# PowerShell Newbie

**URL:** <https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-newbie/19785>\
**Category:** Training Resources\
**Created:** [July 3, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-newbie/19785 "2022-07-03T19:58:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Zema\_Duvant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Zema\_Duvant](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Zema_Duvant)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-newbie/19785/1 "2022-07-03T19:58:45Z")

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I am new to working with PowerShell. My job has requested I start learning how to use it (I am currently working as a site support tech). As of now I have gone through the basic PowerShell introduction video Microsoft put out in 2012. I can look at a script and get an idea of what is going on, but understanding everything seems kind of daunting. So what I would like to ask is, what are some of the videos, books or tools have helped you the most?

As of now I have been given the task of creating a script that generates a report of all disabled users in AD, and the date they were added. I will need to get this exported as a data file as well.

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**Author:** ![Olaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/olaf/32/992_2.png) [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-newbie/19785/2 "2022-07-03T20:08:44Z")

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Zema,  
Welcome to the forum. 👋🏽

In my opinion the best of learning PowerShell is learning by doing. Most of the time you’re not the very first with a given task. So it should be easy to find examples for the tasks you want to accomplish. Search the internet for inspiration and use it to create you own solutions.

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**Author:** ![DejvDzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/dejvdzi/32/2460_2.png) [@DejvDzi](https://forums.powershell.org/u/DejvDzi)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-newbie/19785/3 "2022-07-04T05:56:42Z")

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Practice, practice, practice.

> **[Powershell Tutorial](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/powershell/index.htm)**
>
> Powershell Tutorial, Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Its analogue in Linux is called as Bash Scripti

Or you can try, find out how to help: [PowerShell Help - PowerShell Forums](https://forums.powershell.org/c/powershell-qa/5)  
Lots of questions you can solve by using and improving google search skills 🙂