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Six courses that can teach you Microsoft Windows PowerShell in 18 hours
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With the news that "Patch Tuesday" is soon to become a thing of the past, it's as good a time as any to think about the ways that Windows programs can simplify your life. One of the best? Windows PowerShell.
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