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PowerShell Exercises #3

The document contains exercises for learning PowerShell, focusing on file system navigation, service management, and variable handling. Each exercise includes objectives, step-by-step instructions, and details about relevant cmdlets. The exercises aim to help users understand and utilize PowerShell effectively for various tasks.

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PowerShell Exercises #3

The document contains exercises for learning PowerShell, focusing on file system navigation, service management, and variable handling. Each exercise includes objectives, step-by-step instructions, and details about relevant cmdlets. The exercises aim to help users understand and utilize PowerShell effectively for various tasks.

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PowerShell Exercises (Part I & Part II)

Exercise 1: File System Navigation and Manipulation

Objective: Learn to navigate directories, list files, and create new directories using PowerShell.

Instructions:

1. Open PowerShell: Press the Windows key, type "powershell", and press Enter.

2. Get current directory: Type Get-Location and press Enter. This shows your current directory

path in the file system.

3. List files and folders: Type Get-ChildItem and press Enter. This lists all files and folders in your

current directory. You can use Get-ChildItem -Force to also show hidden items.

4. Change directory: Use the Set-Location cmdlet to navigate to a different directory. For example,

to go to your "Documents" folder, type:


PowerShell
Set-Location "C:\Users\[YourUserName]\Documents"

(Replace [YourUserName] with your actual username.)

5. Create a new directory: Use the New-Item cmdlet to create a new folder. For example, to create

a folder named "PowerShell_Exercises" in your Documents folder, type:


PowerShell
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "C:\Users\[YourUserName]\Documents\
PowerShell_Exercises"

Details:

 Get-Location: This cmdlet displays the current working directory.

 Get-ChildItem: This cmdlet lists the files and folders in a specified location (or the current

location if none is specified).

 Set-Location: This cmdlet changes the current working directory. You can provide a full path or a

relative path (e.g., ..\ to go up one level).

 New-Item: This cmdlet creates new items in the file system, such as files, directories, or registry

keys. The -ItemType parameter specifies the type of item to create.

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Exercise 2: Working with Services

Objective: Learn to get information about services, start and stop services, and change service startup

types.

Instructions:

1. Open PowerShell: Press the Windows key, type "powershell", and press Enter.

2. List all services: Type Get-Service and press Enter. This displays a list of all services installed

on your computer, along with their status (Running, Stopped, etc.).

3. Get a specific service: To get information about a specific service, use the -Name parameter.

For example, to get the status of the "Windows Audio" service, type:
PowerShell
Get-Service -Name "Audiosrv"

4. Start a service: To start a stopped service, use the Start-Service cmdlet. For example, to start

the "Windows Audio" service, type:


PowerShell
Start-Service -Name "Audiosrv"

5. Stop a service: To stop a running service, use the Stop-Service cmdlet. For example, to stop the

"Windows Audio" service, type:


PowerShell
Stop-Service -Name "Audiosrv"

6. Change startup type: To change how a service starts (e.g., Automatic, Manual, Disabled), use

the Set-Service cmdlet. For example, to set the "Windows Audio" service to start automatically,

type:
PowerShell
Set-Service -Name "Audiosrv" -StartupType 'Automatic'

Details:

 Get-Service: This cmdlet retrieves information about services.

 Start-Service: This cmdlet starts a service.

 Stop-Service: This cmdlet stops a service.

 Set-Service: This cmdlet modifies the configuration of a service, including its startup type.

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Exercise 3: Working with Variables and User Input

Objective: Learn to create variables, assign values to them, and get user input.

Instructions:

1. Open PowerShell: Press the Windows key, type "powershell", and press Enter.

2. Create a variable: To create a variable, use the $ symbol followed by a name. For example, to

create a variable named "username", type:


PowerShell
$username = "JohnDoe"

3. Display the variable value: To display the value of a variable, simply type its name and press

Enter:
PowerShell
$username

4. Get user input: Use the Read-Host cmdlet to get input from the user. For example, to ask the

user for their name and store it in the $username variable, type:
PowerShell
$username = Read-Host "Please enter your name"

5. Use the variable in a command: You can use variables in commands. For example, to display a

personalized greeting, type:


PowerShell
Write-Host "Hello, $username!"

Details:

 Variables: Variables are used to store data in PowerShell. They are defined using the $ symbol.

 Read-Host: This cmdlet prompts the user for input and returns the entered value.

 Write-Host: This cmdlet displays information to the console.

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