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Most Popular Microsoft Windows Server Certifications
Most teams assign Windows Server Administration: Core Infrastructure for Enterprise IT first, since the Active Directory course builds on it. Experienced admins then move to Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services, Hyper-V, or PowerShell.
PowerShell
In this intermediate PowerShell course, you’ll go beyond the basics to build reliable scripts and automation tools. You’ll start by structuring your work with module manifests and argument completers, then organise functions and publish custom modules. You’ll practice navigating the file system with cmdlets and pipeline chain operators, parse text with regular expressions, and work with data from CSV and SQL. The course shows how to build cross‑platform scripts in Visual Studio Code, integrate with REST APIs, AWS Lambda, Azure services and other cloud tools, and automate administration tasks like Active Directory user and group management. Along the way you’ll explore object properties, error handling, debugging, unit testing with Pester, and writing user‑friendly CLI and GUI tools. By the end, you’ll be able to design, test and deploy PowerShell solutions that manage virtual machines, remoting sessions and infrastructure – making this training the easiest way to learn PowerShell.
Knox Hutchinson, Garth Schulte, Trevor Sullivan
Microsoft Server 2019
In this entry-level Microsoft skills training, you'll learn to install, configure, and maintain Windows Server 2019. After finishing this Windows Server 2019 training, you'll know how to upgrade to Windows Server 2019, and then configure and administer your systems infrastructure. This training has a number of virtual labs pre-loaded with Server 2019.
Garth Schulte
MCSA: Windows Server 2016 (70-740) Online Training
This intermediate MCSA: Windows Server 2016 (70-740) training will guide you through essential skills for administering Windows Server 2016. Learn to install and configure Server 2016, manage Hyper-V and containers, implement high availability solutions, and configure Active Directory and DNS. This course is perfect for systems administrators looking to enhance their expertise and advance into higher-level IT roles.
Garth Schulte
Hyper-V
This intermediate Hyper-V Tutorial training prepares systems administrators to use Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization tool to establish private cloud environments and optimize hardware use. Learn to create disaster recovery backups, improve OS performance, and enable remote connectivity with Hyper-V. This Windows Microsoft Server training is deal for onboarding new administrators, or as a Microsoft reference resource.
James Conrad
PowerShell Automation
This advanced Microsoft Advanced PowerShell Automation prepares systems administrators to automate complex administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell. There's a whole level of automation above scripting includes commands, cmdlets and functions. Once you're done with this Advanced PowerShell Automation training, you'll know how to automate repetitive and boring administrative tasks by building your own automation tools in PowerShell.
Trevor Sullivan
AZ-801
Build your team's Windows Server 2025 hybrid advanced services capability with this course, which follows the AZ-801 objectives Microsoft retired on 30 September 2026. Through guided lessons and real-world scenarios, you’ll gain hands-on practice with security, hybrid Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, and Windows Defender tools. Learn clustering, storage, and disaster recovery while mastering the migration of servers and workloads. The result is a team that can run secure, resilient Windows Server environments across on-premises and Azure.
Knox Hutchinson
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Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Windows Server training
Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Microsoft Windows Server training for their team.
Which roles and experience levels do these Windows Server courses serve?
The 10 courses span help desk staff and junior admins moving into server roles through systems administrators with three to five years of experience. Beginner courses include Networking with Server 2025, Microsoft Cloud for Windows Server Administrators, and Microsoft Server 2019 Essentials. Advanced PowerShell Automation, Hyper-V Tutorial, and the AZ-801 course are aimed at experienced admins.
Which certification exams do these courses prepare a team for?
Microsoft retired the AZ-800 and AZ-801 exams on 30 September 2026, so Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services is assigned today for the skills it gives system engineers and cloud ops staff: failover clustering, disaster recovery, migration, and hybrid security. The Windows Server 2016 Installation, Storage, and Compute course aligns with the 70-740 objectives. Where an exam is current, the vendor issues the certification and CBT Nuggets prepares the learner for it.
How should a Training Manager sequence a team path?
Start newer staff on Windows Server Administration: Core Infrastructure for Enterprise IT, then add Active Directory Administration for Windows Server 2025 and Networking with Server 2025. Experienced admins can then take Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services for hybrid services, Hyper-V Tutorial for virtualization, and PowerShell followed by Advanced PowerShell Automation.
How much time does each course take per learner?
Times vary by course: Hyper-V Tutorial runs about 4.7 hours, Networking with Server 2025 about 8.4 hours, Core Infrastructure about 18 hours, and the AZ-801 course about 20 hours. Skills typically run 45 to 90 minutes and stand on their own, so Team Leads can assign only what a role needs.
Do the courses cover hybrid and Azure-connected Windows Server environments?
Yes. Microsoft Cloud for Windows Server Administrators covers connecting on-premises Active Directory to Entra ID, Intune enrollment, Azure Arc, and Conditional Access. The AZ-801 course covers failover clusters stretched to Azure with Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and monitoring hybrid clusters with Azure Monitor and Arc.
How can an IT Director track team progress and show audit evidence?
Team reporting provides per-learner progress and completion, cohort and group views, and completion exports for audit evidence. The platform pairs on-demand video training with virtual labs, practice exams, and pre-/post-assessments, and IT Trainerbot usage reporting shows top topics and the training its answers came from.