Microsoft PowerShell for Beginners - Video 1 Learn PowerShell

[@DumeCaspian]

Thank you for providing an easy-to-understand tutorial with great examples. Like other commentors here I've looked at other sources to learn basic PS and this was by far the easiest to understand.

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you for the kind words. There are about 40 more of these PowerShell videos to keep you going. 😎

[@blackryan5291]

I'm not a admin. I don't even work in IT. I just wanted to learn Powershell. I watched 30 mins each of 2 other video tutorials that claimed to be tutorials but were basically guys showing off how good they were in Powershell. I spent an hour and 3 commands were shown and not really explained. But this video here....15 mins in and I have learned enough to continue learning on my own if I had to and there is still like 15 more mins of video. This video paints a very clear picture. And I am having fun now rather than looking at "PS C:\> " and always having to copy paste something there I got from the internet. No more. I will learn this. This made it easy. Somebody get him a fruit basket...NOW!!...No?? I'm sorry bro....I couldn't get you a fruit basket. You totally deserve one though. In a nice basket. The basket matters. I liked the video though. Theres that at least. Thanks for posting this. Schooling mofo's since 2016

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks Ryan. Glad this helped you. 😎 I have about 40 more videos in my playlist to keep you learning.

[@disko.kommando]

yeah its great 🕶 he is like a hacker.

[@billyblue922]

Very basic question, getting an error from users trying to add a printer. Server is Ubuntu and as far as I know, set correctly. It is also setup as a file server though I doubt it's relevant. Just can't get cups working correctly. Advice?

[@billyblue922]

You need to learn and dedicate to I.T. or stop. IMHO.

[@billyblue922]

@@disko.kommando do you know what a hacker is?

[@dogcmp6]

My company pays for CBT nuggets, I spent 2 hours on their intro to powershell course the other day, you taught me more in 20 minutes than I learned in those 2 hours...great job!

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks. These are the comments that keep me making this content.

[@MikeHunt-wl4ye]

Hey, this is Jeremy from CBT Nuggets. *Chuckle* Powershells is like: Ok, so let's imagine you're with your kids and dogs at the park... *Draws kids and dog* then there's you just asking: "Ok, what's going on here?" so then... *Continues analogies and metaphors for 45 minutes*

[@spmffl3048]

@@MikeHunt-wl4ye Jeremy is awesome but he can definitely go a little long on some of the analogies lol!

[@MoAli-nv9cf]

@@spmffl3048 lol even Jeremy knows that he can go on a tangent!

[@imtiazahmadbhatti3944]

@@MikeHunt-wl4ye mom mm mm mm mm kno

[@monicapampell]

Shane, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you! You should know your videos helped me create power apps and get better at my job - that’s an understatement. Now i searched to learn more on powershell and here you are. It’s so comforting and motivating! Thank you for giving your knowledge freely, it is something we should all emulate. #teachwhatyouknow

[@ShanesCows]

Appreciate the support Monica and kudos to you for doing the hard work of learning new stuff. 😎

[@steveeyler]

If only I had found this before I wasted money on a udemy course. Learned more in the first ten minutes than I did with paid content. Well done!

[@ventingshow4995]

I've only spent $$$ on Jason Dion's A+ 1001/1002 course material. His exams and PBQ's are gold!

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks Steve! I have 40+ more videos to help you keep learning.

[@dhanessur]

First time trying to learn Powershell and your video was the perfect beginners guide. You've really explained things in the simplest form that's non intimidating to a beginner that finds Powershell overwhelming. Thank you for posting.

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@ShanesCows]

Update! Microsoft changed the process name to msedge :( Sorry. So now you want to do: $zebra = Get-Process msedge

[@miarubyy]

It won't come up in my commands at all, not that I'm really complaining

[@carmelo7501]

Great video. Quick question, I used $zebra = Get-Process chrome, this means now PowerShell recognizes chrome with the alias Zebra, Zebra now equal chrome (in my case), right? If I wanna change it to default, I would type $chrome = Get-Process Chrome ? Thanks :)

[@ZoomZip]

I was following this and was lik 'wtf why isnt it working' then after the video saw this and yeah, it worked. I prefer msedge anyways. But awesome you took the effort to come back to a 2 year video!

