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PowerShell 5.0 Just Enough Administration (JEA) Part 1: Understanding JEA and Configuring the Demo Toolkit

Learn how to easily configuring constrained PowerShell Remoting endpoints using the PowerShell Just Enough Administration Toolkit.

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4 Must-Learn Skills for Windows System Administrators

Jeff provides his must-learn skills for Windows System Administrators for a successful career, which include PowerShell and Microsoft Azure.

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How to Access Desired State Configuration MOF Metadata

Jeff Hicks shows us a new way to access Desired State Configuration MOF metadata with some PowerShell.

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How to Query the DSC Compliance Server

Jeff Hicks shows us how to query the DSC compliance server with PowerShell 4.0 in this quick tutorial.

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Create ZIP archives with PowerShell and the Shell.Application COM object

Jeff Hicks shows us an alternative way to create ZIP archives with PowerShell that doesn’t rely on using .NET compression classes.

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Where Do I Add the Code for My Desired State Configuration (DSC) Module?

In part 9 of our series, discover where to add code to the template we’ve created to bring the DSC module to life!

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How Do I Create My Own Desired State Configuration (DSC) Resource?

Want to give making your own DSC resource a whirl? Check out part 8 of our super-series on Desired State Configuration!

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How to Participate in the Desired State Configuration (DSC) Community

In part 7 of this multi-part series, learn to use GitHub, PowerShell, and the DSC community libraries to your advantage!

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Using Community Desired State Configuration Resources

Learn to use community-shared Desired State Configuration (DSC) resource providers in part six of this series.

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How to Publish a Desired State Configuration

We’re back with our series on Desired State Configuration (DSC)! In part 5, learn to take a .MOF file and publish it to the pull server.

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