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Democratizing RPA with Power Automate Desktop

You're reading from   Democratizing RPA with Power Automate Desktop Boost your productivity by implementing best practices for automating repetitive desktop processes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803245942
Length 308 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Peter Krause Peter Krause
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Preface 1. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Power Automate Desktop 2. Chapter 2: Using Power Automate Desktop and Creating Our First Flow FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Editing and Debugging UI Flows 4. Chapter 4: Basic Structure Elements and Flow Control 5. Chapter 5: Variables, UI Elements, and Images 6. Chapter 6: Actions for UI Automation 7. Chapter 7: Automate Your Desktop and Workstation 8. Chapter 8: Automating Standard Business Applications 9. Chapter 9: Leveraging Cloud Services and Power Platform 10. Chapter 10: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence 11. Chapter 11: Working with APIs and Services 12. Chapter 12: PAD Enterprise Best Practices 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Windows and desktop management

The mass management of workstations in small and large networks can be supported by numerous tools today, such as Active Directory group policies, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft System Center, and so on. Typical administration tasks in the administration area are as follows:

  • Installing and setting up the OS
  • Creating, configuring, and authorizing user access
  • Installing additional standard software for users, such as Office or other applications
  • Regular maintenance and health checks are performed by executing commands or scripts and monitoring and managing processes and Windows services

As mentioned previously, these tasks can be partly covered by other mechanisms, such as Active Directory group policies, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft System Center functionality, or other third-party management software. Typically, however, such tools require greater effort to procure and administer, and the software is aimed at professional IT administrators...

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