[@isaiahdominic4751]

Nice. Had to scroll through the running process to see it. Thanks Shane. Amazing vid.

[@madrooky1398]

Wow you update a 4 years old video. Thats real love. :)

[@Man-dk1vg]

Most of the powershell videos on KZbin right now are just people explaining for an hour how great powershell is. This video, however, actually taught me something

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help Man. Good news. I have about 40 more PowerShell specific videos all the same style. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3nVeKWbqLCoaNk

[@GuenterErde1]

I dont normally leave comments, but this is a top tier intro. Thanks!

[@universalbrian]

I agree completely. I watched it twice and I feel like a pro... and a n00b! Well done, Shane.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks! You will be a pro in no time.

[@ShanesCows]

Sorry about that. My quality and audio levels got way better after this video. The newest stuff isn’t half bad. 😉

[@kenvng]

@@ShanesCows Tough crowd to please. Keep up the great work Shane. I knew nothing and one of the job I applied for listing it so I google it and here you are. Thanks much. The job no longer available but I am sure gaining a skill to show on my resume. Happy New Year!

[@trevormasterson8035]

Brilliant Tutorial Shane.

[@reesenva]

Man, this is a GREAT introductory video. I watched it a couple of times to really let it sink in. THANKS!!!

[@ClownBass]

This is gonna sound odd but at 10:10 when you say “i have no idea what that is”, it releases a lot of stress and anxiety about learning this language and really learning about cybersecurity (my industry of choice) in general, because here you are, this industry expert saying youre not familiar with something. It lets me know its okay to not know everything. Thank you for that and thank you for the tutorial 🎉

[@ShanesCows]

😎 None of us know everything. It is okay, just keep grinding and learning and you will know more than me in no time flat. 😎 Just takes hard work.

[@acemcdonut2]

This is quite possibly the best web tutorial I've ever used. Hits at a perfect level for a PowerShell newbie, and gives all the top level tools you need to get started. I'd give it ten thumbs up if I could.

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you, Steve. I would give you 10 thumbs up if I could. :) 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Guess I can. :)

[@acemcdonut2]

Shane Young thanks! After just four hours in powershell (including your tutorial) I've accomplished more than I managed in five hours of VBA/Excel last night, which I've been very strong in for years. Gotta learn the best tools for the job you're doing, I guess! Thanks again

[@sarkartapask]

absolutely great video. I am scared of scripting but the way you are explaining it's helping. cheers. Great job.

[@unibow3678]

Phenomenal video! I'm in final year of high school and attempting to get my bearings together. I took IT as one of my subjects but wasn't as interested due to the fact that it focused mainly on theory that I simply memorised rather than understand. However, a week ago, I out of sheer boredom got into coding! I started with learning html and css because I had an interest in website making and just created one on vscode. And then I was HOOKED. Fell into a reddit rabbit hole looking for ways to prepare for my upcoming IT degree course I'm taking and ended up here! Currently learning python alongside powershell and this video really got me hyped up! Thank you so much for this!

[@ShanesCows]

That is awesome! So many great videos on KZbin videos to get you ahead of the game. 🤩

[@georges7527]

Any update on your academic journey?

[@hedron1985]

I had to pause the video, hit like, and leave this comment before the video was even over. Top notch tutorial! Thank you for this!

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks. Glad it helped 😀

[@iKyuubi1995]

5 years old and probably heavily outdated this series has still helped me get on the right direction of what im trying to do. Even if its several forks in the road ahead. It helps me start

[@elitehaxxor8025]

I mean, PowerShell hasn't really changed over the years. Like all languages, the fundamentals and concepts will always remain the same, it's modules that usually become deprecated and it just makes you learn something a bit new.

