Resources for learning Windows Powershell

I am currently in the process of broadening my knowledge of Windows Powershell and I thought I’d post some of the excellent resources I’ve found. Many are available for free online, some you’ll have to shell out money for. The book, Windows Powershell in Action, is well worth buying if you want to gain an understanding of how Powershell works.

Tutorials

• PowerShell Pro Tutorial
• Arstechnica Tutorial — created prior to the rename to Powershell but still worth your time
• The DFO Show — introducing Windows PowerShell [video]
• Computer Performance Powershell Tutorial

Community

• powershellcommunity.org — powershell oriented blogs, forums & cmdlet directory

Books

• Windows Powershell in Action — *the* book from one of the founders of the Windows Powershell team
• A good PowerShell book list with a number available with sample chapters online

Blogs

• PowerShell team blog — *the* blog by the people who are writing Powershell
• The Powershell Guy
• Get-Powershell blog
• Dmitry’s PowerBlog — Dmitry Sotnikov’s view on PowerShell, PowerGUI and much else

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