AZ-040 : Automating Administration with PowerShell

Learning path 1: Get started with Windows PowerShell

• Review Windows PowerShell
• Understand the command syntax in Windows PowerShell
• Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell

Learning Path 2: Maintain system administration tasks in Windows PowerShell

• Manage Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell cmdlets
• Manage network service settings for Windows devices using PowerShell cmdlets
• Manage Windows Server settings using PowerShell cmdlets
• Manage settings for a local Windows machine using PowerShell cmdlets

Learning Path 3: Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

• Understand the Windows PowerShell pipeline
• Select, sort, and measure objects using the pipeline
• Filter objects out of the pipeline
• Enumerate objects in the pipeline
• Send pipeline data as output
• Pass pipeline objects

Learning Path 4: Work with PowerShell providers and PowerShell drives in Windows PowerShell

• Connect with data stores using PowerShell providers
• Use PowerShell drives in PowerShell

Learning Path 5: Query management information by using Common Information Model and Windows Management Instrumentation

• Review CIM and WMI
• Query configuration information by using CIM and WMI
• Query and manipulate repository objects by using CIM and WMI methods
   

Learning Path 6: Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

• Use variables in Window PowerShell scripts
• Manipulate variables in Window PowerShell scripts
• Work with arrays and hash tables in Window PowerShell scripts
   

Learning Path 7: Windows PowerShell scripting

• Create and run scripts by using Windows PowerShell
• Work with scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell
• Work with scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell
• Use methods to accept user inputs in Windows PowerShell scripts
• Troubleshoot scripts and handle errors in Windows PowerShell
• Use functions and modules in Windows PowerShell scripts
   

Learning Path 8: Administer remote computers with Windows PowerShell

• Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
• Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Manage persistent connections to remote computers by using Windows PowerShell sessions
   

Learning Path 9: Manage cloud resources by using Windows PowerShell

• Review the Azure PowerShell module
• Review the features and tools for Azure Cloud Shell
• Manage Azure resources with Windows PowerShell
   

Learning Path 10: Manage Microsoft 365 services by using Windows PowerShell

• Manage users, groups, and licenses in Microsoft Entra ID by using Windows PowerShell
• Manage Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell
• Manage SharePoint Online by using Windows PowerShell
• Manage Microsoft Teams by using Windows PowerShell
   

Learning Path 11: Create and manage background jobs and scheduled jobs in Windows PowerShell

• Create and manage background jobs using Windows PowerShell
• Create and manage scheduled jobs using Windows PowerShell
   

• Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to run and find basic commands.
• Identify and run cmdlets for local system administration.
• Work with the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
• Use PSProviders and PSDrives to work with other forms of storage.
• Query system information by using WMI and CIM.
• Work with variables, arrays, and hash tables.
• Create basic scripts in Windows PowerShell.
• Administer remote computers with Windows PowerShell.
• Manage Azure resources with PowerShell.
• Manage Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell.
• Use background jobs and scheduled jobs.