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Chances are that if you work with Windows computers you've used Windows Command Line. You may even have run commands at the command prompt. However, you probably still have many questions about Windows Command Line and may also wonder what tools and resources are available. This practical hands-on guide for Windows power users and IT professionals delivers ready answers for using Windows command-line tools to manage Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. Not only is this book packed with examples that show you how to run, use, schedule, and script Windows commands and support tools, it's written by a well-known author of more than 100 computer books and features easy-to-read tables, lists, and step-by step instructions. Designed for anyone who wants to learn Windows Command Line, this book will help you perform tasks more efficiently, troubleshoot performance issues and programs, manage computer settings, perform routine maintenance, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.

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190,000 words... 2 Full-length Personal Training Guides in 1 Convenient Kit! Includes the full contents of: Active Directory Administration: The Personal Trainer Windows Group Policy: The Personal Trainer Read this training kit to learn everything you need to manage Active Directory and Group Policy effectively. This training kit gives you practical hands-on advice. By working step by step through essential tasks, you can learn to: Install forests, domain trees, and child domains Add and remove writable domain controllers Deploy and manage read-only controllers Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot global catalog servers Maintain directory and data integrity using operations masters Evaluate sites, subnets, and replication before expanding a network Establish a trust relationship between domains and between forests Maintain and recover Active Directory Domain Services Employ essential tools and command-line utilities Configure Local GPOs and Active Directory-based GPOs Manage policy preferences and settings Model policy changes through the console Maintain the SYSVOL Diagnose and troubleshoot replication issues Know when to enforce, block, or override inheritance Filter policy settings, search GPOs, and manage permissions Implement change control and advanced management Manage operating system-specific deployment issues This book is designed for anyone who manages Active Directory infrastructure, including those who manage or support computers running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.

From the premiere author in Windows administration and Microsoft technologies, a hands-on, personalized guide to Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Windows PowerSehll 4.0. Chances are that if you work with Windows computers you’ve heard of Windows PowerShell. You may even have read other books about PowerShell and put PowerShell to work. However, you probably still have many questions about PowerShell, or you may simply be curious about what PowerShell 3.0 and PowerShell 4.0 have to offer that their predecessors didn’t. Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Windows PowerShell 4.0 are enhanced and extended editions of the original implementations of PowerShell. The changes are dramatic, and they improve both the performance capabilities of PowerShell and its versatility. You can do things with PowerShell 3.0 and PowerShell 4.0 that you simply could not do with earlier versions, and you can perform standard tasks in much more efficient ways than before. This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn Windows PowerShell. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.

This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for Windows Server 2012 R2 - with a focus on infrastructure, core services, and security features. Coverage includes: TCP/IP networking Managing DHCP DNS infrastructure and management Implementing and managing DNS and WINS Active Directory architecture, sites, replication, domain services Read-only domain controllers Managing users, groups, and computers Managing Group Policy Active Directory site administration Deploying and managing print services