New Security Cmdlets in Nano Server
In Windows Server 2016 TP5, we included two new cmdlets to help manage security policy settings. While they are present on every install option of Windows Server, these are mostly useful on Nano Server...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit – Anniversary Release
We’ve just updated the DSC Resource Kit to celebrate our 1 year open-source anniversary! The DSC Resource Kit has come a long way in a year. Originally, DSC started with only in-box resources. To make...
View ArticleNew Group Policy Cmdlets for Nano Server
We have just released another set of new cmdlets intended for use on Nano Server. Previously, we released Security cmdlets to deal with .INF and .CSV files. Today, we released the GPRegistryPolicy...
View ArticleEnd of Support for Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 Production Preview...
On 1st June 2016, support for the WMF 5.0 Production Preview, released back in August 2015, will end and it’s time to upgrade to the WMF 5.0 RTM. We would like to give a huge THANK YOU to all of you...
View ArticleAzure DSC Extension versions 2.4 up to 2.13 will retire in August
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history. In August, we will remove Azure DSC Extension versions 2.4 up to 2.13. These versions use WMF 5.0 PP whose...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit Community Call
We will be hosting a community call for the DSC Resource Kit 1-3PM on Thursday, June 30 (Pacific Time). Call in to ask questions or give feedback about the DSC Resource Kit! For this call, we will be...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit June Release
The June release of the DSC Resouce Kit is out! This release includes 12 updated DSC resource modules and 20 new DSC resources. Since the last release on May 18, there have been 106 merged pull...
View ArticleAnnouncing Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.1 Preview
Today we are pleased to announce that the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.1 Preview release is now available on the Download Center. WMF provides users with the ability to update previous releases...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit Community Call August 3
We will be hosting a community call for the DSC Resource Kit 1-2PM on Wednesday, August 3 (PDT). Call in to ask questions or give feedback about the DSC Resource Kit! How to Join Skype for Business...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit August Release
The DSC Resource Kit has been released! This release includes 14 updated DSC resource modules and 10 new DSC resources. Since the last release on June 29, there have been 126 merged pull requests and...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell is now “PowerShell”: An Open Source Project with Linux...
Hello everyone, My name is Angel Calvo, I am Microsoft’s Group Software Engineering Manager for PowerShell and Desired State Configuration (DSC). I’d like to take this opportunity to proudly represent...
View ArticlePowerShell on Linux and Open Source!
Since its inception in 2002 PowerShell has been deeply influenced and improved by the passion and needs of our community. As an example, 80 contributors filed bugs and issues on the “alpha” release....
View ArticlePowerShell DSC broken in KB3176934
On August 23, Windows update KB3176934 released for Windows Client. Due to a missing .MOF file in the build package, the update breaks DSC. All DSC operations will result in an “Invalid Property”...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit September Release
We just released the DSC Resource Kit! Since our last release on August 10, we have added 2 brand new modules from the community: OfficeOnlineServerDsc by Brian Farnhill (@BrianFarnhill)...
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PowerShell Security at DerbyCon
Many people have commented over the past couple of years that they’d love to see a PowerShell Security conference. Well, that conference arrived: DerbyCon 2016. DerbyCon is an incredible security...
View ArticlePowerShellGet and PackageManagement in PowerShell Gallery and GitHub
As of today, PowerShellGet is an open source project, and both the PowerShellGet and PackageManagement modules are available in the PowerShell Gallery. Moving PowerShellGet to Open Source PowerShellGet...
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New Social Features on Gallery
We are excited to announce new social features on the PowerShell Gallery: share buttons and discussion boards. Share Buttons We have added share buttons on each item page. You can now share items in...
View ArticleNew Home for In-Box DSC Resources
We have just released a new DSC module called PSDscResources. The aim of this module is to serve as the new home of the in-box PSDesiredStateConfiguration module open-sourced on GitHub. This allows us...
View ArticlePSScriptAnalyzer Community Call – Oct 18, 2016
Please join PSScriptAnalyzer community call on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:00 AM PDT via Skype or telephone. You can find the meeting agenda here. Skype Click the following link to join the meeting...
View ArticleJoin the PowerShell 10th Anniversary Celebration!
On November 14th, PowerShell will have been shipping for 10 years, so the team is going to celebrate with a day-long event, running from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (PST). This will be streaming live and shown...
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