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This document provides a curated list of 20 essential PowerShell cmdlets along with examples for system management, file operations, networking, security, and scripting. It serves as a resource for building courses or cheat sheets to help users efficiently manage Windows systems and automate tasks. Mastery of these commands is recommended for effective PowerShell scripting and administration.

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Powersell Basic Command

This document provides a curated list of 20 essential PowerShell cmdlets along with examples for system management, file operations, networking, security, and scripting. It serves as a resource for building courses or cheat sheets to help users efficiently manage Windows systems and automate tasks. Mastery of these commands is recommended for effective PowerShell scripting and administration.

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PowerShell Essentials: Common Cmdlets

with Examples

Introduction
Here’s a curated list of the most commonly used PowerShell commands with examples,
ideal for building a course or cheat sheet. These cover system management, file operations,
networking, security, and scripting fundamentals.

Core PowerShell Cmdlets


1. Get-Help
Displays help info for any cmdlet.
Example:
Get-Help Get-Process

2. Get-Command
Lists all available cmdlets, functions, and scripts.
Example:
Get-Command

3. Get-Process
Shows running processes.
Example:
Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending

4. Get-Service
Lists services and their status.
Example:
Get-Service | Where-Object $ .Status -eq "Running"

5. Get-EventLog / Get-WinEvent

Reads Windows event logs.


Example:
Get-EventLog -LogName Security -Newest 10

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6. Get-Content
Reads file contents.
Example:
Get-Content -Path "C:

Logs

[Link]"

7. Set-ExecutionPolicy
Controls script execution permissions.
Example:
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

8. Test-Connection
Sends ICMP ping to test host reachability.
Example:
Test-Connection -ComputerName [Link] -Count 2

9. Invoke-WebRequest
Downloads data from the web.
Example:
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "[Link] -OutFile
"[Link]"

File Operations
10. Get-ChildItem
Lists files and folders (like dir).
Example:
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:

Users" -Recurse

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11. Copy-Item
Copies files or folders.
Example:
Copy-Item -Path "C:

[Link]" -Destination "D:

backup

"

12. Move-Item
Moves files or folders.
Example:
Move-Item -Path "C:

[Link]" -Destination "D:

archive

"

13. Remove-Item
Deletes files or folders.
Example:
Remove-Item -Path "C:

[Link]"

14. New-Item
Creates a new file or folder.
Example:
New-Item -Path "C:

newfolder" -ItemType Directory

System Network Management


15. Get-WmiObject / Get-CimInstance

Queries system info (hardware/software).


Example:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32 OperatingSystem

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16. Get-NetTCPConnection
Lists active TCP connections.
Example:
Get-NetTCPConnection | Where-Object $ .State -eq "Established"

17. Start-Process
Launches an application.
Example:
Start-Process "[Link]"

18. Stop-Process
Terminates a process.
Example:
Stop-Process -Name "notepad"

Scripting Fundamentals
19. Where-Object
Filters objects based on conditions.
Example:
Get-Process | Where-Object $ .CPU -gt 100

20. ForEach-Object
Loops through each item in a pipeline.
Example:
Get-Service | ForEach-Object { "$(.Name) is $(.Status)" }

Summary
These 20 cmdlets form the foundation of PowerShell scripting and administration. Mas-
ter these commands to efficiently manage Windows systems, automate tasks, and write
powerful scripts. Practice combining them with pipes (—) for advanced filtering and data
manipulation.

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