| What is PowerShell? | |
| Windows PowerShell Language Specification Version 3.0 | |
| Installing PowerShell on Windows | Download location |
| Download Visual Studio Code | The future of PowerShell is PowerShell Core, and the environment to develop PowerShell code is VS Code. |
| How to check the PowerShell version & install a new version | $PSVersion (execute at the PowerShell prompt) |
| How to Check your PowerShell Version | All the Ways! |
| How to Install or Update PowerShell to the Latest Version in Windows 10 | |
| How To Check PowerShell Version in Windows 10 | |
| About Execution Policies | System changes are likely required before one can run PowerShell code. –Get-ExecutionPolicy -List –Determine current policy –Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser Unrestricted — Override/change the default of “Restricted”, which writes to the Registry. –Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser Restricted –Return to the original value |
| The Guide to Learning PowerShell Learn How To Start Using PowerShell Explore Example Scripts View Advanced Topics (bunch of video links, too) | Whitepaper by Tobias Weltner, sponsored by |
| The Complete Guide to PowerShell Punctuation | by Michael Sorens at |
| The Poster of the Plethora of PowerShell Pitfalls | Also by Michael Sorens He also references PowerShell Traps and The Big Book of PowerShell Gotchas |
| PowerShell Cheat Sheet | by CompariTech |
| PowerShell Cheat Sheet v4.0 And here’s their PowerShell Primer also | SANS Institute |
| PowerShell Master Class | |
| Create Microsoft 365 user accounts with PowerShell | Microsoft reference |
| PowerShell Notes for Professionals | 72 chapters, that’s all. |
| Links to a bunch of free PowerShell ebooks | from the DevOps Collective, Inc. |
| PowerShell.org | Free ebooks and much more |
| PowerShell Succinctly | Free ebook by Rui Machado sponsored by Syncfusion |
| PowerShell Gallery | The central repository for sharing and acquiring PowerShell code including PowerShell modules, scripts, and DSC resources. |
| Scripting Center | “Get started with Microsoft developer tools and technologies. Explore our samples and discover the things you can build.” |
| I’ve Got a PowerShell Secret: Adding a GUI to Scripts | by Dr. Scripto |
| PowerShell resources at Idera | ![]() |
| An Introduction to PowerShell for a DBA | by Alex Chamchourine at SQLServerCentral ![]() |
| Add Excellent Comments to Your PowerShell Script | by Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy |
| PowerShell Community | A place for the community to learn PowerShell and share insights. |
| PowerShell Core | Microsoft documentation. This section contains the help topics for the cmdlets that are installed with PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell.Core module. |
| PowerShell Magazine | Online, of course |
| My PowerShell crib notes | PDF format Word format |


