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Importing modules

📖 Scenario: You are writing a PowerShell script to use extra commands that are not built-in. These commands come from a module. You want to learn how to bring that module into your script so you can use its commands.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to import a PowerShell module called Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility and then use a command from it.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a variable with the module name

Import the module using the variable

Use a command from the imported module

Print the result of the command

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

PowerShell modules add extra commands that help automate tasks. Importing modules lets you use these commands in your scripts.

💼 Career

Many IT and automation jobs require using PowerShell modules to manage systems and automate workflows efficiently.

1

Create a variable with the module name

Create a variable called $moduleName and set it to the string 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility'.

PowerShell

# Create a variable called $moduleName and set it to 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use = to assign the string to the variable.

2

Import the module using the variable

Use the Import-Module command with the variable $moduleName to import the module.

PowerShell

$moduleName = 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility'
# Import the module using Import-Module and $moduleName
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Write Import-Module $moduleName to load the module.

3

Use a command from the imported module

Use the Get-Random command to get a random number between 1 and 10 and save it in a variable called $randomNumber.

PowerShell

$moduleName = 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility'
Import-Module $moduleName
# Use Get-Random to get a number between 1 and 10 and save it in $randomNumber
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use Get-Random -Minimum 1 -Maximum 11 to get a number from 1 to 10.

4

Print the result

Print the value of the variable $randomNumber using Write-Output.

PowerShell

$moduleName = 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility'
Import-Module $moduleName
$randomNumber = Get-Random -Minimum 1 -Maximum 11
# Print the value of $randomNumber
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use Write-Output $randomNumber to show the number.