Microsoft® Windows 7 Unleashed

Chapter 31. Scripting Windows with PowerShell

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• Getting Started with PowerShell

• Running PowerShell Cmdlets

• Scripting Objects

• Creating PowerShell Scripts

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	Rock is all about writing your own script; it’s all about pioneering.
	--Courtney Love

Back in Chapter 13, “Controlling Windows 7 from the Command Line,” I went on and on about Command Prompt and the various features it offered to tweak and twiddle Windows 7. Command Prompt is powerful and useful, for sure, but its days are probably numbered because Microsoft has developed what appears to be its replacement: Windows PowerShell. This is another command-line tool, but while Command Prompt exudes a distinct 20th-century odor, PowerShell is as modern as ...