[@keepflowing7718]

Ok... everytime I want to learn Azure, the powershell scares me .. THANK YOU for this video, I am starting to feel ok about the powershell. I heard you that there is also an Azure intro... I am so glad. I will now watch all your videos on this topic. You are amazing teacher, not just on the subject but also on how to present it to the people who are shy/scared towards it! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks 😊 Good luck 🍀

[@2mbf547]

Powershell :(

[@michelleamidon2083]

Ok I literally know how my current trainee feels regarding me teaching her advanced Excel features. I think my brain is oozing out of my ears and I feel like an idiot. Lol. God love you for creating this! Thank you for being very thorough and specific! I can't wait until I absorb all you have covered. It will help our admin team immensely ❤️

[@ShanesCows]

Happy to help Michelle. I have about 40 of these videos that should help on your journey. :)

[@christophercarrol4181]

I love this vid. Absolutely incredible, I’ve learned so much. Quick note: whenever you want to run something elevated in the start menu or an run box you just type in the program and CRTL+SHIFT+ENTER. I.e.: Win+R, type: PowerShell & press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER Or open the start menu, type in powershell and press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER I’m pretty sure you’re already aware of this nifty feature but for future power users this might be helpful :)

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks for sharing. 😀

[@danielm3977]

Shane , Hopefully you read this . I've never thought i could find a teacher on KZbin like Corey who explains everything as simple meanwhile comprehensive as possible. I've watched couple other videos about shell and command line but you are the best . I just felt to write here and say "Thank you " . God bless you

[@ShanesCows]

😻 Happy to help 😻

[@Lyricalxs]

As a System Admin,....this is one of the few things that I havent become proficient at. You've made it extremely easy for me. Thanks.

[@AsifMehedi]

Incredibly helpful. Before moving on to your next tutorial, just wanted to say thanks a lot for putting this together.

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help. 😻

[@daysiewaysie]

you are a natural trainer and just this introductory video has clearly explained some of the basic concepts, tools and commands whilst your approach inspires and instills the confidence in me to think that after years of just using other people's scripts and much headscratching when trying to adapt them, I'm thinking I can start to make headway and start making some good progress with PS. additionally the content of this one video is such much clearer than most all of the chargeable training courses (udemy) I've tried to watch. I'm actually looking forward to starting the next one in the playlist.

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome. Thanks for the kind words. 🤩 Enjoy the other videos.

[@nabiullahghurwal8900]

Man this guy taught me so much in a 27 minute video that my prof failed to teach me in a 4 month semester. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@ShanesCows]

That is awesome and exactly my goal. Here is the real things you need to know to learn PowerShell, not copy other people's scripts. There are 40 more videos to go. I hope they all help.

[@biscuit5973]

Lol

[@Thorogrim1]

Pro tip...when you scroll up to read an example and are happy with what you found. Hit the space bar, you zip right back down to the current line. Jeffrey Snover was a linux/Unix guy who wrote Powershell and it was originally called Monad. He adopted a LOT of the Linux/Unix principles, adapted them, and made them better for Windows. This is why a LOT of the aliases are Linux commands that are commonly used suddenly doing for windows what couldn't be done before. I'm relatively new to Powershell so I plan to watch the rest of this series, but I just wanted to throw in that Linux is where a lot of this stuff came from. I have been able to utlize Powershell to great effect in a real world environment...built a print server in 3 hours...without migrating ALL of the busted drivers that came from the old one. Powershell is extremely powerfull, and I look forward to learning more about what it can do.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks for sharing 😀

[@fasiehulhaq4791]

Very brilliantly explained PowerShell. I was always intimidated by CMD/PowerShell. But you made it very easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Well done.! P.s. - I never leave any comments for any body. The person has to be very deserving to get my comments.

