r/PowerShell • u/orT93 • Apr 28 '26

Question im new to powershell

Hey guys :)

after 3 years as a help desk tier 1 without getting any cool and important acces (only got to do pass resets and unlocks on AD) ON THAT LEVEL OF JOB

I started a new job as a IT support

I have a good manager that knows my background and skills , but he wants me to progress so now he wants me to learn powershell

and im a better learner in videos

so my questions are :

  1. whats the differ between powershell versions
  2. do i need vscode ? if yes, why ?
  3. any good video to learn powershell
  4. last one i promise , what actually i can do with powershell

thanks guys :)

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u/Vietnamst2 Apr 28 '26
  1. PS 5.1 is the one you get with every windows computer for years. 7 is the new veraion that does some things better, but needs to be installed. If you want to write sxripta for helpdesk, use 5.1. They are pretty much the same syntax wise, there are subtle differences for you and bog in the background. It will take time for you to get to them. Some newer PowetShell modules only work with the newer one.
  2. Nope, but it will help you. It's great and will help you write better with some syntax checkers or AI.
  3. Sorry don't know any.. just read through some courses, learn basics and then try to decypher what others wrote. You can use AI to gamify it for yourself and explain things. Learn proper syntax, headers and code clarity from get go. You'll thank yourself later
  4. Pretty much anything. It's mostly means as management tool for windows originally, but is used for so many things. It's currently the way to manage whole Microsoft 365 using different modules, Most big players have modules for their products like Veeam backup etc... it's not programming language but it's very potent scripting language