Designed to fully support the new PowerShell 5, this book's principles and best practices apply equally well to previous versions of PowerShell, making them applicable in virtually any Windows administration environment. Throughout, step-by-step instructions walk students through common questions, issues, and tasks; Q-and-As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test their knowledge; "Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice and shortcuts; and "Watch Out!" alerts help them avoid problems. By the time they are finished, students will have a library of practical scripts for their own Windows environment and will be comfortable going beyond the book to create their own from scratch.