Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Summary

In this chapter, you have been introduced to PowerShell, its features, concepts, and how it can be used to manage Windows. Of all the topics and items covered in this chapter, the most important concept that should be remembered is that PowerShell should not be feared—rather, it should be used. The PowerShell team has produced a CLI shell that is easy and fun to use. With practice, using PowerShell should become second nature.

After all, the writing is on the wall. With the inclusion of PowerShell in the Windows Server 2012 operating system and with the integration into its next generation of products, Microsoft’s direction is toward embracing PowerShell. This trend toward all things PowerShell is even clearer when looking at all the ...