Would you like to learn how to create a function using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Powershell to create functions to perform tasks on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7

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Tutorial Powershell - Create a function

Start a Powershell command-line.

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Create a function using PowerShell.

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In our example, we created a function named TESTINTERNET to test the internet connectivity.

Call the function using Powershell.

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Here is the command output of a successful test.

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Here is the command output of a failed test.

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Congratulations! You are able to create a function using Powershell.

Tutorial Powershell - Create a function with parameters

Start a Powershell command-line.

Start Powershell

Create a function with parameters using PowerShell.

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In our example, we created a function named TESTPING to test the connectivity to a variable address.

The address will be dynamically provided using a function parameter.

Call the function using Powershell.

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Here is the command output of a successful test.

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Here is the command output of a failed test.

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Congratulations! You are able to create a function with parameters using Powershell.