[@ShanesCows]

Happy to help. Thanks

[@tiny7118]

I learned linux and came back to windows. THANK YOU!!!!! All the commands I know from the linux terminal work in powershell. I've been using cmd for ages & this makes my life so much easier

[@ShanesCows]

Awesomeness!

[@rdwakefield]

Thanks for the lesson. complete newbie here trying to learn PowerShell, was given a task to build a script to start and stop multiple services on remote machines, to pull from a list...hoping your lessons will give me a good place to learn as I'm about as green as a young shoot in grove amongst a aged forest. Thanks again!

[@ShanesCows]

You can do it. :)

[@alanelston2330]

I am watching a subset of this playlist as part of learning basic PowerShell scripting. I am finding your videos particularly clear and concise: Despite you doing it quite quick, you are able to get it done quickly without losing detail. That’s a bit unusual, and is great! Alan

[@alanelston2330]

I like your attitude to Aliases - not to use for the beginner is a good idea, IMO. I have been frustrated by others using them in learn videos

[@alanelston2330]

I am a bit surprised you don’t use the ISE from the beginning (I notice you use it later). As a beginner learning, I find that extremely useful. I have the blue PowerShell window shown also in the ISE, so I can do all in parallel that you show, but also have all the extra stuff in the ISE, like for example Ctrl+j trom in the ISE gets extra help.

[@alanelston2330]

It could be that the ISE is better for me as I am interested in learning some simple scripts more than using single commands. I am more interested in scripting as opposed to System Admin troubleshooting. Also I know Microsoft Office VBA quite well, but know little else in programing. The VB Editor, which is used a lot in VBA programming, looks very similar to the ISE. Initially it seems to me that they work very similarly.

[@alanelston2330]

Thanks again for these vids. I will be watching more of them in the next few days ( I have to split my replies here - that damm KZbin comment Police Bot keeps making false positives and longer replies get tanked quicker)

[@WesleyG8857]

Dude, I'm in school for server administration right now. All I can say is, THANK YOU.

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome. Keep learning this stuff. Super helpful for IT Admins.

[@steveshoemaker7037]

Excellent job Shane. I've been messing around with Powershell, learning by looking at other people's scripts. Finally decided I should actually learn what I was doing. Your intro got me off to a great start. Looking forward to the next one.

[@ShanesCows]

Cool Steve. I have about 40 videos to help. 😀

[@pascalelessard3704]

I am subbing an IT class today and my daughter is a programmer, so I found your video very helpful. I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome. Glad it helped. 😀

[@kenvng]

Thank you. One of the job I applied for listing it so I google it and here I am. I knew nothing about PowerShell prior to this video and now I do, thank you much. The job no longer available but I am sure gaining a skill to show on my resume. Keep up the great work. Society need more people like yourself sir. Happy New Year!

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you and good luck :)

[@hollyr8788]

This is great stuff, this all makes sense to me now have checked out others training and yours is so much better g

[@gordonfenton9054]

Great video, I am SQL dev in the UK and finding that power shell knowledge is becoming more sort after in my field. This introduces it very well and certainly takes way my fear of having to learn a new language.

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome Gordon. The good news is if you can do SQL well then PowerShell will be easy once you get the basics down. :)

[@librev5881]

Excellent introduction. As someone who has played around with the linux terminal a bit I enjoy learning about how to use the powershell

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks. PowerShell is a lot of fun so enjoy learning it. 😎

[@LeGreatReySteven]

Great tutorial Shane! I will definitely watch video 2 tomorrow :) I never took the time to learn PowerShell and mainly focused on learning more things about Networking and Cisco, but I'm now seeing others at work do bunch of useful things on powershell. It's insane how much time we have been saving at work since some of my colleagues have been making scripts on powershell. Powershell is a very powerful tool.

[@ShanesCows]

40+ videos to help you along the way

[@CAWINC]

This was about 97 times easier to follow than pretty much any other Powershell "tutorial" I've found so far. Cudos Shane, and thank you!

