score 94%
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Reviews (3)

Yewande Ibrahim NG Verified learner
★ 5 · July 18, 2026

Really enjoyed this course. The structure made it easy to follow, and the content was super engaging.

Arnav Patel SG
★ 4 · July 8, 2026

This course delivered exactly what I needed. The explanations were clear and concise. Big thumbs up!

Carlos Iván Navarro MX Verified learner
★ 4 · May 29, 2026

It was a pretty good course overall. Some parts moved a little fast for me, but the examples were generally helpful. Worth the time investment.

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