I want to learn powershell...

tablesalt · 2013-12-12T13:53:49.000Z

Dear scripts spiceheads,

Need some advice where do I start if I wanted to learn powershell? Google offers many sites but I’m looking for easy-to comprehend tutorials. I’ve been seeing lots of useful PS scripts but I don’t even know how to run a powershell script… Thanks for the hints and advice from you all

bsod · 2013-12-12T13:58:20.000Z

There are quite a few links on Spiceworks about this

Go through the links and sites suggested within these links and have a look at what others have suggested

This link - http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/399521-learn-powershell should be checked out first

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/399524-have-you-thought-about-learning-powershell

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/412867-recommendation-for-how-to-learn-powershell

chrislee · 2013-12-12T14:05:18.000Z

Check out Microsoft’s Virtual Academy also:

learn.microsoft.com

Training

Master core concepts at your speed and on your schedule. Whether you've got 15 minutes or an hour, you can develop practical skills through interactive modules and paths. You can also register to learn from an instructor. Learn and grow your way.

nickmorrison4916 · 2013-12-12T14:05:51.000Z

Here are a lot of great resources I’ve found. Note that the last two links are just the page that I happened to favorite - check out the entire blogs.

This is a list of all the special characters/tokens used in PS - it’ll help you get used to the syntax.

Neolisk's Tech Blog – 23 Jul 09

Powershell Special Characters And Tokens

This article originally started when I was actively involved in PowerShell development. Now I am mostly updating it on request of my blog readers (people like you). After a few dozen updates over the course of many years, it is now regarded as one of...

This is a really handy introductory guide - it’s the main resource I used when first learning.
http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/

This blog has a good guide for PowerShell remoting, among other things.

ravichaganti.com

Blogs

Infrastructure, Automation, and Cloud

And this is the scripting guy. DEFINITELY read through this blog - there are a lot of good examples/guides and are written in an entertaining/easy to learn way.

learn.microsoft.com

Archived MSDN and TechNet Blogs

martin9700 · 2013-12-12T14:07:25.000Z

Here was a small presentation we put on at Spiceworld:

http://community.spiceworks.com/tv/show/649-scripting-as-a-second-language-intro-to-powershell-3-0-spiceworld-2013

Need all our PowerShell people to spice it up too

anthony · 2013-12-12T14:07:40.000Z

Might check out PowerShell in a Month of Lunches if you prefer to read out of a book.

Best thing to do though: find something that you would like done with a script and figure out how to do it. There is a great PowerShell forum here in Spiceworks!

james-for-microsoft · 2013-12-13T00:15:02.000Z

As pointed out their are several great resources in the community to help you learn powershell.

Be sure to ask questions as you go through your learning process!

tablesalt · 2013-12-13T05:15:09.000Z

Great Thanks to all of you! I will plan my self-study based on the resources you’ve given. I already had a microsoft virtual academy account… I will start with that. =)