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Efficiently administer and maintain your development environment with Windows PowerShell About This Book * Explore scripting and automation techniques with Windows PowerShell * Gain concrete knowledge of Windows PowerShell scripting to perform professional level scripting * Discover the benefits of the Configuration Management Platform with this step-by-step guide that includes real-world scripting examples Who This Book Is For If you are an IT professional or developer who has worked on the .Net platform and you want to learn automation using Windows PowerShell, then this book is for you. This self-start guide takes you from the basics and gradually moves to an intermediate level to show you how to perform professional scripting. What You Will Learn * Understand the concepts of building PowerShell scripts and the basics of programming * Manage the LYNC, Exchange, and SharePoint platforms * Create a Pull server using a SMB file share and HTTP and HTTPS * Use .NET classes in Windows PowerShell and C# to manage Exchange Online * Use PowerShell in C# to manage Exchange Online and work with .NET classes in PowerShell * Automate LYNC clients, consuming Client Server Object Models to administrate SharePoint Online In Detail Windows PowerShell 5.0 for .NET Developers is your self-start guide to performing automation using Windows PowerShell. This book will help you to understand the PowerShell syntax and grammar and will also teach you techniques to remove the rough edges of manual deployments. Packed with PowerShell scripts and sample C# codes to automate tasks, it also includes real-world scenarios such as administrating office servers to help you save time and perform deployments swiftly and efficiently. The book begins with the Windows PowerShell basics, explores the significant features of Windows Management Framework 5.0, covers the basic concepts of Desired State Configuration and the importance of idempotent deployments. By the end of the book, you will have a good understanding of Windows PowerShell's features and will be able to automate your tasks and manage configuration effectively. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide with text-enabled screenshots. Each topic is explained with codes and examples. It also includes multiple approaches for a number of tasks to let you choose the best one for you depending on your scenario.

If your computer starts to run slower than it once did, it may be an indication that it has become infected with a virus or malware. Instead of spending fruitless hours trying to rid your system of an infection, it may be simpler and more effective to just reinstall the operating system. Reinstallation will wipe out any infection and remove any unwanted malware that may be eating away at your system's resources. This book will show a person of any computer skill level how to reinstall Windows XP with ease, and secure it against future infections, by following simple and visually illustrated steps.

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Anyone working with Windows computers can use Group Policy to simplify the application of common and repetitive tasks as well as unique tasks that are difficult to implement manually but can be easily automated. Group Policy includes both managed settings, referred to as policy settings, and unmanaged settings, referred to as policy preferences. Group Policy is in fact a collection of preferences and settings that can be applied to user and computer configurations.

Regardless of whether you are an IT manager, developer, administrator or an advanced user, this Fast Start guide will help you learn the essential concepts needed to successfully work with Group Policy.

Covers Group Policy for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

Learning Windows 7 doesn't have to be a frustrating experience, you can learn everything you need to use Windows 7 effectively by reading this book. To learn how to use Windows 7, you need practical hands-on advice from an expert who understands what it is like to just start out. By working step by step through essential tasks, you can learn to: Customize the User Interface and settings Search and index your documents and data Install, configure, run and repair software Fine-tune startup and recovery settings Detect and troubleshoot hidden problems Optimize your computer's power management settings Balance the tradeoffs in appearance and performance Extend your desktop with multiple monitors Apply expert tips for maintaining your computer

This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn Windows 7, including those who manage or support computers running this operating system. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.

Whether you call it Desktops as a Service (DaaS), hosted VDI, or desktops in the cloud, everyone knows that the idea of outsourcing your Windows desktops and applications to service providers is a hot topic for companies today. Amazon has just launched AWS WorkSpaces, VMware bought Desktone, Citrix has 2600+ cloud service providers (CSPs), and dinCloud, TuCloud, and countless others are now offering DaaS services.

These DaaS providers make all sorts of sensational claims about the benefits of moving your Windows desktops to the cloud. "Save money " "Outsource your troubles " "Simplify your Windows desktop management " "Solve your BYOD challenges " But are any of these true?

Ultimately you just want to know whether you should take the plunge with DaaS, and if so, what you need to look out for and how to succeed.

This is what world-famous desktop virtualization analysts and bloggers Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth (the duo behind BrianMadden.com and BriForum) set out to do in this book. They've written it for the reader who's been charged with "figuring out DaaS." (Probably via a scenario in which your boss cornered you in the hallway and said, "Hey What's this DaaS thing all about. You're in charge of figuring out whether we should do it ") That's where this book comes in.

In writing this book, Brian and Gabe interviewed dozens of people who work as DaaS providers, consultants, and end customers. They talked to people who love DaaS and who hate it, to people who are succeeding with DaaS and to people who have tried it and given up. The asked DaaS providers to share their war stories and for advice they'd give to potential customers.

This book is not a head-to-head comparison of DaaS providers. Instead, it gives you the key facts you need to know about DaaS. It digs into the various technologies you need to understand by answering questions about how you handle networking, security, server placement, disk image management, application management, user authentication, and mobile devices. It examines what exactly you need to consider when evaluating potential DaaS platforms and providers, how you pick a provider to trust, what to look for in an SLA, and how you build a solid plan for migrating to (and exiting from) the most appropriate DaaS provider.

The book ends with a massive list of 204 "must answer" questions you need to understand about your own environment and that you need ask your DaaS provider before starting your migration. It condenses their years of desktop virtualization, VDI, Citrix, and VMware experience into a single easily-readable volume. You get the benefit of their year of DaaS research, testing, and experimentation in a book you can read in an afternoon.

So whether you're thinking about DaaS, whether you're trying to avoid it, or whether you're on the fence, this book is for you

Table of Contents Introduction to DaaS The Promise (and Reality) of VDI How to Succeed with VDI Bringing in DaaS Advantages of DaaS Disadvantages and Challenges of DaaS Use Cases for DaaS Licensing: ( The True Cost of DaaS How to Pick a Windows Platform Desktop and Image Management Data Location and the Network Security Client Devices and BYOD How to Pick a DaaS Solution Migrating to DaaS Quitting DaaS Alternatives to DaaS The Future of Windows and DaaS 204 Questions You Need to Answer Before Migrating to DaaS

Cookbook with recipes based on real life examples. This book is written to assist the daily tasks for systems administrators, engineers, and architects working with Windows Server 2012.