PowerShell for Microsoft Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune Administrators
Starting January 30, 2024
Course Description
Don't miss the chance to join a LIVE Online Training on the ViaMonstra Academy with Microsoft MVP Johan Arwidmark and industry expert Andrew Johnson. In this LIVE Online Training, you will learn to use PowerShell for administration of ConfigMgr and Intune environments. As with all our academy courses, the information presented is up-to-date and gathered from real-world implementations.
Note: If you already have an All Access Pass subscription, this course has been added to your account.
This LIVE Online Training runs for six weeks and includes:
- Six weekly live webinars (with recordings and Q&A)
- Weekly assignments to guide your progress
- A community of individuals with the same goals
- A private Facebook group with other participants for sharing reflections, progress, etc.
- The chance to ask Ronnie Jakobsen questions directly in a live training environment
This LIVE Online Training is for YOU if you want to:
- Learn PowerShell from the ground up
- Become proficient with PowerShell for administration
- Use PowerShell with your ConfigMgr infrastructure
- Use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) with PowerShell
- Connect to Intune with PowerShell (using Graph API)
- Manage your ConfigMgr clients remotely using PowerShell
Course Schedule
Dates and start time for the live two-hour webinars:
- Module 1: Tuesday, January 30, 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
- Module 2: Tuesday, February 6, 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
- Module 3: Tuesday, February 13, 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
- Module 4: Tuesday, February 20, 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
- Module 5: Tuesday, February 27, 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
- Module 6: Tuesday, March 5, 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Course Outline
Module 1: PowerShell Basics
- Introduction to PowerShell
- Essential PowerShell Commands
- Editors and Tools for Working with PowerShell
- Understanding PowerShell Objects
- Learning PowerShell Programming Logic
- Understanding the PowerShell Pipeline
Module 2: Useful Skills for Working with PowerShell
- Writing Better Scripts
- Handling Data in Files in PowerShell
- Functions and Parameters
- Debugging Scripts
- Extending PowerShell Using Modules
Module 3: PowerShell and ConfigMgr
- Introduction to the ConfigMgr PowerShell Module
- Working with ConfigMgr Infrastructure, Site System Roles, and More
- Working with Packages and Applications
- Working with Task Sequences
- Working with Software Updates
Module 4: PowerShell and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- Introduction to Windows Management Instrumentation
- Understanding How to Discover WMI Classes and Instances
- Introduction to WMI Query language (WQL)
- Extracting Hardware, OS, and Application Configurations from WMI
- Invoking WMI Methods
- Understanding the ConfigMgr WMI Namespace
- Creating Custom WMI Classes and Using Them to Extend ConfigMgr Hardware Inventory
- Using WMI Events and PowerShell
Module 5: Using Microsoft Graph with Microsoft Intune
- Introduction to Microsoft Graph API
- Connecting to Intune Using Graph API with PowerShell
- Creating Intune Configuration Profiles with PowerShell
- Creating Intune Applications Using PowerShell
- Device Management with Graph API
- Using PowerShell to Document Intune Configuration
Module 6: Managing Clients Remotely
- Introduction to PowerShell Remoting
- Configuring PowerShell Remoting
- Security for PowerShell Scripts
- Connecting to Clients and Executing Commands Remotely Using PowerShell
- Managing ConfigMgr Clients Remotely with PowerShell
- Managing Clients with ConfigMgr and PowerShell
Instructors
Johan Arwidmark
Andrew Johnson
