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Windows PowerShell for Network Administration

Windows PowerShell is a new command line shell and task-based scripting technology that provides comprehensive control and automation of system administration tasks. Windows PowerShell allows Windows administrators to be more productive by providing over 100 system administration utilities, consistent syntax, and improved navigation of common management data such as the registry or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Windows PowerShell also includes a scripting language which enables comprehensive automation of Windows system administration tasks. The Windows PowerShell language is intuitive and supports your organization’s existing scripts and command line tool investments. Exchange Server 2007 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 will leverage Windows PowerShell to provide improved command line automation.

A Task Manager for Remote PCs

Are you a system administrator managing multiple computers over a local area network? Leaving Windows Assistance and Remote Desktop Protocol alone, how do you deal with “Application Not Responding” windows on users' PCs? Using Windows Task Manager to terminate stalled processes on a user's computers is surely possible, but requires either physical access to the PC or logging in with RDP or Windows Assistance, which is not always an option.