Managing Windows Vista®
with Windows PowerShell™
Level 300

What Will We Cover?
• Purpose of Windows PowerShell™
• Features and Capabilities of
Windows PowerShell
• How Windows PowerShell Can Manage and
Monitor the Windows Vista® Operating System
• Troubleshooting Windows Vista Using
Windows PowerShell

Agenda
• Introducing Windows PowerShell
• Maintaining the Windows Vista-Based
Desktop with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell
• Troubleshooting Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell

PowerShell Overview
Command-
Line Interface
Task
Robust
Automation
scripting
Bulk Extends
Operations Console

Cmdlets and Integration with .NET
Integrates with
Accepts and
Windows
returns .NET
Management
Framework
Instrumentation
objects
(WMI)
Cmdlets:
Robust
Single-function
architecture
tools

Agenda
• Introducing Windows PowerShell
• Maintaining the Windows Vista-Based
Desktop with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell
• Troubleshooting Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell

Windows Vista Administration

Managing Windows Vista-Based
Desktop
Get Desktop Information
Get-WmiObject –Class Win32_Desktop
CursorBlinkRate : 500
IconTitleFaceName : Segoe UI
ScreenSaverActive : True
WallpaperTiled : False
Install Software Using WMI
(Get-WMIObject -ComputerName PC01 -List |
Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.Name -eq
\"Win32_Product\"}).PSBase.InvokeMethod(\"Inst
all\",\"\\\\AppSrv\\dsp\\NewPackage.msi\")

demonstration
Using Windows PowerShell for
Windows Vista-Based Desktop
Maintenance
List Desktop Settings by Accessing WMI

 Use Windows PowerShell to Install
Programs
 Use Task Scheduler

Agenda
• Introducing Windows PowerShell
• Maintaining the Windows Vista-Based
Desktop with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell
• Troubleshooting Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell

Managing Devices and Services
• List Client Active or Inactive
Services
• Start and Stop Services
• Navigate the Registry
• List Plug and Play Devices
• Examine Event Logs

demonstration
Managing Windows Vista Event
Logs, Devices, and Services
View Local Event Logs

 Manage Windows Vista Services
 Navigate the Registry

Agenda
• Introducing Windows PowerShell
• Maintaining the Windows Vista-Based
Desktop with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell
• Troubleshooting Windows Vista with
Windows PowerShell

Troubleshooting Windows Vista
Network Problems
Lack of Disk Space
CPU Spikes

demonstration
Troubleshooting Windows Vista
Manage Windows Vista Processes

 Stop Processes
 Get Available Disk Space

Session Summary
• New Command Shell for Automating System
Administration Tasks
• Windows PowerShell Is a Powerful
Automation Tool You Can Use to Manage
Windows Vista
• Troubleshooting Windows Vista Is Easier and
More Efficient with Windows PowerShell

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Training Resources
Course ID Title
Windows PowerShell for
50025A
Administrators
Automating Windows Server 2008
6434
Administration with Windows
PowerShell
For more training information:
www.microsoft.com/technet/cli-300

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