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Hi, everyone. My name is Matt Allford, and

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welcome to my course, Extending

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PowerShell. In this course, we're going to

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be exploring everything to do with

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PowerShell modules. When getting started

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with using PowerShell, you will often use

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commands that are built in. But, before

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long you'll want to know how to extend

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PowerShell by finding and installing

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modules written by other PowerShell

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authors. Using modules written by

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companies and individuals from around the

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world expands the possibility of what you

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can do with PowerShell and opens up new

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ways of managing systems and platforms you

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likely work with every day. Some of the

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major topics that we will cover include

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understanding PowerShell modules, the what

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and the why, importing and auto loading

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PowerShell modules, identifying commands

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included in a PowerShell module, the

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PackageManagement framework and

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PowerShellGet, and finally, finding,

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installing, and managing PowerShell

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modules. By the end of this course, you'll

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be armed with everything you need to be

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successful with extending PowerShell

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through the use of PowerShell modules.

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Before beginning the course, you should be

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familiar with the PowerShell language,

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understand how to run and pipe commands,

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and also be comfortable with using

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PowerShell parameters. This course is a

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part of Pluralsight's PowerShell

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Fundamentals learning path, so if you need

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to brush up on some of those concepts,

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we've got you covered here in the

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Pluralsight library. I hope you'll join me

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on this journey to learn PowerShell with

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the Extending PowerShell course, at Pluralsight.