Microsoft AZ-040T00 - Automating Administration with PowerShell

Automating Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040T00)

Course Overview

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft System Center. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches.

Who should attend

This course is intended for IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows client administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell or any scripting language is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and System Center.

Course Objectives

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.
Write 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.

Course Content

Getting started with Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell for local systems administration
Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline
Using PSProviders and PSDrives
Querying management information by using CIM and WMI
Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables
Windows PowerShell scripting
Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell
Managing Azure resources with PowerShell
Managing Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell
Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

Gegarandeerde training: The course is guaranteed to run regardless of the number of participants. This excludes unforeseeable events (e.g. accident, illness of the trainer) which make it impossible to carry out the course.

Instructor-led Online Training:: Course conducted online in a virtual classroom.

FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course): Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

Nederlands

Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Zomertijd (MEZT)

02–10 – 16–10–2025 Online training Bekijk de precieze lesdagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Zomertijd (MEZT) Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie

23–10 – 13–11–2025 Online training Bekijk de precieze lesdagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Zomertijd (MEZT) Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie

19–11 – 03–12–2025 Online training Bekijk de precieze lesdagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Tijd (MET) Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie

11–12 – 23–12–2025 Online training Bekijk de precieze lesdagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Tijd (MET) Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie

06–01 – 20–01–2026 Online training Bekijk de precieze lesdagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Tijd (MET) Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie

Engels

Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Zomertijd (MEZT)

08–12 – 12–12–2025 Online training 5 dagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Tijd (MET)

02–02 – 06–02–2026 Online training 5 dagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Tijd (MET)

11–05 – 15–05–2026 Online training 5 dagen 9:00 – 17:00 Dit is een FLEX-training. Tijdzone: Midden-Europese Zomertijd (MEZT)

1 uur tijdsverschil

10–11 – 14–11–2025 Online training 9:00 – 17:00 Tijdzone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Taal: Engels Gegarandeerde doorgang

02–02 – 06–02–2026 Online training 9:00 – 17:00 Tijdzone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Taal: Engels

18–05 – 22–05–2026 Online training 9:00 – 17:00 Tijdzone: British Summer Time (BST) Taal: Engels

27–07 – 31–07–2026 Online training 9:00 – 17:00 Tijdzone: British Summer Time (BST) Taal: Engels

FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course): Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

Nederland

02–10 – 16–10–2025 Eindhoven Bekijk de precieze lesdagen Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie 9:00 – 17:00

23–10 – 13–11–2025 Utrecht Bekijk de precieze lesdagen Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie 9:00 – 17:00

19–11 – 03–12–2025 Eindhoven Bekijk de precieze lesdagen Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie 9:00 – 17:00

08–12 – 12–12–2025 Utrecht 5 dagen 9:00 – 17:00

11–12 – 23–12–2025 Utrecht Bekijk de precieze lesdagen Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie 9:00 – 17:00

06–01 – 20–01–2026 Eindhoven Bekijk de precieze lesdagen Blended Learning - combinatie klassikale training en zelfstudie 9:00 – 17:00

02–02 – 06–02–2026 Utrecht 5 dagen 9:00 – 17:00

11–05 – 15–05–2026 Utrecht 5 dagen 9:00 – 17:00