PowerShell Command Cheatsheet
Quick reference for cmdlets used across this library.
Command
Description
Get-Help <Cmdlet>
Display cmdlet help
Get-Command *keyword*
Search available commands
Get-Module -ListAvailable
List installed modules
Command
Description
Get-Service
List services
Get-Process
List running processes
Get-Volume
List disk volumes
Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem
OS information
Get-WinEvent -LogName System
Read event logs
Command
Description
Get-ADUser -Filter *
List users
Get-ADGroup -Filter *
List groups
Get-ADComputer -Filter *
List computers
Search-ADAccount -LockedOut
Find locked accounts
Command
Description
Connect-VIServer
Connect to vCenter
Get-VM
List virtual machines
Get-Datastore
List datastores
Get-Snapshot -VM <Name>
List VM snapshots
Command
Description
Connect-AzAccount
Sign in to Azure
Get-AzResourceGroup
List resource groups
Get-AzVM
List virtual machines
Get-AzVirtualNetwork
List virtual networks
Get-AzStorageAccount
List storage accounts
AZ-305 Architecture Topics
Command
Description
Get-AzPolicyAssignment
View policy assignments
Get-AzRoleAssignment
View RBAC assignments
Get-AzAvailabilitySet
List availability sets
Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault
List backup/DR vaults
Get-AzConsumptionUsageDetail
Review cost usage