» Mike Covington

I am an Information Technology Courseware Author, Technical Editor, Classroom Instructor, and Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) Consultant/Developer. I have taught 600+ classes for this organization in the US and EU in both English and German, and have authored ten instructor-led courses that have been attended by more than 20,000 IT professionals since 1998. I also authored numerous Computer-Based Training courses sold in the 1990’s. I was an elected member of the company’s Instructor Advisory Board from 2008 until the board recently disbanded.

Courses Authored: Windows 8/8.1; Windows 7; MS Remote Desktop Services 2008R2; Windows Vista; Server 2003/Vista/XP O&T, Windows XP; Windows 2000 O&T; Windows 2000 FastTrack; Windows NT4 O&T; Windows 98.

Courses & Topics Taught: Windows 8/8.1/10; Windows Server 2016 (multiple titles/topics); Windows Server 2012/R2 (multiple titles/topics); Advanced Server Administration; Windows PowerShell (multiple titles); Active Directory Group Policy Administration; IIS 7.5; Computer Networking; Windows 7; MS Remote Desktop Services; Windows Server 2008/R2 (multiple titles/topics); Active Directory Migration; Virtualization; VBScript; SharePoint 2007; Windows Server 2003/R2 (multiple titles); Windows Vista (multiple titles/topics); Windows XP; Windows NT 4.0 (multiple titles/topics); Windows NT 3.51; Windows 98; Windows 95.

PowerShell DSC

Oct 4, 2019

Mike Covington

Desired State Configuration (DSC) has been around for a while, but it’s just beginning to take off. There are certain settings changes, such as adding and removing roles and features, that cannot be accomplished easily or at all with Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPOs). Centrally managed GPOs are furthermore designed for AD domain machines, […]

PowerShell or Python for Windows Admins?

Jun 2, 2019

Mike Covington

Python is an immensely popular scripting language in WWW publishing and UNIX/LINUX administration. It also plays an important role in automation, especially when working with embedded systems. And it’s a super beneficial language for scientists and mathematicians, with countless STEM functions, and more surfacing daily. However, when it comes to administering a Windows enterprise, or […]

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Welcome to PowerShell!

, 2019

Mike Covington

Greetings! Welcome to Learning Tree’s new PowerShell blog! This blog provides helpful PowerShell insights, code, and techniques. We hope you’ll enjoy the posts and check back routinely for the newest ones. If you have questions, requests, or submissions of your own, please contribute! Our editors will determine if they are appropriate for the blog, and, […]

One-Touch Menus in PowerShell Console

, 2019

Mike Covington

Greetings, fellow scripters! I’ve been asked about creating simple menus many times over the past few years by both students and clients. “Is it possible to offer the script user a multiple choice menu?” is the typical question. “Yes,” is my typical answer. Those of you in my generation remember the DOS era, during which […]