The course examines the software developed by Microsoft, allow you to automate the daily work of administrators and users of the Windows operating system by executing commands in the command line (interactive mode) or running pre-created scripts (package mode) Describes the features available in all versions of Windows standard shell command line Cmd. exe and the command file language supported by this shell. The Windows Script Host (WSH) script server is considered in detail, allowing scripts to run on the operating system that have access to internal Windows object models and infrastructures (COM, WMI, ADSI) and can control the work of other automation server applications. Provides information about the basic technology Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), designed for centralized management of computer systems based on Windows. Ways to work with WMI objects from the command line using the WMI Command-line program (WMIC). A powerful automation tool is being considered - a new object-oriented command line shell and a Windows Power scripting environment. Shell, based on the platform . NET. The main concepts and mechanisms of Power. are discussed Shell and its differences from all other shell command line. Examples of use from Power. Shell objects COM, WMI and . NET.