PowerShell - Using the Help System
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Introduction to using PowerShell’s Help Commands
Help is on the way
Objective 
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To document some use cases on how to use the Help System to find what you need in PowerShell
Prerequisites 
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General Windows Operating System Knowledge
PowerShell version 5 or higher
Using the PowerShell Help System Permalink
Update your PowerShell Help Files Permalink
Ensures you have the latest help files
- Requires internet connection
- Run PowerShell as Administrator
- You may notice a few error messages while trying to update all of the modules. This is normal
Update-Help
Get a list of Modules that support Updatable Help Permalink
Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object -Property HelpInfoUri
Obtain full help file from on a specific cmdlet Permalink
Get-Help Get-Service -Full
Get the online version of a help file (opens in a broser window) Permalink
Get-Help Get-Process -Online
External Links 
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Microsoft PowerShell Documentation
PowerShell MasterClass YouTube Series - By John Saville
PowerShell in a Month of Lunches - By Don Jones
Channel 9 Series - Getting Started with Powershell
Summary 
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- Have a question?
- Find an error?
- Have a suggestion on how to improve this page?
