Long error messages: Yes, they can be a little strange at first. If they annoy you (or you want errors to cause a little less scrolling) you can set the "error

Long error messages: Yes, they can be a little strange at first. If they annoy you (or you want errors to cause a little less scrolling) you can set the "error view": $ErrorView = "CategoryView" (unlike bash, whitespace is not significant) As for learning PowerShell, if you lean towards online training, Microsoft Virtual Acedemy has a really good series of courses, even featuring Jeffrey Snover - who is surprisingly good at explaining stuff. This is a good starting point: https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/en-US/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-3-0-jump-start-8276 https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/en-US/training-cours... I usually prefer books/articles etc where I can set my own pace, but those online courses are really that good. Otherwise links: * https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc281945(v=sql.105).aspx https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc281945(v=sql.1... * http://learn-powershell.net/ http://learn-powershell.net/ And let's not forget the very friendly community at http://powershell.org/ http://powershell.org/ with articles such as this one: http://powershell.org/wp/2015/07/31/introduction-to-powershell/ http://powershell.org/wp/2015/07/31/introduction-to-powershe...