become Windows power user

 

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If your goal is to become a Windows power user—someone who uses Windows with maximal efficiency, fluency, and technical control—then you need a solid command of PowerShell, Windows internals, automation, system administration, and UI productivity techniques.

Here's a rigorously selected reading list to get you there:

🧠 Core PowerShell Mastery

1. Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches

Authors: Don Jones & Jeffrey Hicks
Why: The best introduction. Designed for sysadmins and power users. Teaches the PowerShell language hands-on.
Pair with: Windows PowerShell in Action (Bruce Payette) for deeper internals.

2. PowerShell in Depth: An Administrator's Guide

Authors: Don Jones, Jeffrey Hicks, Richard Siddaway
Why: Intermediate to advanced guide. Covers scripting patterns, remoting, WMI, modules, error handling.

3. The PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking Book

Authors: Don Jones & Jeff Hicks
Why: Teaches how to build reusable tools—turn scripts into professional command-line tools.

🏛 Windows Internals & System Mastery

4. Windows Internals, Part 1 & 2 (7th or 6th edition)

Authors: Pavel Yosifovich, Mark Russinovich et al.
Why: The definitive source on how Windows works under the hood (kernel, memory management, processes, I/O, security). You will dominate Windows with this.

5. Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools

Author: Mark Russinovich
Why: Teaches you how to use tools like Process Explorer, Procmon, Autoruns, and more for forensic-level troubleshooting.

🔧 Windows Automation & Administration

6. Windows PowerShell Cookbook

Author: Lee Holmes
Why: Thousands of practical, ready-to-use PowerShell recipes. Great for learning by doing.

7. The Windows Command Line Beginner's Guide

Author: Jonathan Moeller
Why: Lightweight intro to old-school CMD and batch scripting—not necessary but useful if you must deal with legacy systems.

💻 Productivity & Power User Skills

8. Windows 10/11 Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in Easy Steps

Author: Mike McGrath
Why: Teaches power features like clipboard history, window snapping, virtual desktops, registry tweaks, advanced File Explorer usage.

9. Online Resource: Microsoft Docs + TechNet

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
Why: The official PowerShell documentation is deep, accurate, and kept up-to-date. Treat it as scripture.

🧭 Suggested Path:

  1. Start with "PowerShell in a Month of Lunches".

  2. Simultaneously explore Windows Internals (slower read, but indispensable).

  3. Use Sysinternals tools daily for diagnostics.

  4. Keep the PowerShell Cookbook and Windows Internals on hand for reference.

  5. Automate daily tasks. Build scripts. Hack the registry. Learn the event logs.

  6. Embrace remoting, scheduled tasks, background jobs, and advanced error handling.

Would you like a specific reading order, or a learning roadmap (e.g., 3 months to proficiency)?

 

posted @ 2025-05-23 01:26  profesor  阅读(16)  评论(0)    收藏  举报