Learn and use PowerShell with just three commands

Learn PowerShell by leveraging three basic PowerShell commands. In this first episode of Learn PowerShell you'll be introduced to some of the PowerShell basics to get you using PowerShell quickly. Start by learning just three cmdlets that open the power of PowerShell!

Corresponding Techthoughts write-up:

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Starting with PowerShell
01:25 - PowerShell basics - cmdlets
03:17 - Get-Command
05:16 - Get-Help
08:46 - Get-Member
12:51 - Other ways to find a PowerShell command
14:33 - Bonus cmdlet - Find-Module
15:46 - Outro

Learn PowerShell - Episode 1 - PowerShell Basics - The Three Commands You Need To Learn To Use PowerShell

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Learn PowerShell online free in this operationally focused PowerShell series. These PowerShell tutorials are designed to get you ramped up and using PowerShell quickly. Each episode provides practical PowerShell examples for using PowerShell in the real world. Whether you are a PowerShell beginner or seeking advance PowerShell training, this Learn PowerShell series covers the topics you'll need to be effective with PowerShell!

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[MamToCos]

It has been some years since you created the course of the PowerShell. Good work, thank you. Do you consider the next parts?

[annoyingprecision]

I am strangely addicted to powershell and cmd. Thanks a ton for the videos.

[kylegriffith]

I just accepted a Microsoft Ambassador position and need to learn PowerShell for Power Automate, on top of regular M365 administration and so I really appreciate this video and series.

[jamiew.lacroix]

What an awesome video and subsequent series delving deep in PowerShell, thanks for your hard work.

[chaminda]

Thank you. learned a lot from your previous series and enhanced a lot and adopted them to my career it made me very robust and precise 👍👍👍

please continue this series to advanced level 👍👍

[alno]

Thanks so much for this. You teach very well 👌

[KukuChoo-pduq]

Thank a lot of your video...i been searching to learn powershell..only your is easy to follow and understanding...keep up a good work👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[msandiip]

I have seen many many videos that claim to teach PowerShell but I must say this one is the best of them all. Kudos!!! 👌👌👍👍

[kingofcastlechaos]

I appreciate your hard work on these, the previous series gave me a massive advantage at work.

[glendubie]

Thank you so much, What a great tutorial. Once again, thanks for your time making it.

[naser]

thank you very clear and precise straight to the point keep the good work

[safetime]

very informative, subscribed and liked.

[SpeedRacerX]

What a great video and an excellent teacher I might add. Forgive me for asking, but where is the link to the next episode?

[zaccampa]

This was helpful thank you. I’ve been using bash in Linux for long and realized I have getting behind in PowerShell lol

[geeell]

I have accessed this playlist before, just want to know if the other videos will also be updated, many thanks & good luck.

[sathishkumar-qzlz]

Useful video, nice explanation though

[kevinkelley]

None of your commands work on UEFI interactive shell v2.2 MSI

[ANANASK]

update-help doesnt work for some reason

[pxt]

Thanks. But it's pronounced asterisk, not asteriks.

[kevinkelley]

You should become a school teacher you sure waste a lot of time before you even teach anybody anything