PowerShell Resources

 

On this page I have collected some of my favorit PowerShell resources. I will keep on adding new PowerShell resources when I find new interesting pages around the web:

Powershelladmin.com

PowerShell Cmdlets | Microsoft Docs

Powershell Tutorial

10 Best Windows PowerShell Books

20 Windows PowerShell Commands You Must Know

PowerShell Tutorial Online

All about Windows Terminal for Windows 10

PowerShell.org - eBooks and videos 


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