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks, I appreciate that. Good news I have 40 more videos that hopefully are as good. 😎

[@CAWINC]

@@ShanesCows On it, like my kid on ice cream 👍

[@snorewak]

2 year old video so not quite sure if ill get a response but truly a great introuduction, ill be re watching this video until it sinks in but your explanation definitely makes it easy to follow along, subbed!

[@ShanesCows]

I am still here. :) There are 29 video in total to help you get that PowerShell foundation you need.

[@peterv.7409]

Despite being a former C#/.NET and BI dev, I've always dreaded PowerShell because the syntax always seemed completely arbitrary to me. I recently took a DBA role and decided to finally take the plunge into PS to help with some MSSQL PS scripts I am maintaining. Really glad I found your videos! Great job explaining! Turns out, one of my big points of confusion were aliases; it all makes sense now! Thanks for putting together clear and concise tutorials! Off to watch video #3!

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome. Glad to help. 😀

[@kuldeepSingh-mi6lt]

Very clear explanation. Thanks sir god bless you.

[@ShanesCows]

You are most welcome

[@DeadPixel1105]

I want to learn PowerShell because I tried out Linux for a week and absolutely loved using the terminal. I did not like Linux and switched back to Windows 10, but I do miss the terminal. It was so fast and efficient to get things done once you learn how to use it. So I figured if I learn how to use PowerShell in Windows, I'll kind of be getting the best of both worlds.

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome. PowerShell is great you will enjoy it.

[@PGrygoriy]

Now I see why this video has so many views. It is a great and smooth entry into PowerShell for beginners. Keep it up!

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks a lot!

[@redwater431]

dude you are great at explaining...

[@stefosters]

Great video man. I'm really getting into powershell lately. You can insert 'Start-Transcript' into the startup script. Located in c:\users\user\documents. If no file exists there, then create : 'Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1' and 'Microsoft.PowershellISE_profile.ps1' You can even add a path to append: Start-Transcript - path "C:\mypathtofile" -append 👍

[@ShanesCows]

You are correct. I even have a video on the concept. 😀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oILdmIaumtmla6s

[@mayanknigam6074]

This was a great start, I am going to watch it all and be ready for questions please. I am going to practice it and will come back with questions for the whole series. Thanks a lot

[@ShanesCows]

Enjoy

[@daikiryomi]

I don't normally comment on anything but I am currently in a degree program that requires powershell. Everyone in that class is miserable and clueless due to an instructor with a god-complex who literally told me that the 'why' a script works is not important-- only the outcome-- when I said I couldn't explain my answers and was up till 3 am googling hopelessly. Needless to say I learned more in this one video than I have in about a month of instruction classes so far. So, thank you for explaining these, and I will definitely be watching the others. You have me thinking that powershell just might not as impossible and depressing as it's currently being painted by my instructor who is getting paid to fruitlessly explain this.

[@ShanesCows]

Glad it is helping you. Share with the rest of your class. 😀 PowerShell is awesome once you get the hang of it.

[@HeDtraX]

10 minutes in...and feeling happy, intrigued. This video Helps! Thank You.

[@ashishmaan4425]

Its so easy to understand. I am learning this because I am cybersecurity student so when ever I hack a window system I face difficulty because I don't know how to use power shell . So thanks for great stuff.

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help. 😀

[@mortkebab2849]

I noticed that: Get-service -DisplayName "*network*" doesn't need the quotation marks.

