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PowerShell Scripting Lab (Windows Administration Fundamentals)

This lab documents hands-on PowerShell scripting and command-line administration completed as part of the “Practical Windows PowerShell Scripting” specialization (Pearson / Coursera).

The goal of this lab is to demonstrate foundational scripting skills that are directly relevant to system administration and entry-level cybersecurity roles.

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Lab Environment

Operating System

• Windows 11

Shell

• Windows PowerShell

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Objectives

This lab demonstrates the ability to:

1. Configure PowerShell execution policy
2. Manage Windows services via PowerShell
3. Inspect objects and properties
4. Work with variables and arrays
5. Create simple PowerShell scripts and GUI interactions

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Lab Tasks and Implementation

1. Execution Policy Configuration

• Modified PowerShell execution policy to Bypass;
• Enabled execution of locally created scripts.

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2. Windows Services Management

Used the following cmdlets to manage services:

• Get-Service
• Start-Service
• Stop-Service

Validated service state changes directly from PowerShell.

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3. Object Inspection with Select-Object

• Executed Select-Object * to retrieve full object properties
• Explored detailed metadata returned by PowerShell cmdlets

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4. Variables and Arrays

• Defined scalar variables
• Performed operations using variables
• Created and manipulated arrays

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5. Script Creation and GUI Pop-Up

• Created a PowerShell script using Notepad
• Implemented a simple GUI pop-up message

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Tools and Cmdlets Used

• Windows PowerShell
• Get-Service / Start-Service / Stop-Service
• Select-Object
• Variables and arrays
• Basic PowerShell scripting
• GUI message box creation

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Key Skills Demonstrated

• PowerShell fundamentals
• Script execution control
• Service management via CLI
• Object-oriented shell concepts
• Basic automation and scripting logic

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Disclaimer

All scripts and commands were executed in a non-production test environment. No real systems, credentials, or sensitive data were used.