Lab 1: System Information
Get computer info and check services
Lab 2: Service Management
Start, stop, and query services
Lab 3: Process & Events
Monitor processes and event logs
Lab 4: Server Features
View and manage Windows features

Lab 1: System Information

Learn essential commands for gathering system information.

1 Check PowerShell version
View your PowerShell version information.
$PSVersionTable
2 Get computer information
Retrieve detailed system information.
Get-ComputerInfo
3 View hostname
Display the server's computer name.
hostname
In production, servers should have descriptive names like DC01, WEB01, SQL01.

Lab 2: Service Management

Practice managing Windows services with PowerShell.

1 List all services
View all services on the system.
Get-Service
2 Filter running services
Show only services that are currently running.
Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq 'Running'}
3 Check specific service
Check the status of the Windows Time service.
Get-Service -Name W32Time
W32Time (Windows Time) is critical for AD authentication - time sync issues cause logon failures!

Lab 3: Processes & Events

Monitor system health through processes and event logs.

1 View top processes
Show the top CPU-consuming processes.
Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending | Select-Object -First 5
2 View event logs
Check recent System event log entries.
Get-EventLog -LogName System -Newest 10
3 Filter error events
Show only error-level events from the System log.
Get-EventLog -LogName System -EntryType Error -Newest 5
Checking error events is often the first step in troubleshooting server issues.

Lab 4: Server Features

Explore Windows Server roles and features.

1 List installed features
View features currently installed on the server.
Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object Installed
2 Search for AD features
Find all Active Directory-related features.
Get-WindowsFeature *AD*
3 Get help on installation
Learn how to install features via PowerShell.
Get-Help Install-WindowsFeature
Use Install-WindowsFeature to add roles via PowerShell. Essential for Server Core!
Windows PowerShell Administrator
Windows PowerShell
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WSA Module 01: Windows Server Fundamentals Lab
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