[@ShanesCows]

Cool.. Never tried it without. :) Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRealNopeYT]

I tried that but it didn't work

[@magstarhmusic3940]

I cant believe just how much i learn from one video . Your training style is perfect! Thank you so much

[@ShanesCows]

I appreciate the kind words. There is a whole play list of them if it helps kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3nVeKWbqLCoaNk

[@OldFellaDave]

As a Windows SysAdmin I've been avoiding Powershell for years. If I need to drop into it I usually Google the needed script, drop it in, do what i need to do, get out and never speak of it again. I'm genuinely curious as to why Microsoft decided to go back to the old DOS (I'm old enough to have grown up using DOS) days of a Command Line like engine to do simple and advanced Admin tasks that they already had years of GUI development doing the exact same things. Was it because of the rise of Linux and their command line admin shenanigans or trying to lower their security footprint with all the GUI tools or both? I can see the need for certain things, but many of those complex tasks could have been done in other ways with other scripting tools already in existence or vendor GUI tools. I'm curious as to why it was forced onto us all. It's just always felt like a retrograde step for me - and probably others and is more than likely the major reason why I've avoided it for so long to be honest. But, I'm giving it a crack now, enjoying your Powershell videos - I came here via your Sharepoint 2016 series as I am deploying it here at work ;)

[@ShanesCows]

David - I can feel you. I went through a long period of anger when PowerShell was forced upon me. But then I moved to acceptance and then I fell in love. It is a journey but a good one, and a necessary one. If I can do anything to help let me know.

[@RobertOkadar]

The main reasons for introducing it are enhancing possibilities of automation and removing an additional layer of complexity, which automatically also reduces an overall number of bugs. To program GUI is complex and very error prone. In the long term, it saves time and money, while retaining flexibility. GUI is never flexible enough as command line is.

[@kevinportillo1971]

I feel like in order to get the most out of PowerShell you must know every possible variable there is.... :S tell me I'm wrong...

[@jamiew.lacroix7055]

I never could imagine myself making the effort I've been making to learn PowerShell, Thank you for making it so much easier.

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help. 😀

[@stevenstewart5980]

Great video Shane! It's a very information-rich (read "useful") video. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Thanks!

[@ShanesCows]

You are welcome. Enjoy the rest. Lots to learn.

[@manuelaira3453]

Great intro Shane. I have been working with Config Manager for years and have always cowered away from PowerShell. I know I have to face it head on and this tutorial was the perfect start! Thank You! Can't wait to start Part 2!

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome 😎

[@StaceMo65]

Great explanation for those who are new to scripting. I'm more of a unix shell scripter, but this is a really good intro into PowerShell. Great job!

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you. If you have any suggestions or ideas for future content I am all ears.

[@Rajat-qo7ot]

I am all eyes not ears

[@BELaDonna]

As a novice to PowerShell, I feel like I just won the lottery by coming across this video! Looking forward to watching more of the series, thank you so much! (Liked & Subcribed)

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome.

[@JongYi]

"A lot of people would like to kill Microsoft Edge permanently." - Sick burn dude.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks :)

[@cybersphere]

It's actually good now

[@cybersphere]

@@aproe610 I went back to Chrome ;-)

[@stanleybowman-hood6194]

@@aproe610 yes

[@xilioss8575]

firefox@!!!!

[@pickle1138]

Been trying to get into powershell and learn it alout easier when someone shows you than reading on a book great videos.

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you. I have about 40 more videos to keep you going. Enjoy. 🤩

[@pickle1138]

@@ShanesCows will be sure to keep learning from them. 👍

[@lcruz906]

That was very informative, look forward to Part 2 once I play with this for a day or so. Thank you.....

[@johnmcgiv1]

Hi Shane came across your video by chance didn't even know anything about Powershell. Followed you keystroke by keystroke felt for once I had picked up a bit of computer knowledge your stile of teaching is excellent cool calm no rushing to see how many keystrokes per second great to follow, many thanks will be watching next video tomorrow, cheers uk

[@ShanesCows]

Welcome aboard! 40+ videos to go. :)

[@randomhominid9816]

This is the best powershell learning material I've come across. On to video 2...

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks 😎

[@dahleigh2964]

Thanks so much for the video, I was told that the best one can get into the IT field is to start by learning PowerShell, and your video tutorial happens to be the first and best that I have come across. And I hope and pray that the rest of your remaining videos on PowerShell will help me fulfill this part of my life's Goals in the IT Field...... Thanks once again for the Introductory video...... It was really helpful.

[@ShanesCows]

Awesome. Let me know how your journey goes and if I can help.

[@PeteVXR]

Great video, I've never ever done any firm of scripting but this was interesting. I even switched the colours to black/green hacker style as recommended :-) Thanks.

[@ShanesCows]

Nice Peter! Be 3l1+e

[@danielreynolds9631]

First time user trying to get familiar with PS. Really excellent beginner tutorial. Thank you sir for doing it and providing it to us dummies for free!! Cheers!

[@danielreynolds9631]

Looking forward to the next few lessons

[@ShanesCows]

You're very welcome! I have about 40 videos in total that should help.

[@_james_7480]

thanks for the vid. Needed to run admin to create powershell directory. Couldnt figure why it didnt work until now. Cheers

[@nigelkeyworth5255]

Only a few minutes in and already your tutorial is way better than Pluralsight. Good job.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks Nigel. About 40 more videos to help you keep learning 🤩

[@nigelkeyworth5255]

@@ShanesCows Thanks again. A good teacher makes all the difference.

[@comrade_alexey]

i hope this channel is still active beause this is amazing

[@ShanesCows]

I am still here. 😀 40 videos or so

[@matthewanemel1372]

I never thought l could learn Power shell. It was a mountain to me. This video has made me fall in love with Power shell. Thanks a lot.

[@ShanesCows]

Happy to help Matthew. Have a great day. 🐶 There are about 40 more videos to go.

[@peddibhotlanarasimham5245]

great video m8. Could you make a video on Powershell for citrix Xendesktop administration please.....

[@Robert8455]

Hi Shane. You are a great teacher and provided a lot of great information in your tutorial. Very clear explanations, good pace and great tips for learning. Thank you

[@ShanesCows]

Happy to help. Have a great day. 🐶

[@MrDisemboweler]

You sir just gained another subscriber.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks

[@susiequeue]

I am a complete beginner just starting with Powershell and your video has helped me so much! Great work Shane.

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you. 😀

[@briannixon9237]

Great video, thank you for sharing the knowledge.

[@funmidijo285]

Great video. I've been running scared of PowerShell for a while now but you not only make it easy, you make it very interesting. Can't wait to finish the whole series

[@blackjaguar324]

Tutorial starts at 3:00.

[@ShanesCows]

Sorry you didn’t like the intro. Most people like context.

[@blackjaguar324]

@@ShanesCows I never said I didn't like it. I'm just a "straight to business" type of person. You're tutorial is pretty good.

[@oler2322]

Hi Shane, I'm a student currently learning about powershell in my operating system course. This was a great way to get into the basics. Looking forward to the next videos. Cheers!

[@agnelaaron1728]

Stay alive friend

[@rick_from_yr]

Thanks for your help :D I'm going to see the next videos soon

[@ShanesCows]

Happy to help

[@khzind]

It's difficult to focus on KZbin Learning videos, because of distractions. But your style was direct and very interesting I don't realise when it reached the end. Please try to increase bass in voice audio

[@ShanesCows]

Will do. The quality definitely gets better as they go. This was one of my very first. 😎

[@SportsIncorporated]

It would be hard to create a better introduction to PowerShell. Many Thanks.

[@QueenChineye-di8ie]

What a great video, made 7yrs ago i got confused because there have been a lot of modifications on powershell but this video is still soo helpful

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks. I think because the core fundamentals haven't changed, even if the look and other things have. No one enjoys talking about "boring" stuff like get-command 😊

[@javviss]

Extremely helpful, thanks

[@goldbeachphil]

As someone new to PS, your video really helped to remove some of the mystery. Bravo. I hit the subscribe button. Thank you sir.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks for the sub! I have about 40 more videos on this to help you along your journey.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

So far, it looks like a strange combination of a UNIX shell and old VMS command like stuff. Interesting..... Then again, Windows is sort of a great-great-great(great-great) grandchild of VMS, both originally written by the same guy. Windows NT (WNT) is VMS with each letter in WNT being the letters of VMS just where each letter is advanced by one character in the alphabet. (v+1=W, m+1=N,s+1=T)

[@ShanesCows]

It is a hybrid and thanks for the reminders. :)

[@lobecosc]

Interesting.

[@Bule2805]

Liked and subscribed. Just started my journey with Powershell today and I am grateful you are sharing your knowledge with us. Great job and amazing communication skills, Shane. Thank you very much for this. Looking forward to the next video!

[@Khiladi_99]

Same here

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks 😀

[@peterzhou3366]

it's a nice tutorial, thanks for sharing and thanks for your time :D

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help.

[@mauditore]

Finally, a well produced video with good sound and content with an easy to understand instructor

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help. 😀

[@youtubeus3rname]

This is magical, thank you!

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help. 😀

[@PeterTeehan]

For my company, I am having to learn Powershell. Your video was stellar and informative. Earned a Sub my friend!

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks Peter. 😀 there are about 40 more videos to help you

[@jamesandrews6678]

So yeah I was following along watching the video in Google Chrome and I didn't have Edge running so I used Chrome as my example...fast forward to around 23:30 and $Zebra.Kill = lol trolled chrome and the video go bye bye. I found this funny.

[@ShanesCows]

I love it. I never thought about it when I made the video but has happened to many people. Sorry but 😂

[@vaelanar]

I used chrome as well, but I thought using kill at that moment would be a bad idea haha

[@pierry8246]

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[@souminformatique]

I've loved the simplicity of your video because I tried to follow others who were too technical (complicated). So thanks !

[@ShanesCows]

Glad to help. 😀

[@ChiragNayyar91]

Great explanation

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you. I am always looking for suggestions of other topics.

[@AnthonyDAmico]

Thanks for doing this series, youtube suggested i watch you and its looking like i will be following this course. From someone who knows about command prompt and linux terminal but has never looked at powershell this has really helped me to learn more on the subject. Thanks again.

[@ShanesCows]

You are welcome. Glad it helped. :) I think you will learn to love PowerShell.

[@vamsidharmamillapalli6844]

Nice Video for Beginner.

[@ShanesCows]

Thank you.

[@MatthewLCarter]

You calling ME a Beginner!? hehe (joking) (I AM!) :)

[@johitan1982]

Cambiar a español I never leave comments but this video is the best with regard to Powershell, after watching this video I subscribed to your channel. Thanks for the easy explanation of Powershell. Greetings from Peru.

[@ShanesCows]

Gracias Johan. 😻 That is about as far as my Spanish goes. No bueno.

[@johitan1982]

Shane Young my english is not very good too. =)

[@hdfloyd]

BRAVO!! Excellent class.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks

[@RyanSmith-nt6zm]

superb video. I have learned numerous programming languages and watched a lot of how to videos for computers in general, this is one of the better. Thanks.

[@ShanesCows]

Thanks Ryan!

[@chinard]

curious how many people were watching this video in MicrosoftEdge when they tried to use the $zebra.kill() command

[@ShanesCows]

🤣 It happens a lot. 😂 Guess I should have warned people.

[@howeling_bz]

Steve Benesko 🤣

[@carmelo7501]

I was using chrome and before to click enter I thought wait, lemme wait for this, lol

[@fabrice8246]

I was looking at your video using the new Microsoft Edge and I wouldn't say it deserves to be killed, not permanently at least ;) Thanks for the video, you got a new subscriber.

[@ShanesCows]

Agree I have been using Chredge and like it. Thanks for subscribing

[@Rhygenix]

Haha, I ended up killing chrome while watching and following the video along

[@ShanesCows]

That is awesome. :) Wasn't really my intention but killing Chrome kind of feels right. :)